Lamar-Plant City
(Storm Tracker)
Thu Sep 07 2017 10:52 PM
Re: Need Preparation help...

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Leaving is not an option... but my problem is, this is my first hurricane in my house. The house is old. I tried to attach plywood with tapcon screws, and they came right out... did not grip at all. is there another way to attach some kind of protection? Also, does the wood need to be flush with the window?




If you can drill into it, use anchors for concrete hammered into the holes...if you get the correct size they should hold even if the concrete is a little crumbly and won't hold the Tapcons.....worth a try.



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