When a severe storm, tornado, or hurricane strikes, the damage isn’t always confined to the roof. Blown-out windows, shattered sliding glass doors, and buckled garage doors are critical failures that leave your building’s interior completely exposed to the elements.
This is a structural emergency. You’ve lost control of your building’s “envelope.” Rain, wind, animals, and intruders can now enter freely. Your immediate priority is to get these openings sealed.
The go-to solution for most is a sheet of plywood. However, this is slow, imperfect, and often fails. This is where modern emergency enclosures using professional shrink wrap offer a faster, more secure, and 100% waterproof solution.
The Problem with Plywood
Boarding up a blown-out window is not as simple as it looks.
- It’s Not Waterproof: Plywood is wood. It will absorb water, warp, and swell. It’s impossible to get a true waterproof seal between a warped piece of plywood and a damaged window frame. Water will leak around the edges.
- It’s Slow: It takes time to measure, cut, and securely brace plywood, especially for non-standard openings like bay windows or large commercial storefronts.
- It Causes More Damage: To secure the plywood, you have to drive nails or screws into your home’s siding or window casings, creating new holes and new leak points that will need to be repaired later.
- It’s Not Secure: A hastily installed piece of plywood can be easily dislodged by the wind or by a potential intruder.
The StormWrappers Emergency Enclosure Solution
We use the same high-performance shrink wrap technology from our roofs to create high-speed, drum-tight enclosures for any opening on your building.
- How it Works: We build a lightweight, temporary frame or use existing anchor points. We then cover the opening with our 12-mil, puncture-resistant shrink wrap and heat-weld it to create a seamless, waterproof barrier.
- It is 100% Waterproof: The wrap is a non-porous plastic membrane. We heat-seal the edges to create a “weld” that water cannot penetrate. We can seal a shattered window in a way that keeps your interior bone-dry, even through wind-driven rain.
- It is Incredibly Fast: We can enclose a standard window in minutes and a large garage door opening in under an hour. This rapid response is critical for stopping water intrusion before it becomes a major problem.
- It is “No-Damage” Installation: Our system is secured with strapping and anchoring techniques that do not require drilling new holes into your siding or stucco. We protect your property without causing new damage.
- It is Secure and Taut: Once shrunk, the wrap is drum-tight. It doesn’t flap in the wind and provides a surprisingly strong barrier. It also lets in translucent light, keeping the interior from feeling like a cave.
From a single shattered window to an entire commercial storefront, an emergency enclosure is the fastest and most effective way to secure your building envelope. You can’t start the dry-out and recovery process until you stop the elements from getting in.
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