what happens to all the used plywood after boarding up for a hurricane

[newbury]

Wonder what they do with it

 

[Industrial Toys]

I always wonder what they do with all he screw holes in frames. Like expensive plastic or allumimum frames?

How many hit the edge of their insulunits with a screw?

 

[Mat4644]

There typically are designated drop areas for debris including window covers. Most just discard. The city brings in the contract tub grinders later to eliminate the piles. My BIL has his painted and numbered for reuse. Screw holes get caulked until next time.

Many people salvage materials from the drop areas.

 

[bullbreaker]

Wonder what they do with it

I can only speak as a homeowner . The plywood is numbered by window saved / stored in dry area . Tapcon screws , bolts , fasteners and all similuar assembies are saved and stored in coffee cans , jars etc .

Some folks have aluminum / steele panels same deal store them after , and some have combo panels and plywood .

Alot of that extra plywood is sold after hurricane season to builders etc . Just like you will see the local CL /FB markets flooded with small generators for sale .

 

[/pine]

In coastal areas prone to severe storms a large number of homeowners store their panels and reuse them...lots of homes have recessed windows where clips can be used and no screws etc are required...
A good number of both residential and business owners hire contractors that have well trained crews with well equipped trucks (generators etc) that store and reuse plywood etc...they are extremely fast and efficient...It's not like everyone goes out and buys new plywood etc. every time a storm threatens...
Another factor with any new buildings in coastal areas is they employ impact windows that do not require coverings...also insurance companies offer attractive incentives for older home owners to replace their windows with impact glass...

 

[Industrial Toys]

IMPACT Windows? Short of Tempered, that would still break if hit by the right thing at the right angle and speed, there isn't such a thing.

Laminated or safety filmed glass, may not loose the integrity of the opening, but would be garbage if struck and have to be replaced.

 

[Mat4644]

All true but I'm amazed at the number of people that still just buy and discard.

 

[747driver]

We lived in Beaumont,TX for 13 years back in the mid 70s late 80s. I built a beach house on the Bolivar peninsula 5 rows back from the Gulf of Mexico. It was an hour drive from Beaumont. I had plywood panels for all 15 windows. each was marked for a certain window. After use they were stored in a dry place. Sadly that beach house got destroyed when hurricane IKE came through in 2005. We had sold that house in 1995, but would stop and visit with the owner after she rebuilt it.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I'm just picking through my plywood hoard, finding pieces to bring to a friends, trying my best to save the Biggest and Best Pieces for something else.

 

[two_bit_score]

Somebody buys it as it seems like prices always go up when a Hurricane is coming and stirs and yards always run short.

Most people I know keep it for awhile then use it for something else eventually then buy more a couple years later when the next Hurricane comes.