Emergency Board-Up & Tarping

After a fire, storm impact, or severe structural failure, a property's windows, doors, and roof can be left open and exposed to the elements—inviting additional water damage, vandalism, and liability. Delano Water Damage Restoration offers emergency board-up and tarping services as a first-response measure to immediately stabilize and secure your property while the broader restoration plan is developed. We use OSB sheathing and heavy-duty framing to cover broken windows and damaged door openings, and we install reinforced polyethylene tarps fastened with furring strips and screws over damaged roof sections to prevent rain intrusion.

Securing a property promptly after a loss event is not just about protecting personal belongings—it is often required by insurance carriers to mitigate further damage. Failure to secure an open structure can result in denial of claims for secondary losses like water damage from rain entering a storm-breached roof. Our team arrives quickly and works efficiently to cover every vulnerability before weather or opportunistic entry can compound the original loss.

Board-up and tarping is typically the first step in a larger restoration project with Delano Water Damage Restoration, and our documentation of the initial damage condition—photographs of every compromised opening before securing—creates a complete record that supports your insurance claim from the very first moment of response.