Wichita Board Up Specialists provides emergency board up services for homes and businesses throughout Wichita and the surrounding communities. We secure broken windows, sliding glass doors, garage openings and damaged storefronts after break-ins, vandalism, vehicle impacts or fires. Our team also boards up vacant, foreclosed and abandoned properties to keep squatters and trespassers out. Contact us for a free quote today.
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If someone broke in through a window or door
A smashed pane or kicked-in door leaves an opening anyone can walk through tonight, and a damaged frame often won't hold a new lock. We clear the loose glass, then screw exterior-grade plywood to the framing from outside, or through-bolt it from inside on ground-floor openings so it can't be pried off. Book the board up before dark, since an open house gets a second visit.
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If a storm or falling tree smashed the glass
Wind-driven rain soaks drywall, insulation and flooring within hours through a broken window, and branches are often still hanging in the frame. The debris comes out first, then the plywood goes on with the edges sealed so water sheds off instead of running behind it. Schedule us while the weather is still moving through, so the inside dries out instead of starting to mold.
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If a fire just went through the house
Firefighters break windows and cut roof holes to vent smoke, so the house is usually left wide open, and the frames can be charred too soft to hold screws. Boards often have to anchor into sound framing beyond the burned edges. Wait for the fire department to release the property first, then book us to close every opening the same visit.
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If it's a storefront that has to open tomorrow
A shattered display window or glass door means no lock and no way to leave stock inside overnight. A business entrance typically gets a plywood panel with a working hinged door cut into it, so staff can come and go while the replacement glass is ordered. Have us fit the board up with an access door rather than a solid sheet, so you keep trading until the glazier arrives.
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If the property is vacant or between tenants
An empty house with one broken window draws squatters, scrappers and more broken windows, and nobody notices for weeks. Every ground-level opening usually gets covered, not just the damaged one, with carriage bolts or security screws that resist a pry bar. Plan for the whole ground floor to be boarded while it sits empty, since one secured window just moves the break-in next door.