{"id":59427,"date":"2025-09-07T11:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=59427"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:45:48","slug":"how-to-board-up-your-house-before-a-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/lifestyle\/homeownership\/how-to-board-up-your-house-before-a-hurricane\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Board Up Your House Before a Hurricane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189056\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SOTW-Board-Up-House-1.jpg\" alt=\"Step-by-step guide on how to board up your house before a hurricane, detailing measurement, cutting, painting, labeling, securing plywood, and removing it after the storm has passed.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SOTW-Board-Up-House-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SOTW-Board-Up-House-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2016\/09\/SOTW-Board-Up-House-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A man\u2019s home is his castle and natural disasters are the closest thing to an attacking army. When mother nature chooses to exercise her power on your home, there\u2019s little you can do to stop it, especially during storms that include high wind, like hurricanes. Flying debris and sudden powerful gusts can blow out windows, skylights, and sliding glass doors that spread broken glass throughout your home and let in rain, which&nbsp;can cause serious&nbsp;water damage. If you have time before the next big one hits, boarding up your windows properly can help alleviate some of the damage and halt the invasion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storytellersworkshop.com\/\"><em>Illustration by Ted Slampyak<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;savoir-faire, to handle any situation you find yourself in. 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