boarded up
Closed with planks
Boarded up describes windows, doors, or buildings covered with wooden boards, typically to secure an abandoned or damaged property.
A boarded-up storefront signals vacancy or neglect; boarded-up windows after a hurricane indicate storm preparation.
The whole block was boarded up and scheduled for demolition.
Without an occupant
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
derelict · neglected · forgotten · disused · shuttered · mothballed · ghostly · haunted
Engineered layered wood panels
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- hammerTool for striking nails
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
blocked · obstructed · inaccessible · covered · enclosed · fastened · shuttered · cordoned
Ruined through neglect
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- decayedBroken down organically
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- decrepitWorn by age
ramshackle · rundown · tumbledown · shabby · deteriorating · collapsing · rotting · weathered
Made fast or obtained
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- protectedKept from harm
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- safeguardedKept from harm
battened · hurricane · typhoon · cyclone · weatherproofed · winterized · preservation · looters
vacant
Without an occupant
- desertedLeft behind, uninhabited
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
uninhabited · derelict · neglected · forgotten · disused · shuttered · mothballed · ghostly · haunted · forlorn
plywood
Engineered layered wood panels
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- hammerTool for striking nails
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
sealed · blocked · obstructed · inaccessible · covered · enclosed · fastened · shuttered · cordoned · restricted
dilapidated
Ruined through neglect
decrepit · ramshackle · rundown · tumbledown · shabby · deteriorating · collapsing · rotting · weathered · broken windows
secured
Made fast or obtained
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- protectedKept from harm
- reinforcedMade more resistant
safeguarded · battened · hurricane · typhoon · cyclone · weatherproofed · winterized · preservation · looters · squatters
- property traitsspacious, cozy, rundown, dilapidated, vacant
- financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, bust, busted, broke
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- stoppedstopped, halted, ceased, ended, finished
- housing statushomeowner, renter, tenant, landlord, owned
- restricted areasno-go area, lab, cordoned area, buffer zone, safe zone