boards up
Nails planks over
To board up is to cover windows, doors, or openings with wooden planks, typically to protect against storms, secure an abandoned building, or prevent break-ins: They boarded up the windows before the hurricane hit.
A boarded-up building signals vacancy or abandonment: The whole block was boarded up and waiting for demolition.
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- nail gunPowered fastener tool
- hammerTool for striking nails
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- natural disasterCatastrophic environmental event
storm damage · abandonment · plywood · urban decay · vacant lot · ghost town · crime scene · crowbar · closure · screws · barricade · weatherproofing · neglect · saw · tape measure · condemned · measuring tape · tarp
boards upreopens
Begins operating again
launches · starts up · inaugurates · revitalizes · reactivates
boards upoccupies
Fills or holds space
renovates · restores · refurbishes · rehabilitates · spruces up
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