Emergency Board Up/Window Board Up/Storm Board Up Services
Grand Rapids Board Up Specialists offers emergency board up services throughout Grand Rapids for homeowners, landlords and businesses. We secure broken windows, forced doors, skylights and fire-damaged openings after break-ins, vandalism, vehicle impacts and other accidents. We also board up vacant, foreclosed and abandoned buildings across the area, covering every entry point so squatters and trespassers stay out and the property stays protected until it is repaired or sold. Contact us for a free quote today.
If someone broke in through a window or door
A forced door usually leaves a split jamb and a busted strike plate, and a smashed window leaves glass hanging in the sash. We clear the loose shards, then screw plywood into the framing from outside so it can't be pried off by hand. Book the board up that same night, since a broken opening invites a second visit.
If a storm or falling tree broke your windows
Wind-driven rain soaks drywall, insulation and flooring for every hour a window stays open. A limb still lodged in the frame has to come out before plywood can sit flat, and a torn roof edge often gets tarped on the same visit. Schedule the board up before the next band of rain arrives, so water stops getting in tonight.
If the fire department just left after a fire
Fire crews break windows and cut roof holes to vent smoke, so even a small kitchen fire can leave a house wide open. Charred framing won't hold screws, so boards get anchored to sound wood farther out, and the scene may still be under investigation. Wait for the fire department to release the property first, then book us to seal every opening before dark.
If your storefront glass shattered and you need to stay open
Plywood over the whole entry kills foot traffic, so we board the broken pane and keep the door working, or frame a hinged panel that locks. Replacement glass for a large storefront often takes days or weeks to arrive. Have us board around a working door so you can keep trading until the new glass goes in.
If the property is vacant or between tenants
Empty buildings with a broken window draw squatters and copper thieves fast. Boards on a vacant property stay up for weeks, so ground-floor openings get thicker plywood bolted through to interior bracing, painted so the place doesn't look abandoned. Plan for a heavier long-term board up instead of a quick patch, since nobody will be watching it.
How Much Does Emergency Board Up Cost?
Emergency board up typically runs from $285 to $2,450, with most of the spread coming from how many openings need covering and how big they are. A night or weekend call-out costs more than a daytime visit, and storefront glass or second-story windows take extra plywood, ladders and labor. Vacant properties with thicker bolted boards land toward the top of the range.
Locations We Serve
We serve customers nationwide, including in these cities:
Michigan
- Ada Township, MI
- Albion, MI
- Algoma Township, MI
- Allegan, MI
- Allendale Township, MI
- Almena Township, MI
- Alpine Township, MI
- Antwerp Township, MI
- Battle Creek, MI
- Bedford Township, MI
- Belding, MI
- Big Rapids, MI
- Blendon Township, MI
- Bloomer Township, MI
- Boston Township, MI
- Byron Center, MI
- Byron Township, MI
- Caledonia Township, MI
- Cannon Township, MI
- Cascade Township, MI
- Coldwater, MI
- Comstock Northwest, MI
- Comstock Park, MI
- Comstock Township, MI
- Cooper Township, MI
- Courtland Township, MI
- Cutlerville, MI
- Dalton Township, MI
- Dorr Township, MI
- East Grand Rapids, MI
- Eastwood, MI
- Egelston Township, MI
- Emmett Township, MI
- Forest Hills, MI
- Fruitland Township, MI
- Fruitport Township, MI
- Gaines Township, MI
- Georgetown Township, MI
- Grand Haven, MI
- Grand Haven Township, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Grand Rapids Township, MI
- Grandville, MI
- Greenville, MI
- Gun Plain Township, MI
- Hastings, MI
- Holland, MI
- Holland Township, MI
- Hudsonville, MI
- Ionia, MI
- Jamestown Township, MI
- Jenison, MI
- Kalamazoo, MI
- Kalamazoo Township, MI
- Kentwood, MI
- Laketon Township, MI
- Laketown Township, MI
- Leighton Township, MI
- Lowell Township, MI
- Ludington, MI
- Marshall, MI
- Muskegon, MI
- Muskegon Heights, MI
- Muskegon Township, MI
- Nelson Township, MI
- Northview, MI
- Norton Shores, MI
- Oakfield Township, MI
- Olive Township, MI
- Oshtemo Township, MI
- Otsego Township, MI
- Park Township, MI
- Pavilion Township, MI
- Paw Paw Township, MI
- Pennfield Township, MI
- Plainfield Township, MI
- Port Sheldon Township, MI
- Portage, MI
- Reynolds Township, MI
- Richland Township, MI
- Robinson Township, MI
- Rockford, MI
- Salem Township, MI
- Schoolcraft Township, MI
- Solon Township, MI
- Sparta Township, MI
- Spring Lake Township, MI
- Springfield, MI
- Tallmadge Township, MI
- Texas Township, MI
- Thornapple Township, MI
- Three Rivers, MI
- Tyrone Township, MI
- Walker, MI
- Westwood, MI
- Wyoming, MI
- Yankee Springs Township, MI
- Zeeland, MI
- Zeeland Township, MI