DAWGS Steel Door and Windows Guards are a Cost-Effective Alternative to Plywood Board-Up
The team at DAWGS has spent more than a decade touting the advantages of steel door and window guards over its plywood counterpart. Not only is steel more cost-effective over time, but DAWGS security solutions are rented, not purchased, which makes them reusable and sustainable.
Steel door and window guards are a cost-effective alternative to plywood board-up.
In fact, there are far better options for securing a property than plywood. Steel is a superior solution over plywood and other materials when it comes to preventing break-ins, unauthorized occupation, and theft in vacant buildings. DAWGS also adds curb appeal to property versus contributing to neighborhood blight as with the use of unsightly plywood.
DAWGS Steel Door and Window Guards Solutions Fight Blight
For decades, plywood was the go-to material to cover doors and windows on vacant properties. The problem with plywood is it is easy for squatters or would be criminals to bypass. DAWGS has been providing steel door and window guards for more than a decade. DAWGS steel alternatives to plywood boarding are both attractive and virtually impenetrable. It not only adds curb appeal to the property, but it protects the vacant buildings and the surrounding neighborhoods from squatters and criminal activities.
Vacant buildings, especially those with plywood board-up or broken windows, tell the community that the neighborhood is in trouble. The abandoned buildings do more than just create an eyesore and bring down the value of surrounding areas; they become hotspots for squatters and crime. The illicit activities inside an abandoned building pose health and safety risks to individuals who walk past these structures daily. This is especially true when a school property becomes vacant, and children frequent the area.
Cost Effective Alternative to Plywood Board-Up
Neighbors and code enforcement officers in localities where steel door and window guards have been used appreciate knowing someone is looking out for the property and ensuring it is safe and livable. When a property is well maintained, it has a positive effect on the rest of the community. It improves the property values in the neighborhood, investors make more money, and everyone is happier.
DAWGS steel vacant property security solutions are rented, not purchased, which makes them reusable and more cost-effective than plywood. This is especially true now that the effects of the pandemic have caused building material prices to soar.
DAWGS remains the go-to choice for property investors, rehabbers, housing developers, realtors, and housing authorities to protect vacant property assets.
Often positioned as a cost-effective option to secure vacant property, this is no longer true. Rising plywood prices have led to a substantial increase in the cost of board-up.
According to a recent article in Newsweek, lumber prices in the U.S. have once again soared from January 2022 to February 2022. The instability of cost and supply for many raw materials, including lumber, has been one of the only constants since the pandemic began.
To this end, the U.S. Labor Department recently published a report revealing that prices for lumber, including plywood, shot up 25.4% in January alone. While there have been peaks and lulls over the past few years, current lumber prices are still roughly three times more expensive than the average price before the pandemic.
