Homeowners Want the Right Window Materials for Next Time By HAROLD BUBIL, The Ledger, FL
'Protecting the envelope' is how builders describe the process of fortifying a house against windblown debris. The envelope includes the roof, walls, windows, doors and garage door. With a hurricane bearing down, you won't have time to retrofit your roof and walls with hurricane straps, but you might run to the home-supply store to get in line -- a long line -- for plywood.
That's shuttering in its most basic, inexpensive form. But it's not necessarily the most practical choice.