Reply #8: Boards the windows. Are you able to do that? If you take the windows

[FloridaPat]

out you leave the room wide open to the hurricane. A strong enough hurricane will tear the room to peaces and if you have a sliding glass door between your home and the florida room it could get creamed and there goes your home. That happened with Andrew. One little hole in the roof and the hurricane got it's foothold. I had a friend in Ft. Meade who didn't board up the windows. Charlie came through and broke several windows, two from the inside. She had leaves imbeded in her walls. She had 6 inches of sand in her closets, even though the doors were closed. She had a 2 story home and the 2nd story moved 1/2 inch. The cement stadium behind her at the school was moved 6 feet.