[CindyDawg]

Measuring and cuttng takes the most time. We screwed up here though. All my insurance thru one carrier and we were offered one monthly payment for all of it. We thought this included flood. Guess what.... This is the 1st time in probably 20 years we have been without it and guess what happens? Oh well. My son going to pick up some sandbags tomorrow. I don't know if those things are any good though.

[The South Texan]

We live in a brand new home that we had built that we just moved into back in May. My contractor did us a favor by putting in the same size windows through most of the home. So I got probably 15 out of 20 that will require the same exact cut which means I can use one cut out as template for the other 14. I am also using Plylox clips that cost $30 for a bundle of 20 I think which will eliminate drilling into the brick which also takes time.

Back in 1988 with Gilbert when I was 16, I board up my old house down in the Valley all by my lonesome. It was a woodframe house with big windows which didn't require much cutting so I just slapped the plywood on and nailed with a hammer. I was in alot better shape back then as well.

Praying for my fellow Valleyites down there that this one misses you too.

[RGVTx]

Fortunately, our home site did not flood during Beulah, nor the 500 year flood we had in the early 90's. We're on high elevation compared to all around us. When we built our home, our lender required a flood potential evaluation and it was determined that we didn't need flood insurance. Our insurance company agreed.

We survived 17" of rain in about 9 hours with 9" coming in the first couple of hours or so. That was the 500 year flood in the early 90's. We had been in our new home 2 weeks when the flood hit.