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2x4 bar holder showing use as hurricane protection

Using the 2×4 Open Bar Holders for Hurricane Window Protection

One of the really neat thing that the 2×4 Open Bar Holders can be used for is to secure your windows and doors against hurricanes and tropical storms constant unrelenting winds. It turns out that the vibration from the sustained winds can vibrate holder boards out of almost any situation. But the unique holes in the compact 2×4 Open Bar Holders that make these really compact are the same holes that can be used to Read more…

Using 2x4 compact design to hold plywood for hurricane protection

2×4 or 2×2 Open Bar Holders for Plywood Holders for Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

Recently, I’ve seen an uptick of people ordering LARGE orders (more than 6 for example) of 2×4 and 2×2 Open Bar Holders. Usually the bar holders I make are to be used in conjunction or in my kits to help secure your shed better. Another use is to simply put on the INSIDE of your doors to hold a bar for added security. Sometimes this is called a zombie bar. When I asked a few Read more…

Beautiful RED Barn Installation of 2×4 Secure Bar Holders

Textbook installation of the secure bar holder on a really picturesque red barn. In this case, this barn does not have internal stops for the left door. The client wrote me and was going to pick up an extra bar holder to be installed on the left door next to the first bar holder. This would secure the door from being pushed in as well as being pulled out.