Boarding up services

Boarding up services from Your Choice Services help to secure damaged or vulnerable doors and windows for homes and businesses. Whether you have had a break-in, an accident, or storm damage, we can make the property secure and harder to access. You can contact us to book a visit or to ask for advice on the best way to protect your building.

Why choose Your Choice for boarding up?

Our team provides straightforward, practical boarding up work for a wide range of properties. We focus on making your building secure and giving you clear information about the options available.

• Clear pricing and explanations before work starts so you understand what we are doing and why.
• Experienced and insured team used to working on both occupied and empty properties.
• Practical, no-nonsense advice on the most suitable way to secure doors and windows.
• Services for homes, landlords and businesses, including shops, offices and rental properties.
• Respectful tradespeople who understand that damage can be stressful and work calmly around you.
• Flexible approach to one-off emergencies or planned security improvements.

When to contact us about boarding up

You can contact Your Choice Services whenever you need a door, window or opening secured to help protect your property.

• After a break-in where a door or window has been forced or damaged.
• When glass has been smashed in a window or shopfront and the opening needs securing.
• If a door or frame is broken and cannot be locked properly.
• When a vacant or empty property needs securing against trespassers.
• Following storm, impact or accidental damage to doors, windows or patio doors.
• When you are waiting for a new door or window to be fitted and need a temporary solution.
• To add extra protection to a vulnerable area, such as a rear entrance or side window.
• For landlords securing properties between tenancies.
• When insurance companies require the property to be made secure after an incident.

What’s included in our boarding up service

Our boarding up service focuses on making your property secure by covering and reinforcing damaged or vulnerable openings. We use suitable boards and fixings to help prevent easy access and to protect the building until a more permanent repair or replacement can be arranged.

Typical jobs

• Boarding up broken or missing window panes.
• Securing damaged front and back doors with timber boards.
• Boarding patio doors or French doors that will not close or lock.
• Covering large glass shopfronts after accidental or criminal damage.
• Adding boards to vulnerable side or rear windows for added security.
• Reinforcing frames around damaged openings where practical.
• Adjusting or replacing basic security fittings as part of the boarding work where appropriate.

Related help we can offer

• Temporary securing of locks and handles where possible.
• Advice on follow-up repairs or replacement doors and windows.
• Liaising with owners, tenants or keyholders where needed.
• Working alongside locksmith services on forced-entry damage.
• Ongoing property security support for landlords and managing agents.
• Scheduling return visits for further repair work if this is required and agreed.

How our boarding up service works

Our process is straightforward and designed to make securing your property as simple as possible.

1. Get in touch
   Call or send a message with details of the damage, where it is on the property, and any photos you can provide.

2. Discuss the job and agree a plan
   We talk through what has happened, explain the boarding options, and give you a clear idea of the likely costs before any work is carried out.

3. We attend and secure the property
   A Your Choice team member visits at the agreed time, assesses the damage, and carries out the boarding up work needed to help secure the building.

4. Payment and next steps
   You pay in the agreed way, and we can discuss any follow-up repairs or further security improvements if you wish.

Example boarding up jobs

Every boarding job is slightly different depending on the type of property, size of the opening and level of damage. Here are some typical examples of the kind of work we handle.

• Boarding up a smashed ground-floor window at a home after accidental damage.
• Securing a shopfront door and side panel after an attempted break-in.
• Boarding French doors at the rear of a property where the glazing has been damaged.
• Securing the windows of an empty rental property between tenancies.
• Boarding a large upstairs window until new glazing is arranged.
• Adding boards to a vulnerable side window at a business premises to improve security.

FAQs about boarding up

What types of properties do you board up?
We work on houses, flats, shops, offices, small commercial units and rental properties. We can also assist with securing shared entrances and common areas in managed buildings where permission is given.

Is boarding up a permanent solution?
Boarding up is usually a temporary way to secure a property until proper repairs or replacements can be arranged. In some cases, boards may stay in place longer term if agreed, but we generally recommend following up with a more permanent repair.

Do you supply the boards and fixings?
Yes, we provide suitable boards and fixings as part of the service. The exact materials used depend on the size of the opening and the condition of the frame or surrounding structure.

Can you help if the frame is also damaged?
Where possible, we will fix boards securely to sound parts of the frame or surrounding wall. If the structure is badly damaged, we will explain what can be done safely and may suggest additional repair work.

Do you work with landlords and managing agents?
Yes, we regularly help landlords, agents and property managers to secure vacant or damaged properties. We can discuss access arrangements, reporting requirements and any repeat work needed.

What information should I have when I contact you?
It helps to know the type of property, which floor the damage is on, the approximate size of the door or window, and how the damage occurred. Photos are very useful if you can send them, as they allow us to understand the situation more clearly.

Ready to book boarding up services?

If you need a door or window secured, Your Choice Services can help with practical, no-nonsense boarding up work. Call or message us to discuss your situation, and we will explain the options available. We will give you a clear idea of costs before any work is agreed.