Emergency Board Up in Kissimmee, FL

How Much Does Emergency Board Up Cost in Kissimmee?

An emergency board up in Kissimmee typically costs $180 to $910 to cover one to a few broken windows or a door with plywood, including clearing loose glass from the frame.

What moves the price here is the building and the timing. About a third of Kissimmee homes are in buildings of five or more units^[1], and upper-floor windows cost more than a ground-floor slider. Boarding a whole house before a hurricane takes far more sheets, and inside the city those boards must come down within 7 days of the storm^[2], so ask us to price removal too. More is on our cost page.

How Long Can Plywood Stay on a Kissimmee Window?

Inside city limits, not long. Kissimmee's code bars plywood, plastic, cardboard or foil over windows and doors except during construction or pending repairs, and then for no more than 30 days^[2]. So book the glass or door repair the same week as the board up.

The same article sets how boarding is done, whether voluntary or ordered by the city. Weatherproof plywood at least 1/4 inch thick covers each opening flush with the outside molding, and one ground-level door keeps working locks and hinges for emergency entry^[2]. A roof tarp may stay up to 180 days^[2].

If you rent the home out, the city holds the owner legally responsible for any violation^[6].

Is My Kissimmee Address Inside the City or in Osceola County?

Check first. Kissimmee Police warn that an address reading Kissimmee may be in unincorporated Osceola County, where the Sheriff's Office handles police work^[3]. The city's 30-day plywood rule does not reach those homes, but county rules do.

In the county, the Building Official can order an owner to remove, repair or secure an unsafe building^[11]. Ignored orders can draw fines up to $250 a day, or $500 a day for a repeat^[13].

When Can You Put Up Hurricane Boards in Kissimmee?

Once the National Weather Service issues a hurricane or severe weather advisory for any central Florida county, the city allows boarding^[2]. Boards must stay neat and intact, and come down when the advisory expires or within seven days after the storm, whichever is first. Permanently attached storm shutters are exempt^[2].

Pre-storm plywood is your choice here, not a code duty for an existing home. Kissimmee sits below the 140 mph contour on the county's design wind map^[4], and inland areas fall in the wind-borne debris region only at 140 mph or more^[5]. Osceola is also outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone^[5]. The statewide side is on our Florida board-up rules page.

Leave upper windows to a crew. During Ian, a man died falling from a ladder while preparing his home^[14].

Which Storms Have Broken Windows Around Kissimmee?

Kissimmee is inland, but hurricanes still reach it. Charley's center passed near Kissimmee and Orlando in August 2004 with sustained winds near 75 knots^[15].

From 2016 to 2025, NOAA also logged 15 reports of hail 1 inch or larger and 12 damaging thunderstorm winds in the county^[14], so broken glass is not only a September problem. Irma hit mobile homes hardest^[14], and about 3 in 100 Kissimmee homes are mobile homes^[1]. Tell us the home type, since they take different fastening.

Kissimmee Neighborhoods and Nearby Communities We Cover

We board up across Kissimmee, from Downtown Kissimmee and the Vine Street corridor to Kissimmee Lakefront, Mill Slough, Mill Run, Lakeside, Pleasant Hill, Oak Street, Orange Gardens, Quail Hollow, Shingle Creek and the Kissimmee Gateway Airport area. We also work in nearby St. Cloud, Celebration, Buenaventura Lakes, Poinciana, Campbell, Four Corners, ChampionsGate, Reunion and Narcoossee. Hunters Creek is over the Orange County line, covered on our Orlando page.

ZIP codes: 34741, 34744, 34746, 34743

Near Kissimmee

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