Emergency Board-Up and Tarping in Lehi

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Lehi’s rapid growth along the Silicon Slopes corridor means new subdivisions sit right alongside older ranch-style homes, and both are equally vulnerable when a late-season canyon windstorm peels back a roof section or a house fire leaves a gaping wall opening overnight. When that happens, the window between the initial damage and the next wave of rain, wind, or opportunistic entry is short, and every hour a structure stays open, the secondary damage compounds. FIX Restoration responds out of American Fork, putting crews in Lehi quickly to board windows, doors, and wall breaches and throw ballasted tarps over compromised rooflines before conditions deteriorate further.

Why Lehi Properties Face Particular Board-Up and Tarping Challenges

Lehi sits at the foot of the Wasatch Front, where weather can shift fast. A dry afternoon can give way to a cold front pushing down through Utah Lake Valley by evening, and a structure that lost its roof covering or a wall panel in a fire is suddenly exposed to dropping temperatures, driven precipitation, and wind that funnels off the mountains with real force. That combination, initial fire or impact damage followed quickly by weather intrusion, is one of the most common patterns that turns a manageable loss into a much larger one.

The city’s building stock reflects its growth history. Older neighborhoods closer to Main Street were built with wood-frame construction and single-pane windows that are straightforward to board. Newer master-planned communities on the west and south edges of the city often feature larger window openings, multi-panel sliding doors, and complex rooflines with multiple pitch breaks, all of which require more material, more precise cutting, and more anchoring points to secure properly. HOA communities in those newer developments may also have aesthetic standards that apply even to emergency protective work, which is worth knowing before a crew shows up with standard plywood.

Our Emergency Board-Up and Tarping Process in Lehi

The first thing a crew does on arrival is a rapid perimeter walk to identify every breach, not just the obvious fire hole or broken window, but secondary openings like attic vents, soffit gaps, and crawlspace access points that wind can exploit. Tarping a roof without sealing the soffits, for example, can still allow driven rain to enter horizontally.

For roof tarping, crews use heavy-duty polyethylene sheeting weighted and anchored with wood battens screwed into the decking, not sandbags alone, which shift in wind. The tarp is run past the ridge when possible so that water sheds to both sides rather than pooling at a seam. For wall and window board-up, half-inch or thicker OSB is cut to fit and fastened with structural screws rather than nails, which back out under repeated wind pressure. All materials are marked with the date, crew initials, and a contact number so that insurance adjusters, building inspectors, and subsequent contractors can immediately identify what was installed and when.

Photographic documentation happens throughout, before any material goes up, during installation, and after completion. That photo set becomes part of the claim file and helps adjusters confirm the scope of protective work without a second site visit.

Reaching Lehi from American Fork

FIX Restoration’s base in American Fork puts the crew close to Lehi via I-15 or State Route 73 depending on where in the city the loss is located. Properties in the northern part of Lehi near the Point of the Mountain are accessible quickly off the freeway. Homes further south or west, toward the areas bordering Eagle Mountain, may route better through surface streets. Call (801) 930-9750 to reach dispatch, the team can give you a realistic arrival estimate based on current conditions and will confirm the address and access details before rolling.

Insurance and HOA Coordination for Lehi Properties

Emergency board-up and tarping is almost universally covered under homeowner’s policies as a mitigation expense, it exists to prevent a covered loss from getting worse, which is exactly what carriers want. FIX Restoration documents the work in a format that aligns with standard adjuster requirements: line-item material quantities, labor time, and before-and-after photos. That package goes directly to your carrier so you are not trying to reconstruct what was done from memory.

For properties inside HOA-governed communities, and Lehi has a significant number of them in its newer developments, it is worth a quick call to your HOA management company to flag the emergency work. Most HOA documents carve out exceptions for emergency protective measures, but notifying them in writing the same day creates a paper trail that prevents disputes later about materials or appearance.

Local Note

Lehi’s newer subdivisions built during the post-2010 construction boom frequently use engineered roof trusses with steeper pitches designed to shed Utah’s heavy snowpack. Those pitches look dramatic from the street, but they make roof tarping more technically demanding, a crew working a 10:12 or 12:12 pitch in wind needs proper fall protection and longer tarp runs to achieve adequate overlap at the eaves. It is one of the details that separates a tarp installation that holds through the next storm from one that peels back at 2 a.m.

If your Lehi home or commercial property has been damaged and is sitting open right now, call FIX Restoration at (801) 930-9750. The sooner the structure is secured, the smaller the total repair scope tends to be, and that matters both for your stress level and for what your insurance claim ultimately looks like.