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Crews Board Up Flood Damaged Homes for the Winter

Doug Akers of Cedar Rapids puts a piece of plywood into a window opening at 1221 3rd Street NW in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday October 14, 2009. Lakeside Builders has a year-long contract with the city to get flooded properties ready for the winter. (Chris Earl/KCRG-TV9)

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Crews Board Up Flood Damaged Homes for the Winter

By Chris Earl, Anchor/Reporter

By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Oct 14, 2009 at 4:19 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 14, 2009 at 4:19 PM CST

CEDAR RAPIDS - In Cedar Rapids, the plywood is going up.

Lakeside Builders of Marion is in just its second day of a year-long contract to board up flood damaged homes in Cedar Rapids.

A home on 3rd Street NW is one of hundreds the company will work on through the winter months and into the spring.

"I think it's to keep people out. They've had problems in homes, even homeless. I think that's the reason they're doing it," said John Tudeen, Lakeside Builders.

Tudeen says boarding up homes is easier in some spots than others, depending on the extent of damage.

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