Not all incidents that require boarding up services are due to a criminal act. Of course, the usual accidents happen such as neighborhood kids playing baseball and shattering a glass window or a vehicle crashing into the glass door of a store. Of course, in these scenarios, the broken glass has to be replaced. Usually, it takes up to a week for the replacement glass to be delivered. So, the window or the door would have to be boarded up in the meantime for security purposes.

Board up service is also needed by business establishments to block the public from viewing an undergoing renovation or business opening. It is also common for closed or relocating businesses to have their stores boarded up. Vacant properties are also typically boarded up to prevent trespassers.