SCREEN POOL ENCLOSURES DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MIAMI DADE, BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTY

In Miami-Dade, new screen structures must withstand a wind velocity of 146 mph. In Broward & Palm Beach the standard is 140; We design and build all our patio enclosures to meet or exceed these requirements, please visit our page in HOW to protect your current screen pool enclosure for this coming hurricane season.

Pool enclosures (existing) can be made stronger by updating certain aspects of engineering. First thing is to have a super gutter installed between your house and pool enclosure. This will add in your enclosure being pulled off your fascia from heavy winds. Also if you have a tile roof the super gutter acts as a barrier from tiles sliding off your roof and going through screens.

Tie down cables should be replaced with K Braces which are braces that are installed in each load bearing corner of your enclosure. Base plates should be securely anchored into position with the proper anchors. Most enclosures we encountered after hurricane Wilma that failed in one way or another failed for a couple reasons. One was they did not have super gutters and the fascia that the enclosure was attached to was rotten causing bolts to pull out and finally the enclosure falling to the ground. Another was the support cables failed causing the enclosure to lean buckling front wall columns and top beams. Last was the base anchors were deteriorated causing base plate uplift and wall failure.