What makes a pool enclosure stronger?
Pool enclosures (exsisting) 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 do accure. Also if you have a tile roof the super gutter acts as a barrier from tiles slidding off your roof and going through sreens. Tie down cables should be replaced with K Braces which are braces that are installed in each load bearing cornor 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 buckeling front wall columns and top