Hurricane Cables for Screen Enclosures in Brandon & Riverview, FL
Tension cables that keep your pool cage from shifting out of plumb in high wind, standard on any screen roof.
Hurricane cables are the tension cables that run through your pool cage and anchor it against the wind. Their job is simple and important: keep the enclosure from moving left and right in a storm, so it does not rack out of plumb, pop screens, or come apart. They are standard on any enclosure with a screen roof and are typically required by the enclosure's engineering, and Lanai Guy installs and retrofits them across East Hillsborough.
Cables are not a set-and-forget part. Over the years, they rust, loosen, or snap, and a cage with failed cables is far more likely to be damaged in the next storm. We check them on every rescreen and install retrofits on older cages that never had them or have outlived the ones they had. Family-owned and state-licensed (Florida Specialty Structure Contractor SCC131152382), screen experts in the Brandon area since 1986, 4.7★ across 245+ Google reviews, and USA-made Phifer screen on every job.
Since 1986
Family-owned & state-licensed
Why Homeowners Choose Us
Hurricane cable installs & retrofits
Standard on any enclosure with a screen roof
Retrofit from about $100–$200 per cable
Checked and re-tensioned on every rescreen
Built to current Florida wind code
State-Licensed · SCC131152382 · 4.7★ · 245+ Google reviews
Three Things to Know About Hurricane Cables
Most homeowners have never thought about their cables until a storm is coming. Here is what matters.
What they actually do
Hurricane cables run through the frame and tie the cage down to prevent side-to-side movement in high winds. Without them, wind can rack the structure out of level and plumb, which is what pops screens loose and starts the failures that bring a cage down.
Who needs them
Any enclosure with a screen roof, meaning every pool cage and screened structure with a screened top, where the engineering typically calls for them. A lanai that uses your home's solid roof does not have a screen roof, so it does not carry cables.
When they fail
Cables rust, lose tension, and can snap with age. A cage with broken or missing cables is not doing what the permit requires, and it is the first thing we look at heading into storm season. Retrofitting or replacing them is inexpensive next to a storm rebuild.
What we see across Brandon, Valrico & the SouthShore coast
The cages that most often need cable work are the original 1970s and 80s pool enclosures around Brandon, Valrico, and Bloomingdale, where the hurricane-cable retrofit was often not done and the anchors have rusted loose. Waterfront cages near Apollo Beach and the bay corrode faster due to the salt air, so their cables and tapcons age more quickly. Heading into every storm season, we get calls from homeowners who want their cables checked before the first named storm, and that inspection is a small price next to a rebuild.
How It Works, Start to Finish
Inspection
We check your existing cables and anchors for rust, tension, and attachment, and confirm whether your cage should have them.
Scope and quote
A clear price for a retrofit or replacement, typically about $100 to $200 per cable.
Install or replace
We run new cables, re-secure or replace the deck anchors, and tension everything properly.
Verify
We confirm the cage is tied down and, on a rescreen, install the cables last so the screen is not in the way.
What's Included
Cable work covers the following, on its own or as part of a rescreen.
Check for rust, lost tension, and failed anchors
New cables on a cage that never had them
Replace rusted or snapped cables
Re-secure or replace loosened deck anchors (tapcons)
Proper tension so the cage is tied down to code
What It Costs
A hurricane cable retrofit on an existing cage typically costs $100 to $200 per cable, depending on the run and anchoring. Because cables are checked on every rescreen, adding or replacing them at the same time is the most cost-effective way to get it done.
A $100 minimum applies to small cable-only visits, and your exact price is included in a free estimate. It is inexpensive insurance next to the cost of rebuilding a cage that racked apart in a storm.
Every figure is a starting point
Your exact price comes with a free in-home estimate, a $100 minimum applies, and we honor the quoted price until our material suppliers raise theirs.
Real Customer Stories
These are real, verified Google reviews from East Hillsborough homeowners. Every name is public on our Google profile.
Replaced a broken cable and straightened the whole structure that other companies wanted to tear down.
“Todd gave us a quote to replace multiple screen panels, replace a broken cable, and straighten the entire lanai structure. He returned with a team and did exactly what was promised, and a little more. Other screen companies refused to repair our lanai because they wanted to charge us to replace the entire thing, Lanai Guy saved our lanai and made it better than it was.”
Alisha Blanchard
★★★★★Mar 2025
A pool cage restored after Hurricane Ian.
“Ian made a mess of our pool cage enclosure. Todd and his crew did a beautiful job restoring it. Very experienced, professional, kind, and reasonably priced. Thank you, Todd. We are truly happy.”
Barbara Hoffmann
★★★★★Jan 2023
A lanai brought back to life after severe hurricane damage.
“So very happy with our lanai repair. Todd and his crew brought back to life our lanai after severe hurricane storm damage. It looks better now than what we originally had. We highly recommend the Lanai Guy.”
Jnquil Rivera
★★★★★Jan 2025
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions about our screen services.
They are tension cables that run through your pool cage and anchor it to the deck, keeping the structure from shifting side to side in high wind. They are what stop a cage from racking out of plumb and coming apart in a storm.
Yes, on any enclosure with a screen roof; the engineering and the permit for a screen-roof cage typically call for them. Every pool cage and screened structure with a screened top should have them.
If your lanai sits under your home's solid roof, it has no screened top and does not carry hurricane cables. Cables are for enclosures with a screen roof.
Typically about $100 to $200 per cable, depending on the run and anchoring. A $100 minimum applies to a small cable-only visit, and it is far cheaper than a storm rebuild.
Look for rust, obvious slack, snapped cables, and loose deck anchors. If you are not sure, we will inspect them; we check cables on every rescreen and heading into storm season.
They keep the structure tied down and level so it does not rack and pop screens, which is the failure chain that brings a cage down. They will not stop a tree limb, but they are one of the cheapest ways to help a cage survive high wind.
Yes. Retrofitting cables onto an older cage is common, especially on the 1970s and 80s enclosures where the retrofit was never done.
It is the ideal time. The screen is off, we are already up there, and adding or replacing cables at the same time is the most cost-effective way to do it.
It varies with exposure; salt air near the bay is hardest on them, but they do rust and lose tension over the years, which is why we check them on every rescreen.
Yes. Hurricane cables are standard on every new cage with a screen roof and are typically called for on the permit. We tension them last so the screen is not in the way.
Cables are typically part of the permit for a screen-roof cage, so missing or failed cables can mean the cage no longer meets the standard it was permitted to. Keeping them sound is part of keeping the structure sound as we head into storm season.
Yes, Florida state-licensed Specialty Structure Contractor SCC131152382, fully insured, with a one-year workmanship warranty.
Request a Hurricane Cable Inspection
Want your cables checked before storm season? Tell us about your cage, and we will set it up.
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Fair Prices
Written quotes we honor until suppliers raise prices; $100 minimum on small repairs.