Palma Sola Park was laid out in 1949 on the shore of Palma Sola Bay, and it still has its marina and private docks. Most homes date from the decades just after, and their cages face the bay with nothing in between.
That exposure is the whole story here. Salt air works on zinc-coated screws until they streak rust down the frame, and open water gives wind a clear run. Helene's surge came up the bay in September 2024; Milton's wind followed two weeks later. Stainless fastener replacement renews every connection in marine-grade steel that stands up to salt, and a hurricane cable check looks at the diagonal bracing in the cage's wind path.
After a storm, storm damage screen repair starts with making the cage safe and photographing it before anything comes down; many Florida policies cap or exclude screen-enclosure wind damage, and your Coverage B file will want the record. City addresses permit through the City of Bradenton, and waterfront lots in a flood zone need one for any repair. Palma Sola Botanical Park is a few minutes away on 17th Avenue Northwest.
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Made safe first, photographed before anything comes down, then rescreened. The post-storm workflow for cages and lanais from the river to the island, with the queue stated plainly.
Full or partial mesh replacement on aluminum pool enclosures. Walls, roof, or the whole cage, new spline throughout, mesh matched to salt and sun exposure.
Single panels and small sets: torn mesh, blown spline, sagging sections. Mesh matched to the existing weave so the repair disappears.
The diagonal bracing cables are part of the cage's wind engineering. Tension, corrosion, and anchor condition checked; slack or rusted runs replaced before June.
Every screw connection renewed once with marine-grade stainless steel. Decades of wind cycling fatigue the originals quietly; rust at the heads is the cage asking.
Fresh mesh and spline for under-truss lanais, screened porches, and patio rooms, with doors and kick plates renewed at the same visit.
Bent or creased members replaced, racked door openings squared, kick plates and gutter-line attachments repaired. The structural work short of a rebuild, permitted where required.