Hold your home to the ground
Uplift
Hurricane winds flowing over a home try to lift it. Anchors and straps hold the frame down.
Sliding & overturning
Side winds push a home off its piers. Properly tensioned diagonal ties resist that push.
Racking end to end
Longitudinal stabilizers keep the home from shifting along its length.
Hurricane straps on a mobile home: what we check
- Every strap for rust, fraying, cuts and proper tension
- Anchor heads for corrosion and anchors that have pulled up or leaned
- A longitudinal stabilizing system on each end (many older installs never had one)
- Centerline (marriage-line) ties on double- and triple-wides
- Piers, pads and level, since a settled home loads its straps unevenly
- Photos of everything, so you have a record before the storm
Don’t wait for the cone
Florida hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and once a storm is named, installers book up fast. Get inspected now for peace of mind all season. If something needs work, there’s time to replace the tie-downs properly instead of rushing.
After a storm
Even when a home looks fine from the street, high wind can stretch straps, loosen anchors in saturated ground and shift a home on its piers. If doors suddenly stick or you see new cracks, call for a check; you may also need releveling.
Inland homes need it too
Hurricanes don’t stop at the coast. The National Weather Service recorded sustained winds of 79 mph and a gust to 105 mph at Orlando International Airport during Hurricane Charley in 2004. Every Florida county is in HUD Wind Zone II or III, the two high-wind zones.
Sources: 24 CFR 3280.305; NWS Tampa Bay, 2004 hurricane season
A current tie-down inspection may also help with your insurance. See insurance tie-down inspections.
Hurricane tie-downs across Florida
We’re Florida-based and serve all of Florida. A few of the areas we cover:
- Hurricane tie-downs in Panama City, FL
- Hurricane tie-downs in Pensacola, FL
- Hurricane tie-downs in Port Charlotte, FL
- Hurricane tie-downs in Fort Myers, FL
- Hurricane tie-downs in Melbourne, FL
- Hurricane tie-downs in New Port Richey, FL
Related services
Tie-Down Retrofits & Replacement
Mobile home tie-down replacement, new anchors and longitudinal stabilizers to bring your home up to Florida code.
Learn more →Mobile Home Releveling
Leveling and releveling: re-shimming, resetting piers and re-tensioning straps when your home settles.
Learn more →Insurance Tie-Down Inspections
Citizens and insurer tie-down inspections, repairs and photo documentation for your agent.
Learn more →Tie-Downs for Buying & Selling
Get the anchoring ready for an engineer’s foundation certification so your FHA, VA or conventional closing stays on track.
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