Professional Hurricane Prep Services in Brooksville, FL

Brooksville is inland enough to avoid direct storm surge, but wind damage and flooding from heavy rain are real risks. Priority items include clearing gutters, securing loose screen panels, installing storm shutters or impact-rated coverings, and trimming oak branches within 10 feet of the roofline. We recommend booking hurricane prep before June 1 to avoid the seasonal rush.

Before June 1, which is the official start of Atlantic hurricane season. Getting shutters tested, hardware inventoried, and a game plan in place before the season means you are not scrambling when a storm is three days out and every handyman in the county is booked.

We install and remove panel-style shutters — aluminum, steel, and clear polycarbonate panels that mount on pre-installed tracks or bolts around your windows. We do not install roll-down or accordion-style shutters, which require permanent installation by a shutter specialist.

A standard three-bedroom home with pre-installed tracks and labeled panels takes one to two hours. If you have panels without tracks that need to be bolted on, add another hour or two. First-time installations where mounting hardware needs to be installed take the longest.

Secure or store all outdoor furniture, grills, potted plants, and anything the wind can turn into a projectile. Clean your gutters so they can handle the rain. Reinforce your garage door if it does not have a wind-rated brace. Trim dead branches away from the house.

Yes. After a storm passes, we do damage assessments, tarp compromised roofing as a temporary measure, remove shutters, clear debris from yards, and handle minor repairs to fences, screens, and soffits. Major structural damage should be assessed by a building specialist.

Yes. We cut and install plywood panels over windows and doors using tapcon screws into the masonry or lag bolts into the framing. Pre-cut and labeled plywood can be stored in your garage and reused for future storms.

A non-rated garage door is one of the most vulnerable points on any Florida home during a hurricane. If wind breaches the garage door, the sudden pressure change can lift the roof. We install horizontal bracing kits that reinforce the door panels from the inside.