Built for the Miami-Dade 150 mph wind standard.
Every SunProwl catio ships with 10 mm nuts and bolts rated to the Miami-Dade 150 mph wind standard, the matched drill bit and driver bit in the box, and a printed spec & assembly guide — so the Base and Sport kits are DIY-buildable with a drill and a ratchet set, and only the custom and glass builds need a crew on site.
The hardware, the bits that fit it, and the docs to build it.
You should be able to read the kit list before you buy and know exactly what is in the box when the truck pulls up. Below is the short version — the printed spec sheet that ships with every enclosure has the full fastener schedule, mesh & frame sizes, and every part number.
Kit ships with 316 stainless 10 mm nuts and bolts rated to the Miami-Dade 150 mph wind standard — the same fastener spec the local building code expects of a screen room.
Every bolt in the kit has a matched drill bit and driver bit in the box. Sized to the bolt, not the hole you happen to own — no guessing at the hardware store.
Heavy-gauge mesh, marine-grade aluminum frame, and the clamp system are all specced around the 10 mm fastener, so the holes line up, the clamps seat flat, and nothing is undersized for wind load.
Every kit includes a printed spec sheet and a step-by-step assembly guide. The guide tells you what tool to grab for each step and when to stop and call us.
Most owners build it themselves. Crews are there for the rest.
The Base and Sport kits are built to be DIY. A crew comes out for custom layouts and is required for anything with glass panels — anchoring, panel fit, and glass-setting are the parts where a trained install pays for itself.
Tools
A drill and a ratchet set.
Time
Most owners finish in a half day.
No contractor required.
Tools
Same toolset.
Time
Modular kit with a few more panels; still a half-day build.
No contractor required.
Tools
Crews handle anchoring, panel fit, and glass-setting.
Time
Scheduled ahead; install window depends on layout.
Required for any glass-panel build; available for convenience on every other custom layout.
Two upgrades you can add to any kit.
These are the same two options on the quote form. They are available on every tier — Base, Sport, and Custom — and each one is quoted separately in your reply, so you can take it or leave it without changing the rest of the build.
Cross-ventilation heat relief for Florida summers. Roof-mounted, solar-powered — no wiring, no electrician, runs while the sun is up so the hottest part of the day pulls the hottest air out.
Adjustable sun and rain control on hurricane-rated 10 mm 316 stainless hardware. Angle the louvers open for full sun, closed for shade, or anywhere between — without giving up the wind rating the rest of the enclosure is built to.
Undersized hardware is the failure mode Florida sees every storm season.
The short version: undersized fasteners and ferrous hardware are what fail first in a Florida storm — a lag screw pulls out of treated lumber, a zinc-plated bolt bleeds rust onto the patio and quietly loses clamping force after a season or two, and a single pulled anchor lets the next gust peel the frame off the slab.
10 mm 316 stainless is the same fastener spec used on docks and seawalls in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone. It costs a little more than off-the-shelf hardware. It does not rust, it does not lose clamping force, and it matches the fastener schedule the local building code expects of a screen room.
Every SunProwl enclosure ships Miami-Dade 150 mph hardware as standard.
The rated 10 mm fasteners, the matched drill and driver bits in the box, and the printed spec & assembly guide ship with every custom build and every modular kit we send out. There is no upsell for the parts that keep the enclosure where you put it.
See the full spec sheet for the kit you're ready to build.
Tell us your county, your lot, and which tier fits your yard — we will come back with the spec sheet for the anchoring, frame, mesh, and hardware sized to your address, usually within one business day.
Already know the hardware story? See the wind-rating explainer for the engineering behind it.