WZTV- FOX17 Televises the First Middle Tennessee Home Built with Cable-Tite

FOX 17 viewers tuned in on June 8 to learn how dozens of Cable-Tite anchor tie down systems were installed in the $2 million lake house. "It is a concept that is brand new to Middle Tennessee," said FOX-17 news anchor Scott Couch.

Cable-Tite and Fred Yates Homes exhibited the first Cable-Tite supported Middle Tennessee home at their May 19 open house event in Gallatin, Tenn. Nashville WZTV- FOX 17 viewers tuned in on June 8 to learn how dozens of Cable-Tite anchor tie down systems were installed in the $2 million lake house. "It is a concept that is brand new to Middle Tennessee," said FOX-17 news anchor Scott Couch. "[Cable-Tite] can enable homes to withstand winds up to 170 mph." Middle Tennessee was recently victim to an EF4 tornado that killed 2 people and caused millions of dollars in damage. Cable-Tite builders say that adding Cable-Tite tie downs could make Tennessee homes safer than ever. "A series of metal cables run through the walls of the home, stretching from the foundation to the roof," said FOX 17 reporter Erika Lathon. "Tie down systems like these are required along US coastal regions to reduce damage from hurricanes." Dale Richardson, head of Cable-Tite business development, is confident that Cable-Tite can help new Tennessee homeowners prevent straight line wind damage. "When the wind blows and they've got a storm coming, there's some security in knowing that I've got this system in my house. There's a little more security, a little better feeling about the construction even though it's a product they don't see," said Richardson. Video coverage of the event is available at Cable-Tite's website, http://www.cabletite.com, as well as WZTV's website. Cable-Tite is also scheduled to participate in a 150-home reconstruction project in New Orleans.

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Cable‐Tite™ was designed to make installing an uplift prevention system easy and fast while providing strength far exceeding that of the surrounding wood framing. Precision cast steel parts are light and strong. High-strength stranded steel cable is cut on-site to provide custom installation for each application regardless of actual wall height. Heavy-duty cable vices provide unmatched holding power. Installation time is less than half the time of a typical threaded-rod system, and because the cable is cut to length when the system is installed there is no wasted material.