Pool cage re-screening, top panels included.
The panels nobody else wants to reach are the ones that fail first. We re-screen pool enclosures across Southwest Florida, including two-story cages and the roof panels above them.
A pool cage is not a big lanai
People use the words interchangeably, but the work is different. A pool cage is a free-standing aluminum structure with roof panels, often two storeys tall, carrying wind load on every face with nothing sheltering it. The panels up top take direct sun all day and are the first to go chalky.
That height is the whole job. Re-screening a cage means staging ladders or scaffolding safely over a pool deck and often over water, working the roof panels from above or below, and getting tension right on panels that are considerably larger than anything on a lanai.
It is also why cage quotes vary so much between companies. Some price it like a lanai and then discover the roof. We look at the whole structure, including what it will take to reach the top, before we give you a number.
- Full cage re-screens, roof panels and walls
- Two-story and picture-window cage frames
- Individual panel replacement after storm damage
- Cage doors re-screened and re-hung
The super gutter above your head
Most cages tie into a super gutter, the oversized trough that runs where the cage meets the house and carries roof water past the enclosure. Because a cage screen keeps leaves out of the pool but not out of that trough, super gutters fill quietly and overflow behind the cage.
While the crew is already up there for the screen, that is the cheapest moment in the life of your enclosure to have the super gutter cleared, checked for standing water, and re-sealed at the joints. Doing it as a separate trip later costs you the setup twice.
We are a gutter company first, so this is our home ground rather than an afterthought. If the trough has lost pitch or the outlet is undersized for the water it is taking, we will tell you what it would take to fix properly.
- Super gutter cleared of debris and standing water
- Joints and end caps re-sealed while access is up
- Downspout and outlet flow checked
- Pitch problems identified and quoted honestly
Mesh strategy for a cage
On a cage, mesh choice usually varies by height. The lower run is what people, pool furniture and dogs make contact with, so pet-grade mesh down low pays for itself. Everything above head height sees no contact at all and only has to survive sun and wind, where standard fiberglass is fine.
If the cage sits on a canal or backs onto a preserve, the no-see-um weave on the screened walls makes the difference between using the pool at dusk and giving up on it. It does reduce airflow, which is a genuine trade-off in July, so we talk it through rather than upselling the whole structure.
Roof panels are their own decision. They take the harshest exposure of anything on your property, and putting the cheapest available mesh up where it is hardest to reach is a false economy.
After a storm
Cages take the worst of a storm season. Wind gets under a loose panel and unzips it, a branch punches through the roof screen, fasteners work loose along a whole run. Sometimes the frame itself has shifted and the mesh is only the visible symptom.
We will come out, tell you what is screen damage and what is structural, and give you the written estimate you need. Where the frame has moved or anchors have pulled, we handle that as screen enclosure repair before any new mesh goes on, because tensioning fresh screen against a frame that is out of square will just tear it again.
There is no deposit and no payment until you are satisfied with the finished work, and our workmanship is backed by a lifetime guarantee.
Simple from estimate to guarantee.
Free Estimate
We inspect your roofline, recommend the right fix, and hand you a clear written price — no obligation.
Scheduled Service
Our local crew completes the work cleanly and on time, and hauls away anything we remove.
Lifetime Guarantee
Backed by our workmanship guarantee, and you pay nothing until the job is done right.
Pool Cage Re-Screening questions.
Cage pricing depends on panel count, cage height, mesh choice and access over the pool deck, so it is quoted on site rather than by phone. The estimate is free, there is no deposit, and we will beat any competitor's written quote on the same scope.
Yes, and they are usually the panels that need it most. Roof screen takes direct sun all day and typically fails before the walls do. Reaching it safely is part of what we set up for on a cage job.
A straightforward single-storey cage is often a one-day job. Larger cages and two-storey structures commonly run into a second day. We give you the realistic timeline in writing with the estimate.
We can, and it is the cheapest time to do it since the access is already set up. Super gutters fill with debris that the screen keeps out of the pool but not out of the trough, and a clogged one overflows behind the cage.
Yes. Bent members, pulled anchors and loose fasteners are handled as screen enclosure repair. We deal with the structure first, because new mesh stretched onto a frame that is out of square will not hold tension.
Usually not, and we will say so. Pet-grade mesh earns its cost on the lower run where contact actually happens. Up high, standard or no-see-um mesh does the job for less.
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