Screen Replacement & Rescreening in Central FL

Your lanai, patio, or pool cage is an extension of your home - and damaged screens compromise comfort, safety, and curb appeal.

Here's why timely screen enclosure repair is essential:

Don't wait until a small tear becomes a full panel replacement. Fast, professional lanai screen repair keeps your space functional and beautiful year-round.

True Aluminum provides comprehensive screen solutions for every outdoor structure.

We make lanai screen repair and patio screen repair simple, fast, and hassle-free.

Mesh is specified by weave, not by brand alone. Standard fiberglass insect screen is an 18 by 14 weave, which is what most lanais and pool cages leave the factory with. No-see-um mesh tightens to a 20 by 20 weave to stop the biting midges that walk straight through standard screen on a Central Florida evening. Pet mesh is a heavier vinyl-coated polyester that costs more per square foot and survives claws. Solar screen trades some view for heat rejection and is worth putting only on the sides that take afternoon sun.

Screen types we install:

All screen enclosure repairs meet or exceed Florida Building Code requirements for wind load, structural integrity, and material standards. On a repair that is mostly about the frame, not the mesh: the fasteners, the anchors, and the members carry the load, and a rescreen does not fix a frame that has moved.

Keep your screens in top shape with these simple maintenance tips:

Would rather not track it? Our True Home Membership rolls the seasonal inspection and the small fixes into one plan, so a two-inch tear gets caught before it runs the length of a panel.

Rescreening is priced two ways, and which one applies to you depends on how much screen is coming off.

Small jobs price by the panel. Published per-panel figures run $25 to $65, with bottom panels at the low end around $25 to $35, side panels around $40 to $50, and roof panels at $50 to $65 because reaching them takes longer. Spot repairs generally land between $200 and $600, and most crews have a minimum call-out charge in the $150 to $200 range, so it rarely pays to call anyone out for a single small tear.

Full enclosures price by the square foot. Florida rescreen contractors publish $1.50 to $3.50 per square foot installed, while national cost data lists $0.75 to $1.50. That is a genuine spread, and the total-cost figures agree far better: $1,200 to $3,500 nationally and $1,200 to $4,500 in Florida for a full pool cage rescreen. The total is the number to plan around. A smaller porch or patio rescreen prices higher per square foot, $2 to $4, or $400 to $1,500 total, because the setup cost spreads over fewer feet. Window screens run $15 to $30 each and screen doors $50 to $150.

Mesh choice is most of the variation: fiberglass at roughly $0.75 to $1.25 per square foot, polyester at $1.20 to $1.80, and pet-resistant at $1.50 to $2.50. A two-story enclosure adds up to about 30 percent for access. Replacing spline, fasteners, or rotted fascia while the screen is off adds to the ticket too, and it is cheaper to do it now than to come back. Same goes for the gutter above the cage: if that run is shot, new gutters go in far easier with the panels out.

Every figure above is a general market range taken from public cost data and other contractors published pricing. They are not True Aluminum prices and they are not a quote. Call (863) 804-6021 and we will come count panels and measure. If the deck underneath is on your list too, pool deck pavers are much easier to set with the furniture out and the screen already off.

This comes up after every storm and we cannot answer it for your house. Coverage for a screen enclosure depends entirely on your policy, your carrier, and how the damage happened, and nobody should be telling you what you are covered for except the person holding your policy.

What we can tell you is how homeowners here usually approach it. Screen enclosures are frequently treated differently from the main dwelling, sometimes under a separate limit or a separate deductible, and hurricane damage is often handled under a different deductible than everyday damage. Some policies address the frame and the screen mesh differently from one another. That is why two neighbors with identical cages can get different answers.

Questions worth asking your agent before storm season, not after: is the screen enclosure covered at all under my policy, is it a separate limit, which deductible applies to hurricane damage, is the aluminum frame treated the same as the mesh, and does the carrier require photos of the enclosure in undamaged condition. Take those photos now and keep them somewhere other than the house.

On our end, we provide a written storm damage assessment describing what failed and what it takes to put it right, which is what an adjuster asks for. We do not file claims, negotiate with carriers, or advise you on coverage. If a contractor offers to handle your claim for you, that should give you pause.

The frame and the screen are on completely different clocks. Anchored aluminum framing is structural and lasts for decades with maintenance. The mesh is a consumable and it will be replaced multiple times over the life of the enclosure.

What kills screen here is ultraviolet light, and it works from the outside in. Sun-facing panels always fail first, which is why one side of a cage can look fine while the west side is chalky and brittle. Pollen and hard water leave deposits that hold moisture against the mesh. Storm debris tears it outright. Heavier mesh types generally outlast standard fiberglass, and mesh in shade outlasts mesh in full sun regardless of type, which is why panels tucked under an awning or a roofed section still look new when the open ones are done.

The signs are easy to read once you know them. Push on a panel: if it stretches and stays stretched, the tension is gone. Look at the color: fading and a chalky feel mean the fibers are breaking down and the next tear will be followed by three more. Check the spline in the channel. When it has hardened and started creeping out, the whole cage is due rather than the one panel that failed.

Enclosures are most of the work, but they are not all of it.

We rescreen window screens, including full-frame and half-screen units, and we can rebuild a frame that has come apart at the corners rather than just restretching mesh into a bent one. Sliding screen doors on a lanai take more abuse than any panel in the enclosure and are the single most common thing homeowners live with broken: they sag on worn rollers, jump the track, and tear at the pull. Replacing rollers, straightening the frame, and restretching the mesh usually beats buying a new door. We also handle hinged screen doors, pet doors set into screen panels, door closers, and the screened sides of gazebos and pool cages.

If we are already on site for an enclosure, adding the doors and window screens costs far less than a separate trip. Mention them when you call.

Plant City is our home base, and the work here runs to older enclosures on larger lots, plus a steady amount of storm and tree damage from mature oaks sitting over pool cages. Those trees are also why we see more punctures and more debris load per year than a newer subdivision would produce.

Winter Haven is chain-of-lakes country, and lakefront cages take a different kind of beating: more sustained wind exposure across open water, more sun on the water-facing side, and more midge and no-see-um pressure, which is the single best argument for going to a 20 by 20 mesh on the sides facing the lake rather than replacing like for like.

We work throughout the surrounding communities as well. Call (863) 804-6021 to confirm we cover your address.

True Aluminum serves homeowners and businesses throughout Central Florida with lanai screen repair, patio screen repair, and screen enclosure repair. Our service areas include:

Not sure if we serve your area? Contact us or call (863) 804-6021 for fast, local service.

True Aluminum offers complete solutions for your home's exterior needs. Beyond screen work we build sunrooms and install storm shutters, and a rescreen is a good time to look at pool deck pavers while the furniture is already off the deck. Ask about financing and about our True Home Membership, which bundles seasonal inspections so small tears get caught before they spread.

Don't let damaged screens ruin your comfort or curb appeal. True Aluminum delivers fast, affordable lanai screen repair, patio screen repair, and screen enclosure repair across Central Florida, backed by more than ten years of experience and a commitment to quality.