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Screen enclosure planning guides

Plan a new enclosure or care for the one you have.

A new pool cage starts with a layout, roof and base plan. An existing enclosure may need only a few panels repaired or a broader rescreen. Use the guides below to choose your next step.

Only a few torn panels? Request a repair quote directly. The rough-range tool is better for whole screened sides or a larger project; final scope still needs our review.
North Florida screen enclosure project
Start with the right question

Fresh screen is not always the whole job.

Mesh, lower-panel protection, cable hardware, doors, roof type, and base conditions can all change the real next step.

Featured guides

Start with the guide that fits your project

Compare the work involved, then ask us to look at your specific enclosure when you are ready.

Screened pool enclosure and paved patio beside a lake
Storm planning Before or after a storm

While the weather is calm, see what you can check safely from the ground. After a storm, wait until officials say it is safe outside before looking for damage.

Prepare before a storm

Check damage after a storm

Wide screened enclosure with cable bracing and patio below
Rescreening cost Jacksonville pool cage rescreening cost

See one 20-by-30-foot example from our online estimator and what mesh, roof coverage, and repairs change. Its figures are rough starting amounts for that example, not a price promise for your pool cage.

Read cost guide
Screened wall of a covered enclosure beside a patio
Mesh choice 18/14 vs 20/20 screen

See when 18/14 or tighter 20/20 mesh may fit, and what to ask if small insects, breeze, or the view matter most.

Read mesh guide
Lower screen panels near a patio enclosure
Pets and lower panels Pet screen, kick plates, and stronger panel choices

Sort out where stronger screen, kick plates, chair rail, or door hardware can help instead of upgrading everything by default.

Read pet screen guide
Cable and tie-down hardware on a screen enclosure
Hardware review Cables, tie-downs, anchors, and bracing hardware

Learn what to look for before treating a screen repair like a screen-only job. Hardware concerns should be reviewed before new screen goes in.

Read cable guide
Screened patio under an existing house roof
Lanai planning Screened patios and lanais

Decide whether the project is a simple existing-roof screen-in, a repair or rescreen, or a bigger new enclosure conversation.

Read lanai guide
Know the work you need?

Go straight to the service.

A few torn panels can start with a repair quote. For a new layout, worn screen across several sides or frame trouble, see the matching service first.

Next step

Use the guides to choose the path, then start the range or request review.

That keeps the first conversation grounded in what the enclosure actually needs.

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