Tampa Pool Rescreening

Single-story cages generally run $1,100 to $2,000 and two-story cages $1,900 to $3,400. Individual panels are $35 to $65 for walls and $55 to $95 for roof and gable panels. The number is driven by panel count, cage height, mesh grade and frame condition, so a written panel count is what makes any two quotes comparable.

Because the work is in the openings, not the area. Each panel has to be cut, splined and tensioned individually regardless of size. A cage with eighteen large panels genuinely costs less to rescreen than one with thirty small panels covering identical square footage.

Always, and we itemise them. Roof and gable panels take roughly double the UV exposure of wall panels because the sun is on them all day, so they usually fail first. They are also the most awkward to reach. A quote that comes in notably cheap is often pricing wall panels only.

One day for a typical single-story cage. Two days for two-story enclosures, cages with high panel counts, or any cage that also needs aluminium work. We give you a firm window at the panel count rather than promising same-day on a thirty-panel structure.

Yes, with no minimum charge and no padding to justify the trip. Bear in mind that new charcoal mesh sits noticeably darker than mesh that has been in Tampa sun for six years, so a single replacement panel will stand out. We point that out before quoting so you can decide whether to do the whole wall.

Five to eight years for standard fiberglass on wall panels, and four to six on roof panels and unshaded south and west walls. Waterfront property sits at the shorter end because salt attacks the hardware. Pet-resistant polyester runs eight to twelve years but only makes sense on the lower rows.

Charcoal 18x14 fiberglass across most of the structure, then upgrade by zone rather than uniformly. No-see-um weave only on the walls where insects are actually getting through, pet-resistant polyester only on the lower rows if you have dogs, and Florida Glass only on the kick plate row. Upgrading everywhere is usually wasted money.

Almost certainly reused spline, or mesh grain run the wrong direction. Mesh itself does not stretch appreciably in its first year. Dried spline has shrunk and no longer fills the channel, and screen run across its weak axis will bag out through the middle of tall panels within months.

Yes, and we check it before quoting mesh on every single cage. Roughly one in four Tampa enclosures needs some work: corrosion around fasteners, screws that no longer bite, anchors pulled from the deck. It is itemised separately so you can see exactly what is screen cost and what is aluminium.

No. We work from the deck and from ladders and contain the old mesh and spline as it comes out. On two-story cages we sometimes ask you to run the pump so any fine debris that does reach the water gets skimmed, but nothing needs draining or covering.