Lanai Screen Repair in Sarasota, FL
Sarasota's mainland was built in rings: bungalows and courtyard homes near the bay, mid-century ranches on the old citrus land south and east, newer construction between. Most of the lanais and pool cages behind those homes are aluminum, and aluminum ages slowly. What wears out is the mesh, the spline, the door hardware, and the original fasteners. Renew those on time and a cage rarely needs replacing.
Sarasota Lanai Screens connects homeowners in Sarasota with a local screen contractor who works in that order. Screen panel repair handles a tear or two, pool cage rescreening handles mesh that has aged out across the enclosure, and screen door repair settles the door that drags and slams.
Patch it or rescreen it?
A few torn panels on otherwise supple mesh usually means patching. Mesh gone brittle and chalky all over usually means the rescreen conversation. When the cage is open for a rescreen, that is the moment to decide on no-see-um mesh: 20/20 is woven tight enough to stop the biting midges, and the trade is a little less breeze than 18/14.
City permit or county permit?
Downtown, Laurel Park, the Rosemary District, Arlington Park, and Paver Park permit through the City of Sarasota. Gulf Gate, Bee Ridge, Fruitville, and Pinecraft go through Sarasota County. A mesh-only rescreen usually needs no permit in either; structural frame work does. This is a city that turned its 1926 high school into the Sarasota Art Museum instead of knocking it down, and the same instinct suits a pool cage. Milton came ashore at Siesta Key in October 2024, the county's first hurricane landfall since 1944.
Call (941) 883-9241 for a FREE, no obligation written estimate anywhere on the Sarasota mainland.
Services Available in Sarasota
Pool Cage Rescreening
Patch a few panels or redo the whole cage? When the mesh has gone brittle and chalky all over, a full rescreen resets the clock. Walls, roof, or the whole enclosure, new spline throughout.
Screen Panel Repair
One torn panel, a blown spline, a sagging roof section. Single panels and small sets, mesh matched to the existing weave so the repair disappears.
Lanai & Porch Rescreening
The screened porches and under-truss lanais of South Gate, Gulf Gate, and Arlington Park, rescreened with doors and kick plates renewed at the same visit.
No-See-Um Mesh Upgrades
20/20 tight-weave screen for bayfront and creek-side lanais where standard 18/14 lets biting midges through. Slightly less breeze, a lot more evenings outside.
Pet-Resistant Screen
Heavy vinyl-coated mesh on the lower panels and doors where claws live, with standard screen above so the lanai keeps its view and airflow.
Screen Door Repair & Replacement
Doors that drag, slam, or will not latch. Hinges, closers, latches, kick plates, new mesh, or a new door hung square when the old one is past adjusting.
Window & Entryway Screens
Removable window screens re-meshed on the bench, entry-door and sliding-door screens rebuilt. The non-cage screen work for homes with and without enclosures.