The Lanai Is a Room — Treat It Like One
In St. Petersburg, the lanai is living space: morning coffee, evening dinners, the room the house opens onto. Torn lanai screens let in bugs and take the room out of commission — and because lanais are right against the house, damaged screens are visible from inside, every day. We repair and rescreen lanai enclosures: wall panels, roof panels, and sliding screen sections.
Lanai-Specific Work
- Wall panels. Torn or brittle panels cut out and re-rolled, matched to the existing mesh.
- Roof panels. The sun hits lanai roofs hardest — these age first and get rescreened most.
- Sliding screen panels. Lanai sliders that stick, jump the track, or have torn screens — track cleaned, rollers serviced, screens replaced.
- Full lanai rescreens. When the whole lanai has aged out, every panel gets done at once.
Bug Pressure Is the Point
A lanai exists to keep bugs out while letting air in — so mesh choice matters more here than anywhere. If no-see-ums ruin your evenings, 20/20 mesh on the lanai walls changes the experience. Our mesh guide covers the trade-offs.
What It Costs
Lanais are smaller than full pool cages, so the numbers run lower — panel repairs in the usual $150 to $400 range, full lanai rescreens typically well under a full pool-cage rescreen. Send photos for a written quote.
Our Process: Lanai Diagnosis to Done
- Walkthrough. We check every lanai panel — walls, roof, sliders — press-testing mesh for brittleness and checking spline, tracks, and rollers.
- Written quote. Repair vs. rescreen, mesh spec, slider work itemized. If only the roof has aged out, we quote roof-only alongside the full number so you can compare.
- Repair or rescreen. Individual panels get cut out and re-rolled with matched mesh. Full lanai rescreens replace everything, roof and walls.
- Slider service. Sliding panels get tracks cleaned, rollers serviced or replaced, and screens re-rolled — they should glide, not grind.
- Final check. Every panel tension-checked, every slider tested, debris hauled away.
What Lanai Screen Work Costs
Lanais are smaller than full pool cages, so the numbers run lower across the board. Individual panel repairs fall in the usual $150 to $400 range depending on size and height. Full lanai rescreens typically cost well under a full pool-cage rescreen — often in the low thousands. Slider service (track, rollers, rescreen) is quoted per panel. Starting ranges only; your written estimate is free, and the final quote is fixed before we start.
Lanai vs. Pool Cage: Why the Distinction Matters
A lanai is not just a small pool cage — it behaves differently. Lanais sit tight against the house, so they get less wind but more reflected heat off the walls. Their roof panels bake harder because of the lower pitch. The screens are at sitting and eye height, so appearance matters more — a wavy panel you would never notice on a pool cage roof is right in your face on a lanai wall. And lanais get used daily, which means the sliders and the panels near the doors wear faster. We spec lanai work for lanai conditions: tighter tension standards, closer mesh matching, and slider hardware that gets daily use.
The Bug-Pressure Strategy
A lanai exists to keep bugs out while letting the breeze in — so this is where mesh choice pays off most. If mosquitoes are the problem, standard mesh handles them. If no-see-ums ruin your evenings, 20/20 mesh on the lanai walls is the upgrade that gives you your lanai back. Many of our lanai jobs are really bug jobs: the screens are fine, but the mesh is wrong for the insects. We will ask about your bug situation before we spec the mesh — it changes the recommendation.
Lanai Roofs Age First
On almost every lanai, the roof panels go before the walls — direct sun, lower pitch holding debris, maximum UV. When the roof is brittle and the walls are still strong, a roof-only rescreen is the honest job. We will show you the roof number and the full number side by side. No reason to rescreen healthy wall panels just because the roof gave out.