A Screened Patio Changes How the House Lives
An unscreened patio in St. Petersburg is a patio you use three months a year — the bugs own it the other nine. A screened enclosure turns it into year-round living space: dining, lounging, a dry place in a summer shower. We design and build new patio screen enclosures sized to your home and your yard.
Designed for Your Home
We start with how you will use the space and the shape of your house — roofline, existing slab, drainage, sun exposure. The enclosure gets designed around all of it: height, roof style, door placement, and mesh spec. White or bronze frame to match your home and your HOA's approved list.
Engineered and Permitted
Florida does not mess around with wind codes, and neither do we. New enclosures get engineered drawings, a building permit from your city, inspected footers, and a final inspection. This is what keeps the enclosure standing in a hurricane — and what keeps you clear of permit trouble later. Our permit guide explains the process. Any contractor who suggests skipping permits on a new enclosure is telling you who they are.
What New Enclosures Cost
Most residential patio enclosures in Pinellas County land between $8,000 and $15,000, with larger, taller, or more complex designs going higher. Size drives the price first, then height, roof style, and features like extra doors or upgraded mesh. The engineering and permit side is a real part of the cost — and a real part of the value. Your written estimate is free.
Our Process
- Design visit and written quote. We measure, talk through use and style, and quote the full project — structure, screens, doors, permits.
- Engineering and permits. Drawings, applications, HOA approval if needed. Nothing gets built until the paperwork clears.
- Footers and frame. Inspected concrete footers, then the aluminum structure goes up.
- Screens and doors. Mesh rolled in, doors hung and adjusted.
- Final inspection and walkthrough. The city signs off, we walk it with you, and the patio is yours.
Design Decisions That Matter
A new enclosure is a design project, not just a construction job. The decisions we work through with you:
- Roof style. Flat, gable, or mansard profiles — matched to your home's roofline and the look you want. Taller profiles cost more and feel more open; lower profiles are economical and cozy.
- Height. Standard wall height vs. tall. Taller enclosures feel dramatically bigger and cost meaningfully more — more aluminum, more screen, more staging.
- Door placement. Where you enter from the house, where you exit to the yard, and whether you want a second door. Door placement shapes how the space flows.
- Mesh spec. Standard fiberglass throughout, with 20/20 no-see-um on the panels near seating and pet-resistant where animals will hit. Spec'd up front, in writing.
- Frame color. White or bronze — matched to your home and your HOA's approved list.
- Kick plates and extras. Door armor, pet doors, and upgraded hardware — cheaper to include now than to add later.
What Drives the Price
Size first — square footage of enclosed space is the biggest number. Then height, then roof complexity, then features. A compact flat-roof patio enclosure is the economical end; a tall gable-roof enclosure with multiple doors and upgraded mesh is the premium end. The engineering and permit side is a real cost in Pinellas County — engineered drawings, permit fees, inspected footers — and it is non-negotiable. Any quote that seems to skip it is not a complete quote. Our cost guide breaks down the ranges; your written estimate is free and fixed.
Timeline Reality
The build itself is usually one to two weeks of work on site. But the full timeline is longer: design and quoting, engineered drawings, permit application and approval (weeks, varying by city), HOA approval if required, then the build, then final inspection. From first conversation to final walkthrough, plan on two to four months for most projects. Start early — especially if you want it done before summer or before hurricane season.
Living Through the Build
New-enclosure construction is louder and messier than screen repair — concrete work for footers, aluminum framing going up, crews on site daily. We stage the work to keep your disruption minimal: materials organized, work areas cleaned daily, and clear communication about what happens each day. The payoff is a new room on your house. Most homeowners tell us the two weeks of construction fade fast once they are eating dinner outside in October without bugs.
Why Permits Are Non-Negotiable
Florida's wind codes exist because hurricanes exist. An unpermitted enclosure is a liability in three ways: it may not survive the storm it was supposed to protect you from, it can complicate your homeowners insurance, and it becomes a problem at resale when the buyer's inspector asks for the permit. We permit every new enclosure, period. Our permit guide explains the process in detail.