Pool Screen Repair in Coconut Creek, FL

Screens in a garden city

Coconut Creek was recognized as the "Butterfly Capital of the World" by a Florida House resolution in 2005, and plenty of local yards are planted for pollinators. Gardens next to the cage look great, but they bring leaves, pollen, moisture and more insects up against the screen.

Choosing the right mesh

• No-see-um (20/20) mesh keeps out tiny biting insects and pine needles. Standard pool mesh is 18/14.
• Regular cleaning keeps pollen and mildew off the screen. HomeGuide recommends an annual scrub and puts professional pressure washing at $100 to $250.
• Kickplates (8 to 16 inches tall) stop mulch, soil and sprinkler splash at the bottom of the wall.

Patios and lanais

Many Coconut Creek homes and villas have screened patios rather than full pool cages. HomeGuide puts patio screen repair at $25 to $50 per panel for small jobs and a full porch or patio rescreen at $400 to $1,500. See patio & lanai screen repair.

Services in Coconut Creek

• Pool Screen Repair
• Pool Cage Rescreening
• Screen Enclosure Repair
• Patio & Lanai Screen Repair
• Screen Door Repair
• Hurricane Damage Screen Repair

Coconut Creek communities

Coconut Creek was incorporated in 1967 and has grown into a city known for its trees, preserved waterways and parks. Butterfly World sits inside Tradewinds Park, and Fern Forest Nature Center protects a 247-acre preserve on the city's edge. That green character carries into the neighborhoods, and it affects how screens wear.

• Wynmoor. A large, gated 55+ condominium community. Many units have screened patios or balconies, and who is responsible for the screen often depends on the condo documents. Check with your association before booking a repair.
• The Township. A large planned community around Copans Road and Lyons Road, with about half its area set aside for parks, wooded preserves and lakes. Homes backing onto preserve and water see more leaf litter, moisture and insects against the screen.
• Winston Park and Regency Lakes. Single-family neighborhoods in the north of the city, many with lakes or canals behind the homes. Pool cages here are classic family-home enclosures: bottom panels, doors and the occasional storm tear.
• Villa and townhome communities. Screened patios are common, and associations often handle exterior maintenance differently. Find out what's yours to fix and what's theirs.

Gardens, wildlife and your screen

The city has worked hard to earn the Butterfly Capital title, with butterfly gardens throughout its neighborhoods. Plants right up against the enclosure look great, but they bring constant moisture, pollen and plant debris onto the bottom panels, and sprinklers splash soil onto the mesh. Over time that leads to staining, mildew and faster wear at the base of the walls. A few simple fixes help:

• Leave a small gap between beds and the screen wall so it can dry out.
• Aim sprinklers away from the enclosure.
• Use kickplates along the bottom to take the splash and the mulch.
• Clean the screen at least once a year so pollen and mildew don't bake on.

If you're bothered by tiny biting insects on summer evenings, ask about no-see-um mesh when you rescreen. It has a tighter weave than standard pool screen and does block a little more airflow and view, so it's a trade-off worth thinking through for each wall.

Sun damage in a shady city

Even with plenty of trees, the roof of a pool cage usually sits in full sun. Vinyl-coated fiberglass screen breaks down under year-round UV, turning faded and brittle, starting with the roof and the south- and west-facing walls. If your roof panels are splitting on their own while the shaded walls still look fine, a roof-only rescreen may be the sensible middle ground. Ask for the roof and walls to be priced separately.

Typical Coconut Creek screen jobs

• Patio and lanai rescreens on villas and townhomes.
• Bottom panels stained or torn near garden beds.
• Upgrading one or more walls to no-see-um mesh.
• Screen door repairs and new closers.
• Tears from branches after afternoon thunderstorms.

Hurricane season checklist

Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. Before it starts, trim branches back from the cage, check the tie-down cables, replace rusty screws and fix small tears so wind can't widen them. After a storm, photograph the damage before cleanup. Broward County falls in the Florida Building Code's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which sets specific wind-load rules for screen enclosures, so structural repairs should go through a contractor who knows the local permit process. See our storm damage page for more.

Repair or rescreen?

If the damage is limited to a few panels and the rest of the screen is still dark and flexible, a repair is usually the economical choice. If the screen is faded, brittle or tearing near old patches, or the fasteners are rusty, a full or roof-only rescreen often makes more sense, because the old screen has to come down to replace the screws anyway. Sending a few photos with your request is the fastest way to get an honest opinion.