Dunedin sits on St. Joseph Sound between Palm Harbor and Clearwater, with Honeymoon Island and Caladesi Island just offshore. Tell us what your enclosure needs, and we'll connect you with the contractor who serves the area.
Salt air and the frame
With the Sound on one side, homes here can live with salt air, which is hard on fasteners and hardware over time. Before recommending new screen, the contractor checks the frame for straightness, the hardware for corrosion, and the footings for movement, whatever the age of your home. A sound frame means rescreening. Bent members, corroded hardware, or a racked frame mean repairs or replacement first.
Lots of lanais, not all around pools
Dunedin has one of the higher ratios of screen enclosures to pools in North Pinellas, which points to a lot of screened lanais that don't surround a pool at all. Those lanais age the same way a pool cage does and get the same frame first evaluation.
Dunedin runs its own permit office
Unlike neighboring Palm Harbor, Dunedin has its own building department, and the city lists screen enclosures and pool cages among the work that requires a permit. Its fee schedule charges by project value, for example $100 plus $5 per $1,000 for work valued from $5,001 to $50,000, plus a plan review charge of 50 percent of the permit fee. Because the city's own rules apply here, your contractor confirms with Dunedin whether your specific job, including a rescreen, needs a permit, and files it when it does.
Screen choices for Dunedin homes
Near the water, 20×20 no-see-um screen keeps out the tiny biting midges that breed in coastal marshes and mangroves. Solar shade screen cuts heat and glare, and pet screen or tuff screen holds up on the lower panels.
How to get started
Send one request describing what you see and what you'd like done. It goes to the one trusted local contractor serving Pinellas County, who follows up to talk it through and set up an in person evaluation. Photos aren't required, though the contractor may ask for a wide view and a close view first.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dunedin use the county permit office?
No. Dunedin runs its own building department. Your contractor files any required permit with the city.
Our enclosure is on an older home. Does it need replacing?
Not necessarily. If the frame is straight, the fasteners are sound, and the footings haven't moved, rescreening is usually the right job.
We only have a screened lanai. Can you help?
Yes. Lanai rescreening and repairs are part of the service, and screened lanais without pools are common in North Pinellas.
Do you serve Dunedin and nearby Palm Harbor and Clearwater?
Yes. The same local contractor serves all of Pinellas County.