Screened pools and lanais are part of daily life across Pinellas. Tell us what your enclosure needs, and we'll connect you with the contractor who covers your community.
Start with the frame, not the age of your house
Whatever kind of problem brought you here, from a rescreen to a repair to a new enclosure, the contractor's first step is the aluminum, not how old it looks. Pinellas is a densely built county with homes from every decade, so a straight frame with sound fasteners and stable footings can carry new screen no matter its age, and corroded hardware or bent pieces need attention regardless of how new an enclosure looks.
Plenty of enclosures don't have a pool inside
Screened lanais without a pool are common all over North Pinellas, and they need the same care as a pool cage: a sound frame, tight screen, and doors that close properly. In some neighborhoods, screened lanais actually outnumber pools, so if yours is one of them, you're not alone.
Palm Harbor
More screen enclosures than anywhere else in the county, on homes built mostly in the 1980s.
Tarpon Springs
Older North Pinellas homes with 4,175 enclosures across two ZIP codes, where rescreening comes first.
Dunedin
Established neighborhoods with a high ratio of enclosures to pools, and a city permit office of its own.
Clearwater
The county seat, with its own building department and a median home built in 1978.
St. Petersburg
The county's largest city, with its own building department and housing, where about half the homes were built before 1970.
Live somewhere else in Pinellas? The same contractor serves the whole county, including Largo, Pinellas Park, Seminole, Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, and the beach communities.
Your permit depends on where your property sits
Pinellas has 24 municipalities, and permits don't all go through one office. Pinellas County Building Services handles the unincorporated areas like Palm Harbor, along with Belleair Beach, Belleair Shore, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Oldsmar, and Safety Harbor. Eighteen other cities, including Clearwater, Dunedin, Largo, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg, and Tarpon Springs, run their own building departments with their own fee schedules. Rescreening an existing enclosure is exempt from permits in most cases, while a new enclosure or major frame work usually needs one. Your contractor takes care of the permit with whichever office serves your address, so you don't have to work out who to call.
Salt air and storm season
With 588 miles of coastline, most of Pinellas lives with salt air, and over time it's hard on fasteners and hardware. Storms add sudden stress on top of that. Recent hurricane seasons have brought gusts of up to 101 mph to St. Petersburg, and many families across the county know how hard that can be. After a storm, a torn panel is the easy part to spot. What you really want to know is whether the frame took a hit, and that's the question your contractor answers.
One contractor for the whole county
Every Pinellas request goes to the same trusted local contractor. We review your request first, and then that contractor handles the evaluation, the written proposal, any permits, and the work. You won't get a list of companies or a hundred sales calls.
Frequently asked questions
Do you serve my part of Pinellas County?
Yes. The whole county is one service area, from Tarpon Springs and Oldsmar in the north down to St. Petersburg and the Gulf beaches in the south.
Who pulls the permit, and from which office?
Your contractor does, and they'll work with whichever office serves your address: Pinellas County Building Services or one of the 18 city building departments.
Do I need a permit to rescreen in Pinellas?
In most cases, no. Rescreening an existing enclosure is typically exempt. A new enclosure, a replacement, or a major frame repair usually does need a permit.
My screened lanai doesn't have a pool. Can you still help?
Yes. Lanai rescreening, patio enclosures, and porch screen repair are all part of what the contractor handles.