Outside, Without the Bugs
Get a pool cage or screened lanai with taut mesh, straight beams, and doors that close themselves: a written price that holds and a frame that stays square.
Financing options available to fit your budget. Ask about flexible payment plans.
Your Screen Enclosure Build, Step by Step
Our enclosure process is simple and transparent. You know the price, the plan, and the timeline before a single beam is ordered.
Design Consultation
We measure the pool or patio footprint, check the anchor points, and sketch the frame layout around what your yard already has. Every enclosure project starts with the exact geometry.
Written Estimate
One clear price in writing: anchors, aluminum beams, panels, mesh, doors, and cleanup. It holds unless you change the plan.
Build & Install
Our own crew sets the anchors, squares the aluminum frame beam by beam, and pulls the mesh drum-tight so it stays that way. Most enclosures are built in three to six days.
Final Walkthrough
Nothing gets checked off until you say so. We pressure-check the mesh panels, test every door, and register the warranty in your name at the walkthrough.
What a Trini Screen Enclosure Includes
Every enclosure is engineered for Florida wind load and built to stay taut and square. Here is what the typical Gainesville project includes.
Pool Cages and Pool Enclosures
Full pool enclosures in white or bronze aluminum engineered for wind load, with the mesh pulled tight enough that bugs stay out and the view stays in.
Screened Lanais
Lanai enclosures attached to the home with ceiling fans, lighting, and door placement planned around how you actually walk through the space.
Screened Porch Additions
Vaulted screen porch rooms built onto the back of the house, with real rooflines and fans that make a Gainesville evening tolerable again.
Taut Mesh Installation
Fiberglass mesh rolled and splined with tension, not stapled sag. The difference between an enclosure that lasts and one that ripples in a year.
Engineered Frames
Aluminum framing beams sized for Florida wind-load requirements, anchored at code depth, with trusses, cross-bracing, and matching patio covers the county inspector signs off on the first visit.
Doors That Close Themselves
Heavy-duty screen doors with hydraulic closers, safe for kids and pets, mounted square so they swing shut every single time.
How Long a Screen Enclosure Takes
Most enclosures are built in three to six days on site. Here is the realistic schedule.
Week 1: Permits and Engineering
The design consultation, layout decisions, cabinet selection, and a written price. Cabinets are the long-lead item, so we order them the moment you approve. Most cabinet lines run four to eight weeks to deliver.
Day 1: Anchors and Base Beam
Cabinets, counters, and flooring come out. Plumbing and electrical get roughed in for the new layout, inspections get scheduled, and the room is prepped for the rebuild.
Days 2 to 4: Frame and Roof
Cabinets set, counters templated and fabricated, flooring laid, backsplash tiled. Our own crew handles the build with weekly photo updates, so you always know where things stand.
Days 5 to 6: Mesh and Doors
We load-test the railing together, walk every board barefoot, and register the warranty in your name. Nothing gets checked off until you say so.
Why Gainesville Homeowners Choose Trini for Screen Enclosures
A general contractor who has delivered over 400 projects across North Florida since 2004, with pool cages and lanais on a large share of them.
Licensed, Insured, and Local
Trini Homes is a fully licensed and insured Florida general contractor based in Gainesville. We are not a referral service or a franchise crew passing through town. You get one accountable team from estimate to final walkthrough.
Our Own Crew, Not Sub-of-the-Week
Demo, cabinets, counters, trim, and paint are handled by our own crew, with a dedicated project lead who answers the phone. Weekly updates with photos keep you in the loop without chasing anyone down.
Written Price and a Schedule That Sticks
A written price that holds and a timeline set before demo day. 400+ completed projects across Alachua County and the surrounding counties since 2004 means we know how long each phase actually takes, and we tell you upfront.
Real Reviews From Real Neighbors
A 5.0 rating from 48 homeowners, earned one enclosure, roof, and remodel at a time. We would rather show you the work: ask for addresses of recent projects near yours, or drive by a current job site and see how we run one.
See the Difference for Yourself
Drag the slider on the photo to see the before and after of a real screen enclosure replacement in Gainesville.
Screen Enclosure Replacement in Gainesville · taut mesh, straight beams, self-closing doors
See Your Pool and Patio Layout Before You Spend a Dollar
Enter your address and we will pull the satellite view of your property, the pool and patio measurements, and the public permit history on file for your home. Takes about a second. No obligation.
Alachua County addresses return the full renovation permit history. Other Florida counties within 200 miles of Gainesville are welcome, and we will confirm the details on the design consultation.
Rated 5.0 Stars by 48 Homeowners
Real reviews from real Alachua County clients.
“Trini Homes rebuilt our kitchen and we could not be happier. The crew showed up on time every day, the site was spotless at the end of each day, and the final invoice matched the estimate to the dollar.”
“After the last storm we needed a full roof replacement. As a GAF certified installer they handled everything, finished two days early, and our insurance process was smooth because of their documentation.”
“They built our home from the ground up in Tioga and treated it like their own. Communication was constant, quality was excellent, and any small issue was fixed before we even noticed it.”
Screen Enclosure Questions, Answered
The things Gainesville homeowners ask us most before building an enclosure.
Most pool cages and lanai enclosures in Gainesville run between 8 and 15 dollars per square foot of aluminum framing and mesh, so a typical pool cage lands between 8,000 and 20,000 dollars depending on size, height, and frame finish. Screened porch additions with real rooflines run higher. After the free enclosure check you get one written price for the whole build. It holds unless you change the plan.
Most enclosures take three to six days on site: anchors and base beam day one, the frame and roof structure over the next three, then mesh, doors, and cleanup. Permits and engineering run about a week before we arrive. You get the full schedule before we start.
Quality fiberglass mesh lasts 10 to 12 years in North Florida sun before it goes brittle, with heavy-duty pet mesh lasting longer where paws and kids lean on it. When rescreen time comes, we can re-panel the whole cage in a day without touching the frame.
Built to current Florida wind-load code, yes: anchors at code depth, beams sized for the exposure, and cross-bracing where the geometry needs it. The enclosures that fail in storms are the ones built before the code updates or attached with shortcuts. We build to the code the inspector enforces today.
Yes, enclosures need a permit and in most cases an engineered plan set for wind load. We handle the engineering, the permit, and the inspections as part of the build, so you never touch the paperwork.
Usually, yes. If the slab or deck is solid and level, we anchor to it and build the frame around what exists. If the surface is settling or cracked, we quote the repair honestly before the enclosure goes up, because a frame is only as straight as what it stands on.
A lanai attaches to the house and becomes a screened room with fans and lighting. A pool cage spans the whole pool and often the patio too. Many homes end up with both. We design the frame so they read as one intentional structure, not two bolted together.
Yes. Sagging mesh gets re-paneled, torn sections replaced, bent beams straightened or swapped, and doors re-hung with new closers. If more than about half the frame is failing, replacement usually costs less than a patch program, and we will show you the math both ways.
The frame engineering. The aluminum beam structure carries the wind load and therefore most of the cost. The mesh and doors are the smaller lines. The good news: the expensive part is the part that lasts 20 years and more, so that is where the money belongs.
Serving Alachua County, Duval, Marion and Surrounding Counties
Based in Gainesville, our crews work across North Central Florida.
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