Screen Repair, Lanai & Pool Cage Services in Fort Myers & Southwest Florida

Your lanai screen tore open in the last blow, the pool cage has a panel flapping loose, or the whole enclosure has gone hazy and brittle from the sun, and you want it tight and clear again. That is the job we do. Smart Fix re-screens lanai and pool-cage panels, repairs and refinishes storm-grade aluminum framing, and clears the gutters that protect the wood your enclosure anchors bite into. Southwest Florida sun, salt air, and hurricane-season wind are exactly what we plan the fix around, so a re-screen done in July still holds through the next August, not just on the calm day we set it.

Smart Fix handles screen and exterior work across Fort Myers and SWFL with our own ladders, harnesses, and insurance, and respect for your landscaping while we work. Jordan Goodwin or a team member answers most calls personally, so you are treated by name, not a file number.

Screen door repair and window screen repair, most panels done same day

A single torn screen panel is usually a same-day fix. We pull the old spline, cut fresh screen to the frame, roll it tight so there is no sag or ripple, and re-spline it so the panel drums flat the way a new one should. Screen door repair, window screen repair, and single lanai panels all get the same treatment, and most of them are done in one visit.

Most screen calls we get fall into a short list:

• A screen door that won't roll or has jumped its track (grit-packed rollers, a bent track)
• A window screen sagging or split along the spline (UV-brittle mesh past its life)
• A single lanai or pool-cage panel torn by wind or a branch
• A pet that pushed through the lower screen on a door or panel

We fix the panel or door in front of you when parts allow and confirm it is tight before we pack up. Ready when you are: (239) 744-8749.

Screen enclosures re-screened: 18x14 charcoal pet-grade vs 20x20 fiberglass

When more than a panel or two has gone, a full re-screen of the enclosure is the honest call, and the mesh you choose matters more here than almost anywhere in the country. Standard 20x20 fiberglass is the default builder screen, and it is fine for a shaded, protected screen room. On a canal-side pool cage taking direct wind load, it is the panel that blows out first.

"On canal-front cages in Cape Coral we default to 18x14 charcoal pet-grade screen over standard 20x20 fiberglass. The tighter, heavier weave holds up to the wind load coming off the water, and it shrugs off dogs and cats that would push straight through builder mesh."

Here is how we talk it through with you before ordering material:

1. 20x20 fiberglass is the standard weave. It is the least expensive and reads nearly invisible, and it is a reasonable choice for a protected, inland screen room out of the direct wind.
2. 18x14 charcoal pet-grade is the heavier, tighter weave we recommend on exposed and canal-side pool-cage rebuilds on Cape Coral canal-front homes. It takes wind load off the water and resists pets pushing through the lower panels.
3. No-see-um / fine-mesh goes on the panels where the tiny insects get through a standard weave, usually the lower kick panels and the door.

We re-screen panel by panel, tension each one so it drums flat, and re-spline the whole run so it ages evenly instead of one fresh panel next to five tired ones. We do not quote a same-day guarantee on a full enclosure re-screen, because a whole cage done right needs the panels measured, material ordered, and each run tensioned properly. Tell us what's going on and we'll come back with a flat-rate number.

Pool cage and lanai rebuilds: storm-grade aluminum frame repair

The screen is only half the enclosure. The aluminum frame is what carries the wind, and after a storm season or two the frame is usually where the real damage lives. We repair and refinish storm-grade aluminum framing, re-anchor sections that have pulled loose, replace corroded fasteners with coastal-rated hardware, and rebuild the runs that took the worst of a blow.

We re-tap and re-anchor loose uprights, swap salt-pitted fasteners for corrosion-resistant hardware, and refinish or replace the framing sections that are past saving. Between the bigger rebuild jobs, a routine wash to strip salt film and mildew off the frame and screens slows the corrosion that starts the cycle over again. Where a whole cage needs to come down and go back up, or where a permitted structural rebuild is required, that is routed through our network of licensed providers, and we will tell you straight which bucket your enclosure falls in before any work starts.

"We fix the frame the wind actually loads, not just the screen you can see. A tight new panel bolted to a corroded upright is a repair that fails on the next blow."

Get the frame sound before the next system rolls through. Call (239) 744-8749 and we'll scope the cage.

Gutter cleaning that protects the wood your enclosure anchors bite into

Screen and cage work and gutter work belong on the same visit, because a clogged gutter is what rots the wood a pool-cage anchor bites into. We clear the full run by hand, flush every line with water to confirm the downspouts actually drain away from the house, and walk you through anything developing before we fold the ladder.

When we are already up the ladder for a re-screen, adding the gutter flush that protects fascia and soffit is one trip instead of two. We bag what we pull instead of dropping it on your beds, and we respect your landscaping while we work. Ready when you are. Call (239) 744-8749 or request a free quote in a couple of minutes.

Hurricane and storm-season screen prep for SWFL lanais and pool cages

Storm season is the whole reason exterior screen work matters here, and getting ahead of it is cheaper than cleaning up after it. Before a system, an intact, properly tensioned screen actually protects the cage, because a torn or loose panel catches wind like a sail and can peel a whole run off its anchors.

"A loose panel is not a cosmetic problem before a storm. It catches the wind, loads the frame it is bolted to, and takes the anchors with it. Tightening the screens is a real prep step, not a nicety."

Our pre-season checklist covers the panels that are most likely to fail, the fasteners that salt air has been working on, and the gutters above the cage that feed water into the anchor wood. If you want the full sequence, our storm-season pool cage prep checklist lays it out step by step.

When you don't need a full re-screen yet

We will tell you straight when this can wait. If your enclosure has one small tear in a low-traffic panel and the rest of the mesh is still tight and clear, swapping fresh mesh into the one failed panel buys you seasons, and paying for a full cage re-screen now is money you do not need to spend yet. Wait on the whole-cage job until several panels are brittle, sagging, or splitting at the spline. We would rather fix the one panel that needs it than sell you a re-screen the cage is not ready for.

Not sure which it is? Call us: (239) 744-8749

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