How Much Does It Cost to Rescreen a Pool Cage in Florida?

Search for what a pool cage rescreen costs and you will find prices that do not agree. One guide says a few thousand dollars. Another says about a thousand. A third gives you a price per square foot that does not match either one. They are not all wrong. They are measuring different things.

This guide lays out what the two biggest cost guides publish, why their numbers differ, what a rescreen price should include, and when patching a few panels stops making sense. We price every cage in person, so you will not find our own price here. What you will find is enough to read any quote with confidence.

What the Published Numbers Say

Two national cost guides publish rescreen prices, and both are worth reading with care.

HomeGuide puts a full pool enclosure rescreen at $1,200 to $3,500, or $0.75 to $1.50 per square foot of screen area. It breaks that down by cage size (HomeGuide):

Cage size	1-story	2-story
15’ x 30’	$900 to $2,100	$1,500 to $3,200
20’ x 40’	$1,500 to $3,500	$2,000 to $4,600
30’ x 50’	$2,100 to $5,000	$3,000 to $7,000

Angi says rescreening costs $7 to $9 per square foot, materials and labor included, and notes that its figure assumes every panel is replaced. For Florida, Angi gives an average of $1,125 to rescreen a pool enclosure, built from four cities: Jacksonville $1,550, Miami $1,325, Orlando $775 and Tampa $875 (Angi, updated September 2026). Tampa is the closest of the four to Hernando and Pasco counties.

Neither guide lists Hernando, Pasco or Citrus County. Treat both as a starting range, not a quote.

Why the Numbers Never Match

Three things make these prices hard to compare.

They measure different things. HomeGuide prices by the square foot of screen. Angi’s table goes by the size of the enclosure. A cage has walls and a roof, so the screen on it covers far more than the patch of ground it sits on. Two prices “per square foot” can be measuring two different areas.

They count different jobs. Angi’s $925 national average is for pool screen enclosure repair in general, based on 798 projects, and most homeowners paid $295 to $1,593. That mixes small repairs in with full rescreens. A full rescreen of a big two-story cage and a torn door panel both land in the same average.

Cages are not all built alike. HomeGuide lists what pushes the price up:

• Height. A two-story enclosure needs scaffolding, and HomeGuide says prices rise about 30% for two stories.
• Roof shape. Gable, mansard, hipped and segmented roofs take longer, about 10% to 20% more overall.
• Split purlins. Some roofs are framed so the installer cannot run one sheet across the top and has to spline each section instead.
• Attached or free-standing. A cage attached to the house has one less wall to screen.
• The screen you pick. HomeGuide says screen mesh makes up 30% to 50% of the cost, depending on the material and brand.

So the honest answer to “how much does it cost?” is: it depends on the size and shape of your cage and the screen you choose, and the only number worth planning around is a written price for your cage.

Want a real number for your cage? Call (727) 857-3714 or get a free estimate. Chris looks at the cage and gives you a written price at the visit.

What a Rescreen Price Should Include

The biggest reason two quotes differ is that they are not quoting the same job. Before you compare prices, check what each one covers.

• Every wall and roof panel. A full rescreen means the whole cage, roof included. A quote for “the walls” is a different, smaller job.
• New spline. Spline is the rubber cord pressed into the frame’s channel to hold the screen tight. Old spline gets hard and stops gripping. HomeGuide puts spline materials at $50 to $150 for an average cage. We put new spline in on every rescreen.
• Worn hardware. Screws, door closers and other hardware wear out in the Florida weather. HomeGuide notes that replacing worn fasteners is cheapest during a rescreen, because the screen is already off. We replace worn screws and door closers as part of the job.
• The screen itself, by name. The quote should say which screen goes on: standard, no-see-um, pet or privacy, and whose. We use Phifer screen, made in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Our guide to pool cage screen types explains the difference.
• A warranty, in writing. Ours is 1 year on every rescreen.
• How long the price is good for. Ours is 30 days.

If one quote covers all of that and another covers half of it, the cheaper one is not cheaper.

Patch the Panels or Rescreen the Whole Cage?

If only one panel is torn, a repair sounds cheaper, and on that one day it is. HomeGuide lists single panels at $25 to $65 each, with bottom panels at the low end and roof panels at the high end. It also says contractors replace the whole panel rather than patch a tear, because “screen repair kits and patches don’t last long.”

The trouble comes later. HomeGuide’s own advice is that replacing individual panels is more expensive in the long run than a full rescreen, and that when the screen is 10 or more years old, a full rescreen is often cheaper. Angi agrees that per panel, small jobs cost more, and that when a large share of the screens is worn, rescreening the whole enclosure may be the better buy.

There is also the look of it. A new panel next to faded, sun-worn screen stands out from across the yard, and the old panels around it keep wearing out. That is why we do full rescreens only, not single panels.

Signs the whole cage is due:

• Screen that has faded, gone chalky or turned shiny in the sun.
• Panels that sag, flap or pull out of the frame.
• Tears showing up on more than one wall, and more each season.
• Bugs and leaves inside the cage that used to stay out.

Why Florida Cages Wear Out Faster

The sun is the main reason. Phifer, the screen maker, writes that a Florida pool cage screen has to stand up to “intense, year-round UV exposure,” and says it formulates the coating on its screen for exactly that (Phifer). The same post, which is Phifer’s own marketing, argues that imported screen does not hold up as long.

That is one more reason to look at the screen named on your quote. Two prices that differ by a few hundred dollars can be two very different screens, and the cheaper one may mean doing the job again sooner.

The Super Gutter Question

Before you rescreen, look up at the large gutter your cage is fastened to along the house. That is the super gutter, and it holds up one side of the cage roof.

If that gutter is sagging, leaking at the seams or pulling away, fix it first. Changing a super gutter means taking the screen and beams off that side of the cage, so a rescreen done before it is partly undone by it. Our super gutter change out includes a full rescreen, so the gutter and the screen are done in one job. Our post on the signs a super gutter needs replacing shows what to look for.

When to Book It

Angi notes that screen contractors are busiest from late spring to early fall, and that booking in the fall or winter can mean better rates and shorter waits.

What a Rescreen Looks Like With Us

1. You call or send the form. Jennifer gets back to you to set up a visit. Chris can usually come out within 24 to 72 hours.
2. Chris looks at the cage. He checks the screen, the frame, the hardware and the gutter the cage hangs from. If something besides the screen needs work, you hear about it at the visit.
3. You pick your screen. Standard, no-see-um, pet or privacy screen, and you can mix them by wall.
4. You get a written price. It is good for 30 days. There is no pressure to decide on the spot.
5. We rescreen the cage. Every wall and roof panel, new Phifer screen and new spline, and worn hardware replaced. The work comes with a 1 year warranty.

We take 10% off for military members and veterans, first responders, and seniors 65 and up. Cash and checks carry no fee; cards carry a 2.99% fee.

Rain Storm Solutions rescreens pool cages and lanais across Hernando, Pasco and Citrus counties, from Spring Hill and Brooksville to New Port Richey and Inverness. We are a Florida Certified Specialty Contractor, license SCC131154760. See our pool cage rescreening page for the full job, or call (727) 857-3714 or get a free estimate to have Chris look at your cage.