Torn lanai panel? Repairs start at $200
Not every screen problem is a whole-cage problem. A blown panel, a dog-scratched door, a spline working loose — these are one-visit repairs, and we do them all over Palm Bay and the south county without treating a small job like a small customer.
Repairs we roll a truck for
- Single or scattered torn panels on lanais, porches and pool cages
- Pet-clawed lower panels — swapped for tough pet screen so it does not happen twice
- Screen doors: new mesh, plus hinges, latches and closers adjusted so the door stops dragging and slamming
- Spline creep — panels going slack and rattling because the spline has shrunk out of its channel
- Re-tensioning and re-securing panels loosened by a windy night
Every repair panel is hung with new spline, not the old strip pressed back in. It is a small difference you notice two summers later.
The per-panel math, out loud
A repair visit runs $200–900. The bottom of that range is a single panel; the top is a long list of panels or a door plus several walls. Why does one panel cost $200 when the mesh itself costs a few dollars? Because the truck, the setup and the ladder work are the same whether we swap one panel or six.
Two honest consequences of that math. First: if you can see a second panel starting to go, have it done in the same visit — the added cost of each extra panel is small once we are standing there. Second: when the repair list gets long enough that the total brushes up against rescreen money, we will tell you and quote the full rescreen instead. Spending repair dollars on a cage that needs new screen everywhere is spending twice.
Pet damage has a permanent fix
If a dog has gone through the same lower panel twice, a third sheet of standard mesh is not the answer. Pet screen is a heavier vinyl-coated polyester weave that shrugs off claws. We put it on the bottom wall panels and door kick area, keep normal mesh everywhere else, and the problem stays fixed. Details and trade-offs are in the mesh guide.
Small-job questions, answered plainly
Is one panel really worth your trip?
Yes. Small jobs are how most neighbors meet us, and the $200 floor is stated up front so nobody is surprised. If you would rather batch it, tell us what else is fraying and we will price the visit as one list.
Will the new panel match my old screen?
We match the mesh type and color — charcoal is the Space Coast default. What we cannot match is fade: a fresh panel next to sun-bleached mesh will read a shade darker and crisper. It softens with time.
Do you repair screen doors only, no panels?
All the time. A door that will not latch or drags its sweep is usually hardware, not mesh, and it is one of the most satisfying cheap fixes we do.
My whole cage is going — should I still book a repair?
Call anyway. We will look at the mesh age and tell you honestly whether a repair buys you real time or just delays a rescreen by a season. The cost guide shows where the crossover sits.
Text-length problem, phone-call fix
Describe the tear, count the panels, and we will give you a number on the call.
Or send the quote form