Independent measurement · August 2026
The screen enclosure companies ChatGPT actually recommends.
Homeowners don't just search anymore — they ask ChatGPT who to see. So we measured the answer. We asked for the best screen enclosure company in 12 U.S. metros, 4 different ways each — 48 checks in all — and recorded every company it named.
Only 80%
of the 441 U.S. screen enclosure companies we benchmarked ever came up. These are the ones homeowners are told to see.
441
U.S. screen enclosure companies checked
48
ChatGPT questions asked
12
metros benchmarked
80%
ever get recommended
Measured August 21, 2026 on ChatGPT (gpt-4o, with web search): 12 metros × 4 question phrasings = 48 checks. No other AI system is included in these numbers. How we measured it
One difference from most boards in this network, stated plainly: every question here was asked twice, not once. Only 32% of the company-and-question pairs named on the first ask were named again on the second. Because asking twice finds more names, a company has to be named in at least 3 of the 4 questions — on both asks — to be listed here, where most of our boards list at 2.
The most recommended screen enclosure companies, metro by metro
Every metro below was benchmarked the same way: 4 homeowner-style questions, every answer recorded. Pick your city to see the full measured list.
ChatGPT's answer moves between checks, so we publish how many of the 4 checks named each one instead of a rank that would change if we asked again.
Atlanta
27 of 28No company was named more than once here
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Austin
25 of 31Named in all 4 checks: Dan White's Screens & Things
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Charlotte
35 of 38No company was named more than once here
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Dallas
30 of 36No company was named more than once here
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Fort Myers
27 of 37Named in 3 of 4 checks: Screen Factory Florida LLC
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Houston
28 of 38Named in all 4 checks: FDR Custom Enclosures, LLC
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Jacksonville
25 of 37Named in 3 of 4 checks: J-Rod and Sons Screen Rooms
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Miami
32 of 34No company was named more than once here
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Orlando
29 of 46Named in 3 of 4 checks: Reliable Pool Enclosures & Screens
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Phoenix
26 of 34Named in all 4 checks: Arizona Sun Screen
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Sarasota
35 of 38Named in 3 of 4 checks: Rivo Construction
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Tampa
33 of 44Named in all 4 checks: Tampa Screens & Aluminum, Inc.
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Before you call anyone
What the work costs, what homeowners ask us most, and tools that give you a number in about a minute. Nothing here is a sales page and nothing asks for your phone number.
What things cost
Real price ranges for the work homeowners ask about most, with every figure traced back to a named source.
- How much does a pool screen enclosure cost?HomeGuide publishes $5 to $15 per square foot, or $4,000 to $14,000, for a pool screen enclosure. The by-size table, what height and a super gutter add, and the Florida price the guides publish.
- How much does it cost to rescreen a pool enclosure?HomeGuide publishes $0.75 to $1.50 per square foot of screen, or $1,200 to $3,500, to rescreen a pool cage. Per-panel repair prices, the by-size table, what two stories add, and when a full rescreen beats patching.
- How much does a screened-in porch cost?HomeGuide publishes $10 to $25 per square foot to screen an existing porch and $50 to $175 to build a new one. The full by-size table from 10x10 to 24x36, what the roof costs, and the cheapest honest version.
- How much does a screened lanai cost?HomeGuide publishes $2,000 to $5,000 to screen an existing lanai and $10,000 to $35,000 to build a new one. The by-size table, the Florida cost factors HomeGuide lists, and what rescreening an old lanai costs instead.
Common questions
Straight answers, written for the person paying — not a lead form and not a sales page.
- What is the best screen to use on a pool cage?There is no single best pool screen — there is the right mesh for the problem. HomeGuide's published lifespans and prices by material, the 18/14 versus 20/20 weave question, and the named screens it lists.
- How to add privacy to a pool cage?A standard pool screen hides nothing. The published options that do — solar and privacy mesh, vinyl-laminated panels, and a reskinned wall — with HomeGuide's material prices and what each one costs in airflow and light.
- How much does a retractable porch screen cost?HomeGuide prices manual pull-down retractable screens at $15 to $25 per square foot as a complete roll-up unit and motorized ones at $30 to $50. How that compares with fixed screening, and what the motor actually buys.
- How long do pool cage screens last?HomeGuide says a pool cage lasts 10 to 20 years before rescreening, with the mesh type deciding where in that window it lands. The lifespan by material, the signs the screen is done, and what shortens it.
- Do you need a permit for a pool cage in Florida?Yes — Florida cities permit screen enclosures as aluminum structures under the Florida Building Code. What Tampa, Ocoee and Clermont publish: the permit type, engineer-sealed plans, the fee schedule, and the Notice of Commencement rule.
- Does homeowners insurance cover pool cages?Often not by default: Citizens Property Insurance says its policies do not cover structures built open to the weather, and the Florida Department of Financial Services describes a screened enclosure hurricane endorsement sold in $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000 limits. What to check on your policy.
- Are pool enclosures worth it?HomeGuide's published list of what a screen enclosure does — fewer insects and debris, UV protection, a longer season, lower chemical and cleaning costs — against its $4,000 to $14,000 price and 10-to-20-year life. The honest trade.
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Measured, never sold.
No screen enclosure company can pay to appear on these lists. A company is listed only because ChatGPT actually recommended it when we asked — more than once. We publish how many of the checks named each one, not a place, because the count holds up when we ask again and a place doesn't. That's the whole formula.
Read the full methodologyCommon questions
How did you measure which U.S. screen enclosure companies ChatGPT recommends?
We asked ChatGPT the questions real homeowners ask — like "Who is the best pool screen enclosure company near me?" — 4 different ways, and recorded every company recommended. Each company on this list was named in more than one of those answers, and we publish how many named it rather than a place in a ranking — ask ChatGPT again and the top name often changes, but the count holds. We ran 48 checks for this market and compared the answers against the 441 U.S. companies in our dataset.
Can a screen enclosure company pay to be on this list?
No. This list is measured, never sold. A company appears on it only if ChatGPT actually recommended it when we asked. Money cannot buy a place on this list. Sponsored blocks are labeled advertising and sit outside the ranked list.
What does it mean if a company is NOT on this list?
It means that when we asked ChatGPT for a screen enclosure company in U.S., that company never came up. That says nothing about the quality of their work — only that homeowners who ask AI for a recommendation are being sent somewhere else. Most companies haven't shown up in AI answers yet, so the list is short.
How often is this updated?
We re-run the same benchmark quarterly with the same methodology, so companies that improve their AI visibility can appear in the next update. This edition was measured in August 2026.
What if something on this page about my company is wrong?
Tell us at /corrections and we will check it against the source. A wrong name, phone number, address, licence or service is a defect and we fix it. A ranking is different: it is a measurement of what ChatGPT answered, so it is never for sale and by the same rule never removable or editable on request. A number you can talk us out of would not be worth publishing.
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