By Corey Philip // Aug 15, 2023

One of most common projects we do is a screen enclosure extension. Many pool contractors and home builders build the enclosure as close to the edge of the pool as possible… the smaller size, the more money they save. Practically speaking however, this doesn’t workout well for the homeowner who later realizes that the deck area is too small for lounge chairs or a grille.

Our customers in Bonita Springs were in the same boat.  Their screen enclosure built in Bonita National Golf & Country Club by Lennar was built right to the edge of the pool leaving no room for their outdoor kitchen.

For this extension, we would need to pour a concrete footing to host the structure, cover the area with matching pavers and then build the screen enclosure matching the roof.  As with all of our projects, this screen enclosure extension started with surveying, engineering, and permitting which you can read more about here.  Getting approval, from the time a deposit was received until we were ready to break ground was close to 3 months.

Once the permit was approved and pavers were in our inventory, it was time to break ground and excavate the sod.


With the footing dug and site excavated, it is time to pour the footer.  The footer will later be covered by pavers.  Here we have Eduan, Alex, and Gilberto hard at work on footing.


With the footing in place it was time to start on the structural aluminum.  The side of the enclosure was removed and the new framing is built.  The roof is connected to provide a fluid roof line with no gully.


Things get wrapped up quickly, and a day or so after the above picture, the screen enclosure extension was done.  Start to finish the project took about 3 weeks with a large chunk of the time spent waiting for an inspection on the concrete in the beginning and waiting for a concrete delivery.  Our customer was happy they got the patio space they need for their new outdoor kitchen!


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Corey began working on screen enclosures as a teenager in 2004 after hurricane Charley devastated his home town of Punta Gorda. 7 years later, after holding positions from foreman, to sales, to project manager, while attending college at Florida Gulf Coast University, Corey and childhood friend Thomas Davis founded Gulf Coast Aluminum in 2011. With a focus on delivering an unparrelled level of service, the company has grown by leaps and bounds under their leadership. Today you’ll find Corey answering the phones In his free time Corey likes training for triathlons, running the trails at Ding Darling park on Sanibel Island, and of course, working on growing Gulf Coast Aluminum.