By Corey Philip // Aug 15, 2023

Most homes built by general contractors in Southwest Florida come with a small undertruss patio.  Thats the good news.  The bad new is that what they don’t include in screen.  That’s just not to practical.  Open the doors for a few minutes and bugs will invade your house quickly.

This undertruss patio will soon be screened in!

Once the homeowner realizes there is no screen, we often get the call to screen it in.  Screening in a lanai like this usually costs around $1,000.  For us, it is a 1 day project and we can usually get to it quickly.  No permit is required in most places (there are exceptions).  Take a look at this finished project below.  Have a project liked this in our service area?  We’d love to do it!  Call us or get your estimate conveniently online.

Undertruss lanai enclosure now complete. Another project by GCA

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Corey Philip

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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.