If you went to our client’s house now that we’ve finished this recent project, you won’t believe they’ve had their enclosure for more than 10 years. You’d think it’s a brand new one that they just had installed.

This is the truth:

Rusty tapcons, chipped and faded paint, and torn screens that we’ve already removed. This pool cage was barely holding up. Some tapcons were even missing, most likely fallen out, which is what happens when they get rusted all the way through.

The door is the most beat up. With frequent use and activity in this area, the paint was already almost gone throughout.

The first thing we did was replace the screws with Nylotec. Our trusted materials that won’t fall out on you. These are designed with a molded head so it prevents water from seeping through and reaching the shaft underneath, which causes the rust on the inside.

We picked bronze for the Nylotecs because our next step is repainting, which our client decided to switch to bronze.

This is how the place usually looks like while we repaint. We cover everything in plastic to avoid unwanted sprinkles of paint especially with our electrostatic method of application.

From these photos, you can see the comparison of our paint with that of the original. Ours is made to last longer, as long as 7 to 10 years without chipping or fading.

We also painted the fascia which is the surface under the roof that’s attached to the pool cage. And also this corner aluminum, which is a tricky area to work.

This is a close-up comparison of what your pool cage may look after our restoration. From rusted fasteners, fading screens, and chipping paint, our procedure leaves you with a fully functional pool cage and stronger structure that can last 7 to 10 years with little to no maintenance required.

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Corey Philip

About the author

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.