Screened Porches Built, Repaired and Rescreened in Wilmington, DE
- Rescreening and Repairs $500 to $2,500
- New Porches on Your Deck or From Scratch
- Screen, Frame, Roof and Trim
Porch project estimates are free and done at your home.
A screened porch earns its keep on the evenings when the mosquitoes are out, and the sun is too hot to sit in. It stops earning it the day a panel tears, a bottom rail goes soft, or the screen starts to sag away from the frame. Then it becomes the room nobody uses.
Jimmy Grubb and his son rescreen and repair porches around Wilmington, and they also build new screened porches, either on top of a deck or porch you already have or from the ground up.
A Delaware Business License, Insurance, and a Bond Behind the Porch Work
A few torn panels or the whole porch
Screen repairs, soft framing and new screened rooms are all part of the work.
Your deck as the floor
An existing deck in good shape can become the floor of a new screened room.
Measured opening by opening
Where the openings differ, each screen panel is sized to its own.
Vinyl and aluminum railings
Neither one needs paint or stain to hold up outdoors.
A Screen Is Only as Good as the Frame Behind It
Mesh is the thinnest part of a screened porch and the easiest to replace, but it hangs on a wood frame, and that frame stands on a deck or porch floor. The deeper the trouble goes into those layers, the bigger the job, up to building a porch where none exists yet.
Rescreening an existing porch
When the framing is solid, and the problem is the screen itself, the job is rescreening. Torn, faded, or sagging mesh comes off, and the old staples or spline come out. A new screen is then stretched tight across each opening and held with new spline or fastened under trim battens. Jimmy goes over the screen mesh options with you, because the mesh changes how the porch looks from inside and how well it holds up to a dog or a pushed-in chair.
Repairing the porch that holds the screen
Screen pulls loose where the wood behind it has moved. The bottom rail of each opening sits closest to the floor and takes the splash from rain blowing in. Posts rot at the base, kick plates loosen, and the floorboards under the screen line can give way. Repair means replacing the rotted members, re-securing what has come loose, and then putting the new screen up. When the deck under the porch also needs work, it can be repaired as part of the same job.
A new screened porch, on a deck or from the ground up
A new screened porch starts one of two ways. If you already have a deck or an open porch in good shape, it can become the floor of the new room, with walls and a roof framed on top of it. If not, the porch is built new, floor and all. On both kinds of build, one crew does the framing, the screen walls, the roof and the trim, so nobody is waiting on another company to show up between stages.
Soft framing found before any screen goes up
Walls and a roof ask more of a deck than a patio table ever did, so a conversion starts with the posts, beams and ledger underneath it.
screened porches in NewarkThe roof is the other half of the plan. A porch that already has one may only need screen walls framed under it. A porch with nothing overhead needs a roof built as part of the job, and our deck and porch roofs work covers the roof shapes and how each one ties into the house.
deck and porch roofsFront porches under the main roof in Wilmington
A front porch under the main roof of a Wilmington row home or twin is screened by building-screen walls between the existing posts. The roof is in place, so the question moves to what the walls will fasten to. Those posts and the rails between them are checked for soft wood before anything is attached, and the openings between them may not match, so each panel is measured to its own opening. The porch floor matters too: a floor pitched to shed water keeps puddles from standing along the new bottom rails.
When rot has spread past the porch into the house trim, columns, or window frames, our exterior wood rot repair work covers rebuilding those parts.
exterior wood rot repairThe Order the Porch Work Goes In
Screen, rot, or no porch yet
Mention whether the porch needs a new screen, has rotted wood, or doesn't exist yet. A rough idea of the size helps Jimmy plan the visit.
Jimmy sees the porch in person
He walks the porch or deck with you, looks at the posts, rails, and floorboards along the screen line, and talks through screen, floor, and railing choices.
A written estimate
The price comes to you as a written estimate by email, so you have it in front of you before any work is scheduled.
Repairs, framing and screen
Rotted members are replaced first. On a new porch, the walls, roof and trim go up next, and the screen is stretched across each opening.
Walk-through
On the last day, you and Jimmy go over the finished porch, from the floorboards at the screen line to the trim overhead, and he shows you which posts and rails were replaced.
The Work Behind a Finished Screened Porch
| Piece of the porch | Rescreen or repair | New porch build |
|---|---|---|
| Screen mesh | Old screen removed, new screen stretched | Installed on every opening |
| Spline or trim battens | Replaced as needed | Installed |
| Bottom rails and posts | Rotted pieces replaced | Framed new |
| Deck or porch floor | Soft boards and framing repaired | Existing floor reused if sound, or built new |
| Decking material | Matched where the material is still made | Trex, TimberTech/AZEK or pressure-treated |
| Railings | Checked; repaired where needed | Vinyl or aluminum |
| Roof over the porch | Not part of a rescreen | Framed and roofed with the porch |
| Trim | Replaced where rotted | Installed |
| Painting siding, trim or railings | Not included | New trim left ready for your painter |
We don't paint siding, trim or railings. New trim and framing are left ready for your painter.
Porch floors are the one porch surface we paint.
Already bought the fixture or the material? We can usually install it, as long as it suits the job. On customer-supplied materials, our warranty covers the labor only.
Rescreening Prices and New-Porch Quotes
- Work
Rescreening, screened porch repair or deck repair
Range$500 to $2,500 - Work
New screened porch
RangePriced at the in-home estimate
A single small task, like a smoke detector or a lock, is a $100 service call plus $25 for each 15 minutes of work.
Three things move the cost of rescreening and repair: how many openings need new mesh, the mesh you choose, and how much of the frame behind it has gone soft, since every rotted rail or post is rebuilt before the screen goes on. A new porch is priced from its size, the decking and railing you choose and the roof it needs, so it is quoted only after Jimmy has seen the site.
Jimmy prices every project in person at your home, never from a photo or a text. Project estimates are free and are usually scheduled in the evening.
Our warranty
Our work carries a one-year workmanship warranty, dated from the day the job is finished.
Porch and Deck Reviews Around Wilmington
A deck repaired, then screened and closed in
Mary Komar, Google review, February 2025
“Precision Home Worx did an amazing job repairing my deck making it safe and secure. Also , screening and closing it in to enjoy it bug free in the shade .”
Work on a mother's porch
Daniel Cooke, Google review, March 2025
“They did an awesome job on my mom’s porch. Would def hire them again”
More reviews from our customers, straight from Google.
Living With a Screened Porch: Rain, Pets and Floors
Some. Every screen slows the air a little, and heavier mesh slows it more: pet-resistant screen and tighter weaves let less air through than standard mesh. That is one more thing to weigh when you pick the mesh for a porch that depends on a breeze.
Gently. A soft brush and a light rinse from a garden hose lift pollen and dust without stressing the mesh. A strong jet of water can stretch the screen or push it out of its spline, and a stiff brush can open the weave. Work from both sides of each panel.
Fiberglass mesh relaxes a little in summer heat, and a spline that has dried out loosens its grip in the channel. When the frame is still square, a sagging panel is a rescreen. When the frame has moved, the screen keeps sagging until the wood behind it is fixed.
Composite decking like Trex or TimberTech/AZEK resists rot and doesn't need staining, which matters under a roof where boards dry more slowly. Pressure-treated lumber is an option where the porch floor will be painted or stained later.
Screens stop bugs, not wind-driven rain. In a storm, the floor near the screen line gets wet, and so does the bottom rail of each opening. A deeper roof overhang reduces how far the rain reaches, so mention it in the estimate if the porch faces the weather.
Get the Porch Back in Use
Call or text Jimmy with what you have now: a porch that needs a new screen, a frame with soft wood, or a deck you would like to screen in. The porch and the deck can both be looked at on one visit.
Precision Home Worx · Based in Claymont, DE · (302) 321-3577 (call or text) · Monday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Delaware business license #223872998 · General liability insurance and RLI surety bond #LMS1971327
Serving Wilmington, Claymont, North Wilmington, Hockessin, Pike Creek, Greenville, Newark, New Castle, Bear and the rest of northern Delaware.
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