Screen Enclosure, Pool Cage & Siding Contractor Serving Pinellas County, FL

Local Pinellas County contractor since 2011.

Pinellas County is where salt, wind, and daily UV punish everything on the outside of a home, and our approach in Clearwater and St. Petersburg reflects that. AM Exterior has been building screen enclosures, pool cages, patio covers, and siding replacements across Pinellas since 2011, and every material spec we recommend on this side of the bay is chosen with coastal conditions in mind — powder-coated aluminum with heavier-gauge fasteners, marine-grade screws, and screen mesh rated to hold up through storm season.

Because Pinellas sits directly in the path of most Gulf storms, hurricane recovery work makes up a large share of what we do here. After a named storm rolls through, we field calls from Clearwater and St. Pete homeowners with bent cages, torn screens, and missing panels — and we prioritize getting those enclosures rebuilt to current wind-load code so the next storm season doesn't undo the repair. New pool cage builds in Pinellas are engineered to the same standard.

Siding replacements on Pinellas homes almost always call for James Hardie fiber cement rather than vinyl. Salt air corrodes and warps lower-grade materials faster than inland homeowners expect, and Hardie's cement composition simply doesn't degrade the same way. Same for exterior trim, soffit, and fascia.

Most requested project in Pinellas: aluminum pool enclosure rebuilds and rescreens with storm-rated mesh. We're licensed for all Pinellas County permits and handle both the paperwork and the inspections so you don't have to.

Pinellas is the most densely built county in Florida, and that shows up in the details. Lots are narrow, setbacks are tight, and side-yard access for material and equipment often runs through a four-foot gate. Many homes in Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, and Seminole are 1960s and 1970s block ranches with original lanais and slabs that have shifted over the decades. Before we design a new enclosure or patio cover, we check the existing slab, footings, and fascia connection so the structure is anchored to something sound rather than to a deck that will keep moving. Pinellas also has more than two dozen municipalities, each with its own permitting office and, in places like Dunedin, Safety Harbor, and Gulfport, its own design or historic review. We identify the correct jurisdiction before quoting so the schedule we give you is realistic.

Coastal building codes matter here more than anywhere else we work. Much of Pinellas falls within high-velocity wind zones and FEMA flood zones, which affects the engineering an aluminum enclosure needs and, for substantial improvements, can trigger additional requirements. We coordinate the engineered drawings, follow current wind-load standards, and use fastener and screen specifications intended for salt air. Beyond enclosures, Pinellas homeowners regularly call us for James Hardie siding on wood-frame additions and second stories, patio covers that turn a bare pool deck into shade, paver replacements for cracked concrete, and bathroom remodels in homes that were last updated decades ago — all under the same license, crew, and written warranty.

Because Pinellas is across the bay from our Land O’Lakes shop, we schedule Clearwater and St. Petersburg work in blocks so a project moves continuously once it starts rather than in scattered visits. The first step is an on-site estimate where we check the slab, the fascia, the access path, and any flood or wind-zone considerations for the address. You receive a written scope with materials, dimensions, and who is responsible for the permit and any association approval. After you approve, we confirm measurements, order material, submit the permit to the correct municipality or the county, and set a start date. Storm-season demand can stretch lead times for aluminum and screen, and we are honest about that timing up front rather than promising a date we cannot hold.

Across Pinellas County, we build custom pool cages and screen enclosures, handle rescreening, and install patio covers, sunrooms, paver patios, and outdoor kitchens for backyards from Clearwater to St. Petersburg. We also replace siding with vinyl or James Hardie fiber cement, and we take on bathroom remodeling and general remodeling under the same State Certified Building Contractor license. One team manages the work from estimate through final inspection anywhere in Pinellas County.