Lanai & Pool Cage Cleaning
Pelican Landing

Pelican Landing covers more than 2,300 acres between Estero Bay and Spring Creek, and it grew out of a golf club started in the mid-1980s. Most of what stands here now went up through the 1990s and 2000s, so a typical cage has been through twenty or more wet seasons. Screens on that schedule are often original, and frames carry decades of salt.

Bay and Gulf air leaves a fine salt film on screen mesh. It traps pollen and dust, dulls the view, and keeps the screen damp longer after each rain. Bay-front and canal homes see it fastest.

Aluminum frames in salt air oxidize sooner than inland. The chalky white or gray film does not rinse off; it needs a brightener. On many 1990s and 2000s cages here, treating oxidation is now part of every cleaning.

Not every lot here faces the water. Golf-course and lake lots further from the bay see less salt, but they get grass clippings, fertilizer dust and sprinkler overspray on the lower panels instead. That mix leaves a gray-green line along the kick plates and bottom rails. We pay extra attention to that band, since it is usually the first thing a visitor notices.

Under mature trees, the cage roof collects leaves and the shaded side grows green algae on frames and kick plates. The pool deck under that shade turns slick.

Much of the community is wrapped in cypress hammocks, wetlands and protected wildlife areas, with tree-shaded roads between the neighborhoods. Enclosures backing onto those preserves stay damp well into the morning, and leaf litter piles up where the cage roof meets the house. We clear that debris by hand before washing, because wet leaves stain screen mesh brown if they are simply blasted through it.

Villa lanais without a pool get the same salt and mildew on a smaller scale. We clean those screens, ceilings and floors too, priced for the size.

There are 27 named neighborhoods inside Pelican Landing, from garden condos and coach homes to villas, single-family streets and estates, and each has its own association. Some boards handle screens and lanai exteriors for everyone; in others, each owner arranges their own. If you are not sure which applies to your home, check your documents or ask the manager, and we will work to whatever they say.

Two-story coach homes, such as those in Palm Colony, often have an upper screened lanai stacked over the one below. On those we work with a light rinse and towels along the floor edge, so water does not drip onto the downstairs neighbor’s furniture. Where an association wants every unit in a building cleaned together, we can schedule the whole row in one visit.

Working hours matter here. Contractors at Pelican Landing are expected to work Monday through Saturday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., and anything outside that needs approval from the community and the neighborhood association. Our crews start inside that window, are pre-registered at the gate, and carry a COI that can be sent to the manager before we arrive.

Bay-front homes also face constant wind off Estero Bay, which drives salt and pollen through the mesh and onto the deck and furniture. A deck rinse and furniture wipe-down are part of every Pelican Landing cage visit.

Residents who use the kayak park on Spring Creek, the sailing center or the boat shuttle to Big Hickory Island often bring gear home to the lanai. Wet life jackets, paddles, towels and beach chairs left under the cage hold moisture against the floor and walls, and mildew spots follow. We clean around stored gear or move it aside, and rinse the floor where it has been sitting.

Pool decks under these cages are mostly pavers or travertine. Shade and splash keep them damp, and a slick film forms near the steps and the spa edge long before it shows as color. We clean the deck evenly with a surface cleaner, then go back over steps and coping. Pool water and equipment pads are covered so cleaning runoff does not reach them.

Many owners here are seasonal and close the house for the summer. A shut lanai in a humid, shaded spot grows mildew on the ceiling, under cushions and along the screen door track within a few months. Booking a cleaning a week or two before you come back means the cage, deck and furniture are ready the day you open the shutters.

For most homes here we suggest a cleaning once a year. Bay-front and creek-front cages often look better on an eight- to ten-month cycle, while interior golf lots can sometimes go longer. Small villa lanais start at $249, standard cages at $299 and large estate cages at $399, with oxidation treatment added only where the frames need it.