Lanai & Pool Cage Cleaning
Olde Cypress

Olde Cypress is a Stock Development community at Immokalee Road and Logan Boulevard, just east of I-75 in North Naples. It covers roughly 540 to 550 acres but holds only about 650 homes, so lots are generous and many back onto lakes, golf holes or protected preserve of pine and cypress. Homes were built from about 2002 to 2014, which puts most pool cages between ten and twenty years old.

Pine needles and cypress debris settle on cage roof panels and in cage gutters, where they hold water against the mesh and stain it. So on every Olde Cypress cage, that debris comes off before anything else is washed, and we check the gutter outlets are flowing freely.

The range of homes is wide. Santorini Villas and Lantana have smaller homes around 1,800 to 2,200 square feet, with lanais to match. Terramar and the courtyard homes sit in the middle, and Da Vinci Estates, behind its own second gate, has homes over 5,000 square feet. Enclosure sizes follow that range, from compact villa lanais up to tall cages wrapping a pool, spa and summer kitchen.

Shaded, preserve-facing frames grow green algae, and spring pine pollen coats screens and pool decks. A spring cleaning after the pollen drop keeps that under control.

Pine pollen arrives in late winter and spring as a yellow-green dust. On a dry day it brushes off, but once dew or a sprinkler wets it, it turns into a sticky film that holds dirt and feeds algae. Cleaning soon after the heaviest pollen has fallen gives the cage the longest clean stretch, and owners who are here only in season often schedule it just before they leave.

Estate homes often have large two-story enclosures or outdoor-kitchen birdcages. We protect grills, TVs and furniture and quote the enclosure size you actually have.

Cypress debris is different from pine needles. Cypress trees drop small, feathery needles and little round cones in the fall, and both catch in gutter corners and along the bottom rail of the screen walls. Left there, they hold moisture and stain the aluminum brown. We pick out what is lodged by hand, flush the gutters, then rinse the lower rails before washing the screens.

Golf-facing cages pick up something preserve-side ones do not: fine grass clippings and sand from mowing and bunker work, carried on the wind. That grit settles on lower screen panels and in door tracks, where it makes sliding doors drag. We vacuum or brush the tracks clean during each visit and lubricate the rollers lightly if the owner wants, so the door slides freely again.

Pool cages from the early 2000s are now old enough that their screen splines and frame coating need watching. Splines shrink with age, and a panel that looks fine may pull loose under any water pressure at all. Before washing we press along each panel edge, and any that are loose are rinsed gently by hand or skipped, with a note for the owner so they can arrange rescreening.

Lap pool, tennis and the clubhouse take care of a lot of social life, so many owners use their own cage mainly for quiet mornings and family visits. That makes appearance matter most just before guests arrive. We can schedule a cleaning a few days ahead of a holiday or a family visit, and if the floor is pavers, add sanding and sealing to the same trip.

Shaded pool decks under a large cage dry slowly after rain and grow a thin layer of algae that turns slippery. We surface-clean the whole deck rather than spot-washing, then spend extra time on steps, the spa edge and the area around drains. Where pavers have lost sand or show weeds between joints, we point it out so you can decide whether to have them re-sanded.

Two-story estate cages bring their own challenge: the upper screen panels and the cage roof are well above the deck. We reach them with extension poles and low-pressure tips from the deck and from outside the cage, never by leaning a ladder on the frame. Tall panels catch more wind as well, so we check that each one is tight in its spline before rinsing, and work slowly near the top where the mesh flexes most.

For most Olde Cypress enclosures, one cleaning a year after the spring pollen is enough, with a light fall rinse for cages under heavy tree cover. Larger estate enclosures and birdcages take longer and are priced by size, as shown below. After every job we send photos and a short written record, which helps seasonal owners and house watchers keep track of the home while it is empty.