Pool Cage & Lanai Cleaning
Quail Creek

Quail Creek is a gated community of about 640 acres off Immokalee Road, just east of I-75, with roughly 291 custom estate homes set around two Arthur Hills golf courses. Many lots are close to an acre, and most homes look out over a fairway or a lake. Homes listed for sale were built from the early 1980s to the early 1990s, and private pools are the norm.

Large enclosures on oversized lots often back onto a fairway or lake. Morning moisture and irrigation spray keep screens and frames damp, and mature trees nearby add shade, leaves and spring pollen. Algae grows first on the shaded side of the frame.

Sprinkler water in this part of Collier County often carries dissolved minerals. Where sprinklers reach the pool deck or the lower screen panels, those minerals leave orange or brown marks that a rinse will not shift. They need rust-removal chemistry made for pavers, concrete and aluminum, and adjusting the nearest heads stops the stain from coming back.

Older cages in an established community also oxidize. The chalky film on the aluminum needs a brightener, and it is easiest to handle during regular cleanings before it advances to the point of recoating.

Because these lanais are outdoor living spaces — kitchens, fans, TVs, furniture — the work is planned so everything is protected and put back as it was.

Size is the first thing to plan for. Houses here run from about 3,000 square feet to well over 7,000 in recent sales, and the pool enclosures follow suit. Many are two-story cages that rise past the second-floor eaves, or wrap around a pool, a spa and an outdoor kitchen. We bring ladders and extension poles for the upper panels and clean the cage in sections from the top down.

Tall cages have more roof than most owners realize. The flat or gently pitched screen roof collects leaves, seed pods and bird droppings that cannot be seen from the deck. We clear that debris by hand from ladders, never by walking on the panels, then wash the roof screens before the walls so dirty water runs off the surface we have not yet cleaned.

The two courses, the Quail and the Creek, put many cages right beside the play. Mowing dust and fertilizer drift build up on the lower screen panels and kick plates on the course side, and an occasional ball leaves a puncture. We look for tears and loose spline as we clean and note them, so a small hole can be repaired before the wind widens it.

Lake-facing enclosures stay damp the longest. Moist air off the water and morning dew keep the mesh wet into the late morning, and a green film creeps up from the bottom of the screens. We give that side a second pass with a mild cleaner, still at low pressure, so the lake view comes back clear without stretching the mesh.

Estate lanais often double as outdoor rooms, with summer kitchens, ceiling fans, televisions, rugs and stone or travertine floors. Everything that should stay dry is covered or moved before water goes on, and natural stone gets a cleaner suited to it rather than anything acidic. We put furniture back where we found it and wipe the fans and fixtures by hand.

Some cages here are original to homes built more than thirty years ago, while others have been rescreened or replaced over the years. The older frames tend to show a chalky white film, and the paint can lift if it is scrubbed hard. A brightener during cleaning evens out the color; it is an add-on of $75 to $150, and we test a small section first so you can see the result.

Plenty of Quail Creek households leave for the summer. A pool cage that sits through a wet summer comes back with green screens, a slick deck and mildew on the ceiling and furniture. We are pre-registered at the gate and can work while the house is empty, sending photos and a written record so you know it is ready before you fly in.

Pool water and equipment are protected throughout. We cover the equipment pad, keep runoff away from the pool, and skim out any leaves that fall in while we clear the cage roof, so the pool is no worse off when we leave. Pool chemistry is not meaningfully affected by a screen and deck cleaning done this way.

Pricing follows the size of the enclosure. A standard cage starts at $299, the large cages typical of Quail Creek start at $399, and tall birdcage or outdoor-kitchen enclosures start at $499. A cage plus pool deck package starts at $399. For most estates here, one full cleaning a year keeps the enclosure in good shape; lake and tree-shaded cages often do better every eight to ten months.