Screen Builders
About us
Screen Builders owners are the pioneers for the screen industry having over 135 years of experience from Jim Trimble, Mike Sonsini and Bob Demarco. We are 28 years in business and a Better Business Bureau member with an A+ rating, a member of Angie’s List and Mr. Sonsini was a past president of the Aluminum Association of Florida. We specialize in custom designed screen enclosures for your pool or patio, fences, sunrooms, remote controlled electric roll-up screens, and storm shutters. Also, we have a full department for repairing all screen or fence needs. We specialize in paver, travertine and concrete decks and driveways. We are the inventors of the removable screen panel allowing hurricane winds to blow through with a lesser wind-load against the screen enclosure wall (this is important since there was much screen structure failure during the 2004 – 2005 hurricanes). We have the solution for rusted screws which is an ongoing problem with all screen enclosures due to rainy and humid weather. All screws can be covered with a custom fitted screw cap keeping the new look always. Screen Builders was the first to offer the Phifer Bettervue screen cloth for the clearest visibility, 33% more insect protection, and keeping the pool water the warmest. We offer window sunrooms that enlarge the home square footage for an affordable value. Sunrooms are great for creating extra room for your guest.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Electrical Roll-up Screens, Fences, PVC fences, Patio Screen Enclosures, Phifer Bettervue screen cloth, Phifer Suntex shade screen, Pool Screen Enclosures, Storm Shutters, Sunrooms, UV protection aluminum fences, balcony railing, concrete decks, concrete driveways, custom decks, custom driveways, hurricane shutte, insect protection, patio screens, paver driveways, pool screens, remote controlled electric roll-up screens, screen paver decks, travertine decks, travertine driveways, welded railing
Amenities
Free Estimates
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"We did this repair on 3/14/2018 and the customer was satisfied and paid us in full. We are doing the best we can installing all the hurricane Irma jobs."
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"[Member Name Removed], We apologize for not getting back to you about your repair. We are doing our best to getting back with everyone."
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"I am very sorry about this complaint, that was out of our control. We hired a sub-contractor pumping company to pump concrete from the street to the rear of the house to keep yard as clean as possible. Apparently, the pumping crew was a new hire and inexperienced. The supervisor took over the job and fired the crew. When it was all over with, the job turned out well. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience. From: Screen Builders Owner"
"Thank you for your great review regarding our customer service. Hopefully we can work with you on another project in the future for you."
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I found Screen Builders on Angie's List. I contacted them via e-mail and received a quick response. Most of my communication with them was via e-mail, mostly with Debbie Demarco. Debbie was usually pretty quick to reply to e-mail. Jim came out to get measurements for a quote about a week after I first contacted Screen Builders, and Debbie e-mailed me the quote the next day. It was quite a bit higher than the previous quote I had received, but included better materials and a building permit. I asked Debbie about an Angie's List discount, and she told me she would give me a discount when I'm ready, but didn't tell me how much. When I pressed her, she told me she would give me a $150 discount. I decided to go with Screen Builders rather than looking for a third quote.
Debbie e-mailed me the contract and paperwork I needed to get HOA approval for the work, and I obtained HOA approval within a couple of days. Debbie then asked me to send her the signed contract with a deposit (50%), which I did. A day or two later, I received a hard copy of the original (unsigned) contract in the mail, and Debbie said I needed to sign and return that one too, along with a survey. I e-mailed her a survey from my closing and mailed the signed contract. Several days later I received more paperwork in the mail, needed to get a building permit, so I signed those forms and mailed them back. It would have been a lot easier if I had received all the paperwork at once so I could mail everything back together. I mentioned to Debbie that I was going to be out of town for a week, so if she needed anything from me, to let me know before then.
While I was away, I received a voicemail message from one of the engineers (a different Jim) who wanted to take final measurements for the enclosure. The message said Jim was planning to come the same day, a couple of hours later. I called him back and told him I was out of town so he couldn't come until the following week. He said he would let the office know and they would get back to me the following Monday to reschedule.
I didn't hear from anyone, so I contacted Debbie about a week later, and she told me they were still waiting for the building permit. About a week after that I contacted Debbie again to ask about the permit; I also told her that I would be out of town again, and the work would need to be completed in about two weeks from that point, otherwise they would have to wait I was back. The next day Debbie informed me that they got the permit and they would schedule someone to take final measurements. Jim #2 contacted me the next day and came out the following day to take measurements. A few days later I was called to schedule the actual work, so we scheduled it for two days later.
I was expecting the crew to arrive between 9:00-9:30 that morning, and the crew of one (Israel) arrived around 8:30. I asked him if anyone else was joining him, but he said this job only required one person. I brought him around back to the porch, and the first thing he said was that he didn't know he was also removing an enclosure (even though that was on the contract). He said he could handle it, and got right to work.
The work took about 4 hours. The quality of the new enclosure is much better than the original one, and seems to be installed very securely. There are a few minor cosmetic issues with the alignment of the center horizontal beam, but not enough to bother anyone. The screen door sticks a little when you open it, but it's not a big deal. Israel cleaned everything up really well and didn't mess up any of the landscaping or mulch outside the enclosure.
Overall, I think the quality of the work and materials was very good. I thought Screen Builders was a bit disorganized and could have done a better job keeping me up to date, but at least they responded quickly to my e-mails. I would consider using them again, but I would also get a quote from one of the other highly-rated providers on Angie's List before making that decision.
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