A cage is only as strong as its weakest fastener
Rusted Screw Replacement for Pool Enclosures
Here is the ugly secret of South Florida pool cages: the aluminum lasts decades, but the factory fasteners holding it together often start corroding within a few years — especially near the ocean or the Intracoastal. Those rust streaks running down your frame are the connections quietly letting go.
- 5-Year Warranty
- Best Price Guarantee
- 24hr Estimates
What This Covers
Our fastener replacement service swaps every corroded screw on the enclosure for marine-grade stainless steel, joint by joint. It is unglamorous work that dramatically extends cage life, and it is far cheaper than the structural repair (or insurance fight) that failed fasteners eventually cause.
What’s in the Job
Every visible screw on the enclosure checked and counted — you get the real number, not a guess.
Corroded fasteners replaced with stainless steel sized to bite fresh metal in each joint.
Frozen fasteners drilled and extracted properly, not left half-stripped in the joint.
Beam-to-upright and anchor connections done first — the joints that matter most in wind.
Advice on removing existing streaks from aluminum and deck once the source is gone.
Fastener swaps pair naturally with a rescreen — the same scaffolding covers both, and we discount accordingly.
Signs It’s Time
Fastener corrosion is the easiest cage problem to spot from a lounge chair:
- Orange rust streaks bleeding down from screw heads
- Screw heads that are flaking, swollen, or missing entirely
- White oxidation blooming around fastener holes
- Panels or members that shift when pushed by hand
- A cage over ~5 years old that still has its factory screws
Pricing, Straight Up
Fastener replacement is priced by cage size and screw count — typical full-cage jobs run $800–$2,000. That is a fraction of what one failed connection costs in structural repair, and it is covered by our 5-year warranty.
5-Year Craftsman Warranty
Every screw replacement job is backed by our written 5-year warranty on workmanship — if our work fails, we fix it free. Paired with the best price guarantee, there is no cheaper way to do it right.
Our Process
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Count & quote
We audit the cage, count the fasteners, and quote the job flat — per-cage, not per-mystery-screw.
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Extract
Old fasteners come out cleanly, including seized and snapped ones, without wallowing out the holes.
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Replace with stainless
Marine-grade stainless goes in at every joint, correctly sized and torqued — no reused holes left loose.
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Final torque check
Every structural connection gets a second-pass check before we call the cage done.
Screw Replacement Questions
Why did the screws rust when the aluminum cage did not?
Most builders used carbon-steel fasteners with a thin coating. Salt air eats the coating, then the steel — while the aluminum around it survives. Replacing them with stainless removes the weak link entirely.
How many screws does a typical pool cage have?
More than most owners believe — a mid-size cage commonly has 1,500 to 3,000 fasteners. That is why this is a specialized service call and not a weekend DIY project.
Do rusted screws really matter if the cage looks fine?
Yes. Cages fail in wind at the connections, not the middle of a beam, and a rusted fastener has a fraction of its rated strength. Insurance adjusters look at fastener condition after storm claims for exactly that reason.
Often Booked Together
Screw Replacement Near You
Crews handle rusted screw replacement on regular routes through these cities — and everywhere between: