A new screen room with an insulated roof in North Louisiana typically costs $10,000 to $35,000 installed, or about $50 to $175 per square foot per the 2026 HomeGuide screened porch guide, while screening in an existing patio cover runs $2,000 to $5,000. Mosquitoes, gnats and the sun are what keep people off a North Louisiana patio, and a screen room with a Structall insulated roof fixes all three. Donnie Grubbs builds them with aluminum framing and our own crews, and has since 1976.
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Typical installed ranges from the 2026 HomeGuide and Angi cost guides, sized for common North Louisiana patios. Your price depends on the footprint, whether the roof is new or existing, the screen type, and electrical, and comes from a free in home estimate.
| Screen room project | Typical installed range |
|---|---|
| Screen in an existing patio cover (panels, kickplate, door) | $2,000 to $5,000 |
| New screen room, 12 by 16 (192 sq ft) | $10,000 to $24,000 |
| New screen room, 14 by 20 (280 sq ft) | $14,000 to $35,000 |
| Rescreen an existing room (new mesh only) | $800 to $5,200 |
Figures are typical ranges and vary by project. Your free estimate is exact.
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Ask anyone in North Louisiana what keeps them off the patio from May through September and the answer is mosquitoes, gnats and the sun. Louisiana's warm wet climate gives mosquitoes most of the year to breed, NOAA normals put summer highs in the low to mid 90s with roughly 96 to 99 days a year at or above 90 degrees, and an open porch is unusable at exactly the hours you want to be out there. A screen room with a Structall insulated roof solves all three at once: tight mesh keeps the bugs out, the foam core roof keeps the heat off, and a ceiling fan keeps the air moving. Donnie Grubbs has built screen rooms in this climate since 1976, and the rooms get used from spring through football season.
A new screen room with an insulated roof in North Louisiana typically runs $10,000 to $35,000 installed, about $50 to $175 per square foot per HomeGuide's 2026 screened porch guide, so a 12 by 16 room lands near $10,000 to $24,000 and a 14 by 20 room near $14,000 to $35,000. Screening in an existing patio cover is far less, typically $2,000 to $5,000. Donnie Grubbs measures on site and gives you a free written price for the whole job.
Screening in an existing porch or patio cover typically costs $2,000 to $5,000, or $10 to $25 per square foot, according to HomeGuide's 2026 data. That covers aluminum screen panels, a kickplate, and a self closing door set into the existing openings. If the existing cover is not structurally sound, Donnie Grubbs will tell you at the estimate and price a proper insulated roof instead.
They are mostly the same thing described three ways. A screened in porch usually means mesh added to a porch the house already has. A screen room is a purpose built room with its own aluminum framing and an insulated roof set on the slab. A patio enclosure is the broad term for either, and it also covers glass rooms where sliding glass panels replace the mesh. Donnie Grubbs builds all three in North Louisiana.
Often, yes. If the existing cover is structurally sound, we add aluminum screen panels, a kickplate, and a door to the openings without touching the roof. If the posts or beams were never sized to carry panels, or the roof is a thin metal sheet that traps heat, we will tell you and price a proper Structall roof. Either way the estimate is free.
Standard fiberglass screen for most rooms, a finer no see um mesh where gnats are the problem, and pet resistant screen where dogs or cats will be leaning on it. We can mix types in one room, for example pet screen on the lower panels and standard mesh above. A solid kickplate along the bottom is the best defense against mower clippings and paws.
Yes, mainly because of the insulated roof. The Structall panels block the sun and the foam core stops heat from radiating down, which is the whole difference between a room you use in July and one you avoid until October. Add a ceiling fan and the room is comfortable on most North Louisiana summer evenings, even with NOAA's normals showing roughly 96 to 99 days a year at or above 90 degrees.
Most screen rooms are complete within a few days once materials arrive. The insulated roof goes up first, then the aluminum framing, the screen panels, the door, and finally the electrical for fans and lights. Screening in an existing cover is usually a one day job. Materials are cut to your dimensions after the estimate, so plan on a few weeks of lead time.
Yes. Louisiana enforces the 2021 International Residential Code with state amendments, and a screen room falls under Appendix AH, which treats enclosure walls of insect screening as a patio cover as long as the room stays one story, under 12 feet, and is used for outdoor living rather than as a habitable room. Permits are issued locally by the city or parish, and Donnie Grubbs handles the paperwork as part of the job.
Yes, and it is a common second step. If the framing is sound, sliding glass panels with screens behind them can replace the mesh in the existing openings. Tell Donnie Grubbs at the estimate if glass is the long term plan so the posts and beams are sized for it from the start.
Fiberglass mesh typically gives many years of service before sun and weather make it brittle, and rescreening a room costs $800 to $5,200 per Angi's 2026 data, with most people near $2,900. The aluminum frame, the insulated roof and the door outlast the mesh many times over, so a rescreen refreshes the room without rebuilding it.
Yes. Donnie Grubbs is a local, licensed and insured home improvement contractor, family owned in West Monroe since 1976, and BBB accredited with an A+ rating. Our own crews measure, build and finish every screen room.
Yes. Donnie Grubbs offers military and senior discounts on every project, and we accept cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. Ask at the estimate and we apply it to the written price.
Call Donnie Grubbs or send the estimate form and we schedule a free in home visit in North Louisiana. We check the slab and any existing cover, measure the openings, and hand you a clear written price for the complete room with no obligation.
Screening in an existing patio cover is usually a one day job, while a new screen room built from the slab up is typically complete within a few days of the materials arriving. The bigger wait is before the crew shows up: the aluminum framing, screen panels and door are cut to your measurements after the estimate, so plan on a few weeks of lead time between signing and the install date. On site, the Structall insulated roof goes up first, then the framing, the screen panels and kickplate, the door, and finally the electrical for a fan and lights. A new concrete slab, where one is needed, adds the pour and its cure time before framing starts, and a permit from the city or parish building office is pulled before work begins. A rescreen with new mesh only is finished in a single visit. For budget, HomeGuide's 2026 screened porch guide puts screening an existing cover at $2,000 to $5,000 and a new 12 by 16 room near $10,000 to $24,000, and Donnie Grubbs handles both with the same in house crews.
Donnie Grubbs builds screen rooms with its own crews in West Monroe, Monroe, Ruston, Shreveport and Bossier City, and its published price table puts a new 12 by 16 room at $10,000 to $24,000. On that same table, a 14 by 20 room runs $14,000 to $35,000, screening in an existing patio cover runs $2,000 to $5,000, and rescreening an existing room with new mesh only runs $800 to $5,200. Room size, building new versus screening an existing cover, door count and added fans or wiring move a project between those ranges. Screening in an existing cover is usually a one day job, and a new room built from the slab up is typically finished within a few days of the materials arriving. NOAA normals show roughly 96 to 99 days a year at or above 90 degrees across North Louisiana, so a ceiling fan is worth planning for. Before trusting any rating, read reviews dated within the past year on a named platform, confirm license and insurance in writing, and get warranty terms and room size on a written estimate.
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