A new screen room with an insulated roof in El Dorado, AR 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 El Dorado, AR 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.
Pricing screen rooms work in El Dorado, AR starts with three things: the scope you want, the materials you pick, and the shape of what is there today. Here is what local homeowners typically pay, what pushes a price up or down, and how the job runs from the first visit to the final walkthrough.
El Dorado is the county seat of Union County, Arkansas. The 2020 census counted 17,755 residents, and Census ACS figures show 7,854 housing units with a median year built of 1969, so half of the homes here date to 1969 or earlier. The city grew up around the oil boom of the 1920s, and downtown still carries that era in places like the Union County Courthouse, which opened in 1928, and the Rialto Theater, which opened in 1929. Houses from those decades and the years after them often have tired windows and little shade at the back door. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals from South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field show a July average high of 93.6 degrees and about 52 inches of precipitation a year. Long hot summers and steady rain are why every patio cover and pergola we build uses Structall insulated aluminum roof panels, which keep the space under them cooler and dry. They are also why screen rooms and glass rooms give a family more months of usable space, and why ProVia replacement windows are worth a look on a home built around 1969. For work inside city limits, the City of El Dorado states that a permit is required for most projects. Its permit page lists City Hall at 111 West Main Street, with a phone number of 870 863 4244, so confirm requirements with them before any work starts. Donnie Grubbs is a family owned home improvement company serving since 1976. Our office and showroom are at 402 Cypress Street in West Monroe, Louisiana, about 80 driving miles from El Dorado. We schedule El Dorado projects from that West Monroe office. We do not have an office or crew based in El Dorado.
The typical El Dorado home dates to around 1969 per Census data, roughly 57 years of Arkansas weather and daily use. There are roughly 7,854 housing units here with a median value near $113,100. Most of El Dorado went up in the postwar decades. The structure on these homes is usually sound, but venting, flashing, and insulation details are dated enough to be worth revisiting while the screen rooms work is already open and the access is already paid for. A large share of occupied homes here are rented, so scheduling and approvals often run through an owner or a property manager rather than the person who answers the door. We are used to that, and we keep both parties on the same email so nothing stalls. Values in El Dorado sit toward the lower end of the markets we serve, so the question is usually which option returns the most service life per dollar, and we will show you the point where spending more stops paying for itself. It is the kind of local detail that changes how a screen rooms project should be planned. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
Typical installed ranges from the 2026 HomeGuide and Angi cost guides, sized for common El Dorado, AR 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 El Dorado, AR 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.
Donnie Grubbs works across the El Dorado area, including:
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.
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.
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 El Dorado, AR.
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.
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.
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 El Dorado, AR summer evenings, even with NOAA's normals showing roughly 96 to 99 days a year at or above 90 degrees.
Call Donnie Grubbs or send the estimate form and we schedule a free in home visit in El Dorado, AR. 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.
A new screen room with an insulated roof in El Dorado, AR 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.
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.
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, 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.
The median El Dorado home was built around 1969 per Census American Community Survey data, so a large share of the housing stock is 57 or more years old. That is the age where screen rooms and the other big updates come due, and it is the work Donnie Grubbs does every week.
El Dorado is the county seat of Union County, Arkansas. Donnie Grubbs plans around those specifics from the first visit.
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