A new screen room with an insulated roof in Jackson, MS 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 Jackson, MS 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 Jackson, MS 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.
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. The 2020 census counted 153,701 residents, and Census ACS data puts the city at about 75,103 housing units with a median year built of 1969. That means a large share of Jackson homes are more than fifty years old, with original windows and patios that were never designed for today's heat. NOAA's 1991 to 2020 normals from the Jackson airport station show a July average high of 92.1 degrees and 57.35 inches of rain a year. That combination is why every patio cover and pergola we build uses an insulated aluminum roof panel that sheds sun and rain, why a screen room or glass room extends the season on a back patio, and why ProVia replacement windows make sense on an older house that fights summer heat. Older neighborhoods show the pattern clearly. The Belhaven Historic District grew from the 1910s through the 1960s, and its housing stock is mostly from the 1920s to 1950s, so many of those homes are ready for better windows and a covered outdoor room. We are a family owned company serving homeowners since 1976, and our office and showroom is at 402 Cypress St in West Monroe, Louisiana. Jackson is about 120 miles away, roughly two hours by Interstate 20, and we do not have a Jackson office or crew. Projects there are scheduled and run from West Monroe. Residential building permits in Jackson are handled by the Building Permits Division of the city's Office of Code Services, which accepts applications through the city's online permit portal. We check the permit requirements for your address before we build.
Census figures put the median Jackson home at about 57 years old, built around 1969. The market covers about 75,103 homes, and the median value sits near $108,200. Most of Jackson 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 Jackson 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. By housing count Jackson is one of the larger markets we cover, with enough variation street to street that two homes a mile apart can need genuinely different work, which is why we measure rather than quote from a map. Those numbers are the starting point for how we plan screen rooms projects in Jackson. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates.
Typical installed ranges from the 2026 HomeGuide and Angi cost guides, sized for common Jackson, MS 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 Jackson, MS 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 Jackson area, including:
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.
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.
Call Donnie Grubbs or send the estimate form and we schedule a free in home visit in Jackson, MS. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A new screen room with an insulated roof in Jackson, MS 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, 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 Jackson, MS summer evenings, even with NOAA's normals showing roughly 96 to 99 days a year at or above 90 degrees.
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 Jackson, MS.
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.
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.
The median Jackson 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.
Jackson is the capital of Mississippi and one of two county seats of Hinds County, along with Raymond. Donnie Grubbs plans around those specifics from the first visit.
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