Screen Room Installation in Houston, TX
Silverheels Construction screens in existing patios and porches across the Houston area — turning a covered patio or porch you already have into a screen room, rescreening one that's failed, and installing screen doors and motorized retractable screens. This is screening a structure that already exists; building the porch itself is a separate service. Free estimates.
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A covered patio or porch is usable a lot more of the Houston year once it's screened — no mosquitoes, no leaves, no wasps, just the breeze. This page is about screening a structure you already have: enclosing an existing covered patio or porch, or rescreening one whose screens have failed. If you still need the covered structure built, that's a separate job — and here we screen what's already standing.
Screening an existing covered patio or porch
The core of this work is taking a covered patio or porch that's open to the air and enclosing it — fitting a screen frame system into the openings between the existing posts or columns and under the existing roof. It turns a covered slab you already have into a bug-free, leaf-free screen room without building anything structural.
This is the job behind every "screened-in patio near me" search: the roof and the posts are already there, and we close them in with screen. We work to the openings you have, keeping sight lines clean and the frames square to the structure.
Rescreening a failed porch
Screens don't last forever in Houston — mesh goes brittle and tears in the sun, pets push through it, storms punch holes, the spline that holds it dries out and lets it sag, and frames bend. Rescreening replaces the mesh, and the spline and hardware as needed, in the existing frames, or swaps out frame sections that are too far gone.
It's a fraction of the cost of redoing an enclosure, and it's the right call when the structure and frames are sound but the screen has simply aged out. We rescreen porches and patios that have gone saggy and torn and get them tight again.
Screen types — fiberglass, pet-resistant, solar
The mesh you choose matters more than people expect. Standard fiberglass screen is economical, has good visibility, and is the default for most porches. Pet-resistant screen is a heavy, vinyl-coated polyester that stands up to dogs and cats that would shred standard mesh. Solar screen blocks a large share of the sun's heat and UV, which cuts glare and temperature noticeably on a west-facing porch — a real difference in Houston. And fine no-see-um mesh keeps out the tiny biting gnats common closer to the coast.
We match the mesh to how you'll use the space, and you can mix — pet-resistant low where the dog leans, solar on the sun side.
Frame systems and door options
The screen is held in a frame system — aluminum-framed panels set into the openings between the structure's posts, or a screen-track system — built to your openings, serviceable, and clean-looking rather than stapled-on.
And a screen room needs doors you can actually use: hinged screen doors with proper closers and latches, and sliding screen doors for wider openings. We size and hang the doors as part of the enclosure so the entry points work and seal against bugs instead of being an afterthought.
Motorized retractable screens
Where a fixed screen would wall off a view or a wide opening, a motorized retractable screen rolls down to enclose the space and rolls back up out of sight when you want it fully open. They're ideal for large patio openings, big views, or an opening you want screened only sometimes. Manual retractable screens do the same on a smaller budget.
We install the screen system and its housing and tracks. A motorized screen's electrical hookup is a separate scope we don't take on — we mount the unit and set it up ready for that connection.
Screening versus building the porch
The distinction matters, because it's where people land on the wrong page: this service screens a covered structure you already have. If there's no roof or structure yet, that has to be built first — see our screened porch page for building the covered structure, and our patio shade screens page for shade and privacy screening on a pergola or open patio.
We screen in patios and porches across the Houston area — the Heights, Katy, Tomball, and the surrounding communities. What drives the cost is the size and number of openings, the mesh type, the doors, and whether any screens are motorized — drivers, not a price.
Frequently asked questions
Can you screen in my existing covered patio?
Yes — that's the core of this service. We enclose the openings of an existing covered patio or porch with a screen frame system, turning a covered slab into a screen room without any structural building. Building the covered structure itself is a separate service.
Can you just rescreen my porch?
Yes. We replace torn or sun-rotted mesh, along with the spline and hardware as needed, in your existing frames — or swap frame sections that are too far gone. It's far cheaper than redoing the whole enclosure.
What screen types do you offer?
Standard fiberglass, heavy pet-resistant mesh, solar screen that blocks a lot of heat and UV (great on a west-facing porch here), and fine no-see-um mesh for the tiny biting gnats. We match the mesh to how you use the space and can mix types.
Do you install screen doors?
Yes — hinged screen doors with closers and latches, and sliding screen doors for wider openings, sized and hung as part of the enclosure so they seal against bugs instead of being an afterthought.
Do you do motorized retractable screens?
Yes. Retractable screens roll down to enclose a large opening and up out of sight when you want it open. We install the system and housing; the motor's electrical hookup is a separate scope we don't take on.
How is this different from the screened porch page?
This service screens a covered structure you already have. The screened porch page is about building the covered structure. If there's no roof over the space yet, that gets built first.
Service areas
- The Heights
- Katy
- Tomball
- Cypress
- Sugar Land
- Bellaire
- Kingwood
- Spring Branch