Sealed plans for pool cages, lanai screen enclosures and screened patios, new or replacement, on an existing slab or new footings. Send the survey, photos of the slab and the house wall, and your contractor's layout, and we draw the structure.
Screen and pool-cage contractors, pool builders, builders and homeowners who need a permit set for an aluminum enclosure. New cage over a new pool, replacement of a cage a storm took down, a lanai added to a house, or a screen room on an existing slab.
What is in the set
Existing slab and new footings
Most cages sit on a slab that is already there. We draw the anchorage to the slab as your photos and measurements show it. If the slab edge or footing looks too small for the layout, we show a new footing or a retrofit, and your contractor confirms the slab edge and thickness before ordering material.
What the building department asks for
The checklists we have read from Treasure Coast departments, Martin County and Port St. Lucie among them, ask for a complete set of plans signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed design professional, a survey showing the flood zone, and the layout. Port St. Lucie also wants the slab specification noted on the permit application, and the enclosure permit filed with the pool permit when the enclosure serves as the pool safety barrier. Your contractor handles the application. We deliver the sealed sheets.
Statewide, remote
We prepare these from your survey, photos and the contractor's layout. Everything is remote. Your contractor confirms field dimensions and the existing slab.
What we need from you
The survey, the contractor's layout or sketch with dimensions and height, photos of the slab edge and the house wall where the cage attaches, and the product literature for doors and panels if the contractor has chosen them.
Where we work
Pool cage plans are a regular request in all four areas below. Pick yours:
Questions
Do I need an engineer for a pool cage?
Many building departments ask for it. The aluminum screen enclosure checklists we read from Martin County and Port St. Lucie call for plans signed and sealed by a licensed design professional. Your building department's checklist is the final word, and your contractor can confirm it before the order goes in.
What goes into pool cage engineering plans?
Layout and elevations, the size and spacing of posts, beams and roof members, anchorage to the slab or footing, the connection to the house, bracing, and door and panel locations. They come as sealed, digitally signed PDF sheets that your contractor attaches to the permit application.
Can you engineer a pool cage on my existing slab?
Yes. We draw the anchorage as your photos and measurements show the slab. If the slab edge or footing looks too small, we show a new footing or a retrofit. Your contractor confirms the slab edge and thickness in the field before ordering material.
Does a screen enclosure count as my pool barrier?
It can. Port St. Lucie's checklist says that when the enclosure will serve as the pool safety barrier, its permit goes in with the pool permit. Ask your building department how it treats your enclosure, and tell us when you request the quote so the plans match.
What do you need to quote a pool cage?
The survey, the contractor's layout with dimensions and height, photos of the slab and the house wall, and the address. We quote a fixed fee, and the sealed sheets come back as digitally signed PDFs your contractor can attach to the permit application.
Every project is quoted individually as a fixed fee. Fees depend on scope, complexity, size, jurisdiction and turnaround.
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