In Seminole, FL, the first question for any screen enclosure job is whether your home is inside the 5.68 sq mi City of Seminole or in the unincorporated area around it, because the two use different permit offices and fees. The city, incorporated in 1970, includes the Lake Seminole area and sits between St. Petersburg to the south and Largo to the north. This page on screen enclosures Seminole homeowners ask about works through the permit fee, door and latch rules, storm damage and which job fits which problem.
City of Seminole or unincorporated Seminole?
A Seminole mailing address can belong to either jurisdiction. The Seminole Fire District serves unincorporated areas around the city, and the city itself counted 19,364 residents in 2020.
- Inside the city: City of Seminole Building Division, 9199 113th Street, Seminole, FL 33772, (727) 392-1966.
- Unincorporated: Pinellas County Building & Development Review Services, through the county's Access Portal. The county requires a permit for work over $500 or work needing an inspection, and its storm recovery page lists replacing or repairing a pool enclosure as permitted work.
Either way, a new cage is engineered to Pinellas County's 145 mph wind speed for homes. The pool enclosure permit guide covers the county route in full.
What Seminole's permit fee works out to
The City of Seminole publishes a value-based fee: $50 for jobs up to $1,000, then $50 plus $9 for each additional $1,000 or fraction of it, up to $20,000. Very few Tampa Bay cities publish a number this clear, so here it is worked through for common screen enclosure jobs, using published 2026 price ranges.
| Example job value | What it might be | Base permit fee |
|---|---|---|
| $900 | A few panels or a door rebuild | $50 |
| $2,500 | A full rescreen of a smaller cage | $68 |
| $4,000 | A larger rescreen with fastener work | $77 |
| $6,500 | A big two-story rescreen | $104 |
| $12,000 | A small new pool enclosure | $149 |
| $20,000 | A mid-size new or replacement cage | $221 |
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Calculated from the City of Seminole Permit Fee Schedule ($50 to the first $1,000, plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to $20,000), fetched 2026-10-13. The F.S. 468 and F.S. 553 state surcharges are added on top. Whether a screen-only job needs a permit at all is not stated by the city; ask before the job.
The takeaway: in the city, the base permit fee is roughly 1 to 3 percent of any job over $2,500. It is not a reason to skip the permit on structural work.
How a Seminole permit is filed
Seminole's online portal is for licensed contractors, and other applicants go to the office in person. The city's FAQ says online permit accounts on Citizenserve are for licensed contractors only, and that for all other types of permits you apply in person. Before applying, a contractor completes the city's Contractor Registration, and the work itself falls under Florida's Specialty Structure Contractor license, which covers screened enclosures and pool enclosures. For pools, the city uses a Residential Pool Safety Barrier Form.
Doors, latches and the pool barrier
If your cage is your pool barrier, its doors have to open outward, close by themselves and latch by themselves. Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act requires a barrier at least 4 feet high on the outside, and pool gates that open outward, self-close and self-latch, with the release on the pool side out of a young child's reach. The Florida Residential Code says a standard screen enclosure can serve as part or all of that barrier. The law defines a young child as anyone under 6.
Seminole is an older community by the numbers, with a median age of 55.9 and 34.2% of residents 65 or older. If young grandchildren visit, a door that drifts open or a latch that no longer catches is the first thing to fix.
| Door job | Published range | Source scope |
|---|---|---|
| Closer swap on an existing door | $50 to $150 labor, plus a $15 to $40 pneumatic closer | Tampa Bay contractor, Jul 2026 |
| Door hardware replacement | $100 to $250 per door | Tampa Bay contractor, Mar 2026 |
| Door rebuild or full replacement | $250 to $650 per door, hardware included | Florida screen company, 2026 |
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Published contractor price guides fetched 2026-10-13. Planning ranges only.
See pool cage door replacement for door types, and the Florida pool enclosure requirements guide for the full barrier rules.
The 2024 storms in Seminole
Helene and Milton together were described as the worst storm damage in Seminole's history, with hundreds of single-family homes damaged and losses near $25 million. The Grove Terrace neighborhood flooded significantly. Across Pinellas, Milton's gusts generally ran 80 to 100 mph, with a 101 mph peak at St. Petersburg's Albert Whitted Airport.
Which job fits your cage
Screen worn across the cage
Standard fiberglass lasts about 5 to 10 years in Florida, the frame 20 to 30 or more. A sound frame with tired mesh needs pool cage rescreening; published Tampa Bay figures start around $1,995, with most cages between $2,500 and $6,500 or more.
A few holes or a sagging panel
That is a pool screen repair, about $75 to $150 for a single panel.
A screened lanai without a pool
Patching or rescreening the back lanai is a lanai screen repair.
- Screen that tears when pressed with a finger
- Panels popping out of the channel
- A door that won't close and latch on its own
- Rust streaks below screw heads
- Leaves and bugs getting in with the doors shut
Other screen projects around Seminole
Beyond pool cages, the common Seminole projects are screened entries, roll-down screens and full cage replacements, each with its own published price band:
| Project | Published range | Source scope |
|---|---|---|
| Front entry screen enclosure | $700 to $1,800 | Florida (Sarasota County company) |
| Manual retractable garage screen | $899 to $1,499 per opening | Pinellas and Pasco contractor, 2026 |
| Motorized retractable screen | From $2,299 per opening | Pinellas and Pasco contractor, 2026 |
| Full cage replacement | $12,000 to $25,000+ | Tampa Bay contractor guide, Jan 2026 |
| Corroded post replaced | $300 to $700 per post | Florida screen company, 2026 |
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Published contractor price pages fetched 2026-10-13. Planning ranges only.
More on each: front entry screen enclosures, retractable screens and patio screen enclosures.
Seminole and nearby
This page covers both sides of the city line, along State Road 694 and Alternate US 19 and around Lake Seminole. Nearby pages cover Largo and St. Petersburg. Every town is on the service area page, and you can request a free quote any time.
