Is a Pool Screen Enclosure Worth It for Winter Springs Families?
Winter Springs started small, incorporated in 1959 as the village of North Orlando with fewer than 600 residents, and only took its current name in 1972 after the Winter Springs Development Corporation annexed roughly 3,500 acres to build the Tuscawilla community. Today the city holds around 38,000 people across tree-lined subdivisions built around Central Winds Park’s 200 acres on Lake Jesup and the Cross Seminole Trail, which runs along the old Sanford and Indian River Railroad bed through the middle of town. Much of Tuscawilla and the surrounding neighborhoods were built in the 1970s and 1980s, so a fair number of Winter Springs pool cages are original to the home and starting to show their age.
Central Florida’s climate hasn’t changed in that time: hot, humid summers, daily storms in the wet season, and mosquitoes that thrive around Lake Jesup and the city’s smaller ponds and retention lakes. Whether the goal is a new enclosure for a growing family’s backyard or bringing an aging cage up to current standards, a properly built screen enclosure keeps the pool clean and the insects out.
- Blocks mosquitoes from Lake Jesup and neighborhood retention ponds.
- Keeps leaves and pollen out of the pool.
- Reduces cleaning time and chemical costs for busy families.
- Meets Florida’s code-required pool safety barrier standards.
- Filters UV exposure on the patio.
- Extends the life of an aging 1970s or 1980s enclosure through repair.
CRA’s Performance Guarantee and Patented Beam System
CRA backs every project with a Performance Guarantee, a contractual commitment to the agreed start and finish dates, which matters to families planning around a pool project rather than leaving it open-ended. Enclosures are built on the company’s patented ChannelLock Self-Mating Beam, holding nine U.S. patents and the only Florida Product Approval Designation (FL#19700) issued for an enclosure beam, and every project runs through CRA’s own design, engineering, and permitting team before installation.
- Contractual Performance Guarantee on project start and finish dates.
- Nine U.S. patents and Florida Product Approval Designation FL#19700.
- Florida State Licensed Contractor, Lic. SCC056736, CGC058897, and CBC1270440.
New Enclosures and Repairs Available From CRA
For the many Tuscawilla-era homes with an original enclosure, CRA also offers rescreening and repair rather than defaulting to full replacement when the frame is still sound. Outside of pool and patio enclosures, the company builds entry and lanai enclosures, ScenicView wide-panel screens, aluminum railings, fencing, seamless gutters, and carports.
- Pool cages, screened lanais, and ScenicView enclosures.
- Entry/lanai enclosures, railings, fencing, gutters, and carports.
- Rescreening and repair for aging Tuscawilla-era enclosures.
Conclusion
Winter Springs was built around its parks and lakes, and a family backyard here works best with a pool that stays clean without constant attention. CRA’s licensed, patent-backed enclosures, plus repair options for older cages, cover both new projects and long-standing Winter Springs homes. Contact CRA for a free quote.
FAQs
1: My pool cage is original to my Tuscawilla-era home. Does it need to be replaced?
Not necessarily. If the aluminum frame has held up structurally, CRA can often rescreen or repair it for significantly less than a full replacement. If the frame itself has failed, a new enclosure engineered to current wind standards is the better long-term option.
2: What does CRA’s Performance Guarantee actually promise?
It is a contractual commitment to the start and finish dates agreed on for your project, which is worth asking about directly when comparing quotes from different contractors.
3: Are CRA’s enclosures rated for the storms that come through Seminole County?
Yes. Every enclosure is engineered to Florida Building Code wind-load requirements for its specific location, using CRA’s DBPR-approved ChannelLock SMB beam system.
