Screened Carports

Screened Carports in Brandon & Riverview, FL

A covered, screened carport that keeps leaves, pollen, and pests off your vehicles and gives you a shaded, bug-free space.

Screened Carports
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A screened carport is one of the more useful things we build. It gives you covered, screened space to park a car, a boat, or a golf cart out of the sun and the pollen, or a shaded, bug-free spot for a workbench, storage, or an extra covered patio. Like everything we build, it is custom aluminum, engineered and permitted, and matched to your home and any existing enclosures.

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Unlike a flimsy kit you bolt together over a weekend, the screened carport we build is engineered and permitted like any of our structures, so it withstands Florida winds and ties cleanly into your home. It is finished in the same custom aluminum as a lanai or pool cage, which lets it double as a usable, matched outdoor space rather than looking like an afterthought.

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Because a carport ties into your home and your driveway, the right design depends on your space, so the best next step is a free on-site look. Family-owned and state-licensed (Florida Specialty Structure Contractor SCC131152382), screen experts in the Brandon area since 1986, 4.7★ across 245+ Google reviews, and USA-made Phifer screen on every job.

Screened Carports by Lanai Guy in Brandon, FL. Since 1986 Family-owned & state-licensed

Why Homeowners Choose Us

Built to your driveway, not a bolt-together kit

Shade and screen for cars, boats & carts

Custom aluminum, engineered & permitted

Matched to your home and enclosures

State-Licensed · SCC131152382 · 4.7★ · 245+ Google reviews

Free in-home estimates

Three Ways People Use a Screened Carport →

Three Ways People Use a Screened Carport

A screened carport is more flexible than it sounds. These are the three uses we hear most.

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Covered, screened parking

Keep a car, boat, golf cart, or trailer out of the direct sun, off the pollen, and away from the leaves and debris that fall in a Florida yard. The screen keeps the space cleaner than an open carport and keeps the bugs and critters out.

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A shaded work or storage space

Plenty of customers use the covered, screened space as a workshop, a potting area, or protected storage, somewhere shaded and bug-free to work or keep gear without it baking in the sun or getting rained on.

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Extra covered outdoor space

A screened carport doubles as a shaded, screened patio when the vehicle is out, extending your usable outdoor space and tying into the look of your lanai or pool enclosure.

What we see across Brandon & East Hillsborough

Screened carports are a natural fit for the Florida yard, where sun, pollen, and afternoon storms are hard on anything left outside. We build them for homeowners who want to protect a vehicle or boat, and for those who simply want more shaded, screened space that matches their existing lanai or pool cage. Because every home and driveway is different, we design each carport to the space rather than to a template.

Screened lanai with outdoor seating in Brandon, FL. Pool cage enclosure in Riverview, FL.
One-year material & workmanship warranty
Most carports are finished about four to eight weeks after the permit is in hand.
USA-made Phifer screen, custom stick-built
Free in-home estimates, a real person answers
Our Process

How It Works, Start to Finish

5 Steps to a Better Space
Lanai Guy crew repairing a screen enclosure.
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Free on-site consultation

Todd looks at your space, how you want to use it, and how it should tie into your home, and confirms setbacks and HOA rules.

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Design, engineering, and permit

We draw the carport, engineer it for Florida wind, pull the county permit, and provide your HOA documents.

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Concrete if needed

If you need a slab or footer, we pour it to code before the build.

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Build and screen

Custom aluminum, stick-built and screened with USA-made Phifer, matched to your home.

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Inspection and walk-through

We schedule the final inspection and walk the finished carport with you.

What's Included

A screened carport project generally includes the following. Exact scope is confirmed at your estimate.

Site review

Space, use, tie-in, setbacks, and HOA reviewed

Engineering & permit

Engineered for Florida wind; county permit and inspections

Concrete

Slab or footer poured to code where needed

Aluminum structure

Custom stick-built and matched to your home

Screen

USA-made Phifer screen

What It Costs

Screened carports are priced by size at your free estimate, because the span, the roof, whether it ties into the home, and any new concrete all factor in. We will give you a clear written number once we have reviewed your space.

Your exact price comes with a free in-home estimate, and we honor the quoted price until our material suppliers raise theirs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to the most common questions about our screen services.

It is a covered, screened structure for parking or shaded outdoor space, custom-built in aluminum and screened with USA-made Phifer. It keeps sun, pollen, leaves, and pests off whatever is underneath.

Yes. Customers use screened carports for cars, boats, golf carts, and trailers, as well as for workshops, storage, and extra covered patio space. We size it to what you want to keep under it.

Yes. It adds structure, so it is engineered for Florida wind and permitted through the county. We handle the permit and provide your HOA documents.

Yes. We build it in the same custom aluminum and match it to your home and existing enclosures so it looks like part of the house, not an add-on.

It is priced by size at your free estimate, since the span, roof, home tie-in, and any concrete all factor in. We give you a clear written quote after we assess your space.

Yes, through Lyon Financial, if you would like to spread the cost of the project.

We size the carport based on what you want to keep under it and your driveway and setbacks, from a single-vehicle bay to a larger span for a boat or multiple vehicles. We confirm the right size at your on-site estimate.

That depends on the roof you choose, from a screen roof for shade and airflow to a solid insulated-panel roof for full weather protection. We will walk you through the roof options and what each one does at your estimate.

We can design either, depending on your space and how you want to use it. Tying into the home gives a cleaner, matched look; freestanding gives you more placement flexibility.

Like our other builds, figure roughly four to eight weeks once permitting is in hand, depending on size and whether any concrete is needed.

If you need a slab, yes, we pour it to code before we build. If you already have a suitable driveway or pad, we can often build on that; we confirm which at your estimate.

The custom aluminum structure can be screened as much or as little as you want, from an open, shaded carport to a fully screened, bug-free space. Tell us how you want to use it, and we will design it that way.

Many do within their rules, but carports are the kind of structure HOAs review closely, so confirming their requirements early is important. We provide all the documents your HOA needs for approval.

Yes, Florida state-licensed Specialty Structure Contractor SCC131152382, fully insured, with a one-year workmanship warranty.

Todd, Lanai Guy's owner, at a screen door installation.

Request a Screened Carport Estimate

Tell us what you want to keep covered, and we will set up a free on-site consultation.

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Serving 21 cities across Brandon, Riverview & East Hillsborough County

Quality Service

One-year material & workmanship warranty

Fair Prices

Written quotes we honor until suppliers raise prices; $100 minimum on small repairs.