Screen Rooms in St. Simons, GA by Eicher’s Pro Vinyl
Eicher's Pro Vinyl installs screen rooms in St. Simons, GA with a 5-year workmanship warranty, installations handled entirely by our own employees, and a free in-home estimate with no sales pressure. Picture a Saturday morning on your back porch, coffee in hand, live oaks filtering the light overhead, and then the gnats arrive. With St. Simons Island just 0.1 miles from the coast and nearly 180 mosquito days a year, a properly built screen enclosure is less of a luxury and more of a practical investment in the way your family actually uses your property.
Keep the Bugs Out Without Losing the Breeze
St. Simons Island averages 179 mosquito days per year, and anyone who has spent a summer evening on an unscreened porch here knows exactly what that number means. Add in the sand gnats that thrive along the Georgia coast, and outdoor living without some kind of enclosure becomes more of a battle than a pleasure.
Eicher’s Pro Vinyl uses 20/20 gnat-resistant screening mesh in our screen room builds. That tighter weave stops the small stuff, including no-see-ums, while still allowing airflow on those mild evenings when a breeze off the water makes St. Simons feel like nowhere else in Georgia. You get to hear the marsh sounds and smell the salt air without the swatting.
Our aluminum-framed enclosures are designed to hold up in coastal conditions, including the salt air and humidity that comes with being a barrier island in Glynn County. We do not use subcontractors. Every frame, every screen panel, every door hinge is installed by a member of our own crew.
What a High Tree Canopy Means for Your Screen Room Design
St. Simons Island has one of the highest tree canopy densities on the Georgia coast. Those live oaks and palmettos are beautiful, but they also mean falling debris, pollen, and the kind of shade that keeps mold and mildew active on surfaces that stay damp. A screen room built here needs to account for that environment.
Our frames are aluminum, which does not rot, warp, or feed termites the way wood framing will. That matters more than it might seem in Glynn County, where the termite risk is rated Very Heavy. Wood-framed screen rooms in this area often show signs of subterranean termite damage within a few years, especially where the frame sits close to ground level or contacts wooden decking. Aluminum framing sidesteps that problem entirely.
The high canopy also means your screen room roof panels take a beating from falling branches and acorn debris. We build with that in mind, using materials and fastening methods suited to the coastal Georgia climate, not generic construction approaches copied from inland markets.
- Aluminum framing that termites cannot damage
- 20/20 gnat-resistant mesh that handles pollen and fine debris better than standard screening
- Roof and frame designs rated for coastal wind exposure
Get a free estimate before mosquito season takes over your yard.
Year-Round Use in Hardiness Zone 9a
St. Simons Island sits in USDA Hardiness Zone 9a, which means winter lows rarely drop below 20 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit and typically stay far milder than that. The practical result is a screen room that gets used in January, not just July. That changes the value calculation considerably compared to what a screen room means in a colder part of the state.
With an average high temperature of 87.8 degrees and 2,716 cooling degree days annually, the warm season stretches long in St. Simons. A screened enclosure lets you push the usable hours of your outdoor living space earlier in the morning and later into the evening, when direct sun is off the structure and the temperature is manageable. Families here use screen rooms for meals, reading, hobby projects, and casual entertaining across most of the calendar year.
Homes in this area were built at a median year of 1986, which means many St. Simons properties have older patios or slab areas that are perfectly suited for a screen room addition without major structural changes. Our team assesses your existing space during the free in-home estimate and works with what you already have wherever that is practical.
How the Build Process Works, From Estimate to Final Walk-Through
The first step is a free in-home estimate. One of our team members comes to your property, looks at your existing patio, deck, or slab, and talks through your goals. There is no sales script and no pressure to decide on the spot. We have been doing this since 1998 and our business runs on repeat customers and referrals, not high-pressure closes.
Once you approve the design and materials, we handle permitting and scheduling. Every crew member who shows up at your St. Simons home works directly for Eicher’s Pro Vinyl. We do not hand your project off to a subcontractor. That matters because it keeps accountability in one place throughout the entire build.
We also offer 100% financing with no money down, including 5-year, 7-year, and 10-year terms, plus a 1-year same-as-cash option. Military and senior citizen discounts are available. If the cost of a screen room has been the thing keeping your family from moving forward, the financing options are worth a conversation.
Talk to a screen room builder who has worked St. Simons Island for 27 years.
What St. Simons Homeowners Get When the Job Is Done
When we finish your screen room, you get a 5-year workmanship warranty covering the installation itself, along with manufacturer warranties on the materials. That combination means if something is not right with how it was built or with the materials used, it is covered.
More practically, you get back the part of your property you have been avoiding. Families on St. Simons Island spend real money on their homes. The median home value here is around $204,900, and the island’s location, just steps from the lighthouse and Mallery Park, means outdoor living space adds measurable value. A screen room that actually gets used is a better return than a patio that sits empty from May through October because the bugs make it unusable.
With 66.7 percent homeownership across Glynn County, most people making this decision are investing in a place they intend to stay. A well-built screen room with aluminum framing, gnat-resistant mesh, and a solid warranty is built to last, not to be replaced in five years.
Frequently Asked Questions
What warranty comes with a screen room built by Eicher's Pro Vinyl in St. Simons, GA?
Every screen room we install on St. Simons Island comes with a 5-year workmanship warranty covering the installation, plus manufacturer warranties on the materials themselves. Given the Very Heavy termite risk and coastal humidity in Glynn County, we build with aluminum framing specifically because it holds up and keeps the warranty meaningful for the long term.
Does the workmanship warranty cover damage from St. Simons Island's coastal wind or hurricane exposure?
Our 5-year workmanship warranty covers defects in how the screen room was installed. We build with coastal exposure in mind, including St. Simons Island's high hurricane exposure and recorded wind gusts up to 46.1 mph. We use fastening and framing methods suited to that environment, and any installation issue that shows up within the warranty period is our responsibility to fix.
Will the screen mesh hold up with St. Simons Island's 179 mosquito days and the sand gnats along the coast?
Yes. We use 20/20 gnat-resistant screening, which has a tighter weave than standard window screen and is specifically designed to stop sand gnats and no-see-ums. The mesh is covered under manufacturer warranty, so if it fails prematurely, that is covered. It is the right material for coastal Georgia's insect season.
Does the aluminum framing on your screen rooms carry any warranty protection against termite damage in St. Simons?
Aluminum does not attract or sustain termites, which is a real advantage in St. Simons Island where termite risk is rated Very Heavy. There is nothing for subterranean termites to feed on in an aluminum frame, so that risk is removed by material choice rather than by a warranty exclusion. It is one of the main reasons we use aluminum framing in coastal Georgia builds.
How long will a screen room last in St. Simons Island's Zone 9a climate with the salt air and humidity?
Built correctly with aluminum framing and quality mesh, a screen room on St. Simons Island should last decades. The 5-year workmanship warranty covers the installation period when most problems, if any, would appear. Zone 9a's mild winters and long warm season mean the structure gets heavy year-round use, which is exactly why we do not cut corners on frame materials or fasteners in coastal builds.
Call Eicher's Pro Vinyl today at (912) 588-0061 to schedule your free in-home estimate and find out what a screen room built for St. Simons Island's climate can do for your property. Spots fill up fast once the warm season arrives, so reach out now!
