Sunroom & Screened Porch Builders in Lakeway, TX
For 40+ years, All Seasons has built custom sunrooms & screened porches for Lakeway homeowners. 5,000+ outdoor projects completed across Central Texas. Fixed pricing, full warranties, same crew start-to-finish.
On a Lakeway view lot, the best screened porch is often one you cannot see most of the time. Motorized retractable screens run $3,500 to $7,000 per opening installed and roll away when the bugs are gone. For lake-side evenings with no-see-ums, finer mesh and a tight floor matter as much as the walls.
Retractable screens for the view
A fixed screen wall facing Lake Travis softens the view every day of the year. Motorized screens drop from a housing hidden in the header, so the porch is open in the morning and screened at dusk. On a porch with three large openings, budget $10,500 to $21,000 for the screens alone (3 openings at $3,500 to $7,000 each).
Where a fixed wall makes sense, such as the side facing a neighbor, standard or fine mesh costs less and needs no power.
Motorized screens need a power run and a header deep enough to hide the housing. On a new porch we build both into the framing. On an existing one, we check the header before quoting.
Screening a raised porch on a hillside
Many Lakeway porches sit on a deck well above grade. Screening the walls is only half the job, because bugs come up between the deck boards. We screen beneath the decking or install a tight floor, and seal the gap at the bottom plate. A tall enclosed porch also takes more wind, so we check the deck frame and footings before adding walls.
Hillside plans may require engineering for the City of Lakeway, and HOAs like Rough Hollow add their own review.
A new 14x16 screened porch with its own roof typically runs $22,000 to $35,000 on a level site. A raised floor frame and taller posts on a slope add to that, and we price them in the fixed quote.
Lake bugs and fine mesh
Lake lots get mosquitoes, midges, and no-see-ums. Fine 20x20 mesh stops the small ones where standard mesh does not. It cuts airflow slightly, so a ceiling fan matters more with it.
Screen color matters on a view lot. Charcoal mesh is easier to see through than light gray, so we use it as the default here.
Glass rooms facing the water
A four-season room on a south or west slope takes direct sun plus reflected glare off the lake. Dual-pane low-E glass, an insulated roof, and a mini-split keep it usable. That level of room runs $200 to $350 per square foot installed. We frame and roof it to match the house, since a kit sunroom looks out of place on a Lakeway home.
Many Lakeway owners choose a middle path: a screened porch with retractable screens on the view side and one glassed end wall facing the wind. It keeps the breeze and view on most sides and blocks the gusts that come up off the water.
We Know Lakeway Backyards
Lakeway lots are built on the limestone hills above Lake Travis, and many of them fall away steeply from the back of the house toward the water or a canyon. That means the deck is often the main way to use the yard at all, and its railing decides what you see from inside. We build hillside decks, covered patios, pergolas, gazebos and outdoor kitchens across Lakeway.
Permits, HOAs, soil and local building tips for Lakeway
"First thing I look at in Lakeway is the view. Which way does the lake sit, where does the sun set. You want the deck oriented to take advantage of that, and railings that don't block it. Hillside builds take more engineering and more pier work than a flat lot, and we price that in up front."
- Mark Toomey
Why Sunrooms & Screened Porches Matter Here
Central Texas has one of the longest mosquito seasons in the country - roughly February through November in a warm year. That means an open patio is a battle for most of the year, and an uncovered one is unusable all summer. A screened porch gives you the breeze without the bugs. A sunroom goes further: real windows, real comfort, and usable square footage in January and August alike. Either way, you're converting space you avoid into space you live in - and quality enclosed outdoor space is one of the features Austin-area buyers consistently pay attention to.
Bug-Free Outdoor Living
Mosquitoes are the number one reason Central Texas patios sit empty. A properly built screen room ends that problem completely - evenings on the porch from spring through fall without a citronella candle in sight. We build tight: screen panels tensioned correctly, doors that seal, and no gaps at the roofline where bugs sneak in.
Built as a Real Structure
We don't staple screen to an existing patio and call it a screen room. We frame screened porches and sunrooms as true structural additions - engineered posts and beams, proper roof tie-in, correct flashing where it meets your house. That's the difference between 5 years and 30 years.
Three Levels of Enclosure
Screened porch, three-season room, or four-season sunroom - we build all three and we'll tell you honestly which one fits your budget and how you'll actually use the space. Plenty of clients start with screens and upgrade to windows later; we can design for that from day one.
Convert What You Already Have
If you have a covered patio or a solid deck, you may be closer to a screened porch than you think. We assess the existing structure, tell you straight whether it can carry the new loads, and quote the conversion at a fraction of a ground-up build when the bones are good.