Pool Cage Parts Diagram: 67 Labeled Components and Names

What are the key pool cage parts statistics and specifications?#

The strongest figures are collected here so a reader can identify the relevant number, qualifier, year, and issuing source without searching through the full reference. The first figure describes this original dataset; the remaining figures come directly from Florida code, statute, county forms, and current manufacturer or distributor documents.

1. 1.

   This reference maps 67 source-verified pool cage components across four diagram views; dataset version 1.0 was verified July 24, 2026.

   Panama City Pool Screen Repair Research.

2. 2.

   Florida's 2023 screen-enclosure pressure table is based on 20 × 20 × 0.013-inch mesh; 18 × 14 × 0.013-inch mesh permits screen-surface pressures to be multiplied by 0.88, while denser mesh requires enclosed-building pressures.

   2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Table 2002.4, note f.

3. 3.

   The Florida Residential Code's prescriptive screen-enclosure appendix limits screen density to 20 threads per inch by 20 threads per inch where the appendix has been adopted.

   2023 Florida Building Code, Residential, Appendix AH, Section AH106.

4. 4.

   Extruded aluminum members in a Florida screen enclosure must have an actual wall thickness of at least 0.040 inch.

   2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Section 2002.3.1.

5. 5.

   Every primary member must be designed for a 300-pound downward load applied along any 1 foot of its length; purlins must additionally carry a 200-pound load over any 1 foot; those loads are not applied simultaneously with wind.

   2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Section 2002.4 and its exception.

6. 6.

   Removable vinyl, tempered-glass, and acrylic panels must carry a visible decal stating that the panel must be removed when wind speeds exceed 75 mph.

   2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Section 2002.3.3.

7. 7.

   A Florida residential screen enclosure may be designed using Risk Category I wind speeds under the screen-enclosure provisions.

   2023 Florida Building Code, Residential, Section R301.2.1.1.1.1.

8. 8.

   In Florida's High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, screen-surface wind load uses the ratio of solid area to gross area with a shape factor of 1.3 horizontally and 0.7 vertically.

   2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Section 1622.1.

9. 9.

   Four direct sources publish round-spline examples of 0.125, 0.140, and 0.160 inch and flat-spline examples of 0.290 and 0.310 inch; round diameter and flat width are different measurements.

   Phifer, Saint-Gobain ADFORS, Eastern Metal Supply, and Screen Tight, checked July 24, 2026.

10. 10.

    Florida's 2025 pool-gate statute requires outward opening, self-closing, and self-latching but states no numerical gate-latch height; the statute's 54-inch figure applies to doors providing direct access from the dwelling, while the 54-inch outside-gate-release rule appears in the Residential Code and Bay County's form.

    Fla. Stat. §§515.27 and 515.29; FBC Residential R4501.17; Bay County Form B30, all checked July 24, 2026.

11. 11.

    Bay County's current residential pool packet names a reinforced screen pool enclosure as one example of a structure that can form the required pool barrier when the applicable requirements are met.

    Bay County Building Safety Division, Form B30, checked July 24, 2026.

12. 12.

    Eastern Metal Supply's current patio-and-screen-room catalog lists self-mating beams from 2 × 4 through 2 × 10 inches, with listed lengths up to 40 feet.

    Eastern Metal Supply, catalog page dated October 28, 2024.

13. 13.

    One enclosure-product catalog documents four aluminum alloy-and-temper combinations: 6063-T6 tube and angle, 6005A-T61 flat bar, 6061-T6 column-base castings, and 5052-H32 gusset plate.

    Eastern Metal Supply, catalog pages dated May 22 and June 4, 2024.

14. 14.

    Eastern Metal Supply lists 5-inch, 7-inch, and 7-inch-heavy super-gutter profiles, so 'super gutter' names a profile family rather than one universal dimension.

    Eastern Metal Supply, catalog page dated October 28, 2024.

15. 15.

    A listed screen-door blank measures 35-5/8 × 79-1/2 inches for a 36 × 80-inch daylight opening; other door sizes and kick-plate configurations are cataloged separately.

    Eastern Metal Supply, catalog page dated September 19, 2025.

16. 16.

    Florida's 8th Edition (2023) code took effect December 31, 2023 and incorporates ASCE 7-22 wind provisions; the 9th Edition (2026) is scheduled to take effect December 31, 2026.

    Florida Building Commission materials, verified July 24, 2026.

Reference files: SVG diagram · PNG diagram · CSV component index · JSON component index

What does the complete Pool Cage Parts Diagram show?#

The diagram is the page's visual reference: it places all 67 numbered components into four views without implying that every enclosure contains every part. The Florida Building Code's defined term is screen enclosure — a building or part of a building, wholly or partly self-supporting, with insect-screen walls and a lightweight screened or solid roof — but this page retains "pool cage" because that is the reader-facing term being identified.

What are the four diagram views?#

• View A — whole enclosure. Wall and roof screen panels, columns, rails, roof framing, bracing, the house-side interface, and profile examples.
• View B — screen-retention cross-section. Mesh, flat spline, round spline, and the spline groove shown as separate components.
• View C — component details. Connections, fasteners, base fittings, gutter parts, drainage parts, fascia, and flashing.
• View D — roof and door assemblies. Solid-roof parts, door leaf and jamb, hinge, closer, latch, threshold, sweep, kick-panel parts, sealant, and touch-up paint.

How should the numbered callouts be read?#

Four rules govern the labels:

1. The canonical label is the installed role wherever a role name is directly supported. A column remains a column regardless of the extrusion family used to make it.
2. Profile names remain profile names. "Self-mating beam," "receiving channel," and "super gutter" identify profile families, not required dimensions or spans.
3. Brand and system names remain qualified. A Capri clip or Castle clip is a named product in a documented system, not the generic word for every similar connector.
4. The presence field is a scope classification, not a measured prevalence rate. "Core assembly" means the part belongs to the named assembly when that assembly exists; it does not mean a survey found the part on a stated percentage of Florida enclosures.

What is included in the pool cage component index?#

The index is the source-mapped reference behind the diagram: 67 component rows divided into nine assemblies. Every row carries a stable anchor, canonical name, aliases, term type, presence or scope classification, function, documented specification or code hook, named primary source, and verification tier.

Machine-readable index: CSV, 67 rows and 19 fields · JSON, the same 67 records plus dataset metadata

What does this index show — and what does it not show?#

This index shows what documented pool cage parts are called, which terms are generic or system-specific, where the parts sit, and which primary document supports each label or specification. It does not tell a reader what size, alloy, wall thickness, span, spacing, fastener, anchor, or bracing layout a particular enclosure requires.

• A catalog dimension proves that a product is documented; it does not prove that the product suits another enclosure. A listed 2 × 10-inch self-mating beam or 7-inch-heavy super gutter remains a catalog example until the applicable design selects it.
• A system's fastener schedule belongs to that system. Screen Tight's listed anchor and screw sizes are valid facts about its documented framework, not a fastening schedule for another structure.
• Names travel farther than specifications do. "Chair rail" identifies an installed role. "Capri clip" identifies a named bracket in documented systems.

A standing pool cage is a wind-loaded aluminum structure. Removing or changing a beam, brace, cable, base fitting, anchor, or regulated gate component can change the load path or barrier function; this page therefore identifies parts without providing structural, anchorage, or hazardous-work instructions.

How was this pool cage parts reference assembled?#

The reference was assembled from primary documents and direct producer material, with a source URL, source date, source page or section, verification date, and publication note stored for every row. No number in the component dataset is estimated, modeled, averaged from contractor pages, or copied from another anatomy article.

What source classes were collected?#

Code and statute. The current 2023 Florida Building Code text hosted by ICC was read for the screen-enclosure definition, Chapter 20 aluminum provisions, Chapter 16 High-Velocity Hurricane Zone provision, Residential Chapter 3 wind-category rule, Residential Chapter 45 pool-barrier provisions, and Residential Appendix H. The 2025 Florida Statutes were read directly through the Florida Legislature's official site, including §§515.27, 515.29, and 489.113.

County documents. Bay County's current Residential Swimming Pool Permit Packet was read in full, including Form B30's barrier and gate language, the permit application's notice-of-commencement threshold and 180-day inspection rule, and the flood-zone notice.

Manufacturer and distributor documents. Phifer's 2026 Pool & Patio product sheet and spline guidance, Saint-Gobain ADFORS spline guidance, Eastern Metal Supply's complete patio-and-screen-room catalog, Nationwide Industries' current Pool & Patio Catalog, and Screen Tight's undated Screen Enclosure Instructions and parts list were all read in full.

Excluded as evidence. Contractor blogs, marketplace guides, forum threads, and unsourced anatomy pages do not substantiate any technical claim in this reference.

How was each row processed?#

For every candidate term, we located the term or component in a primary document; recorded the organization, title, page or section, source date, and URL; classified the term as a role, profile, brand or system term, class, or regulated function; assigned a presence or scope label that makes no prevalence claim; and attached the governing code or statute only where a direct hook exists.

Where two sources use different names for the same role, the generic installed-role term becomes canonical and the source-specific terms remain aliases. Where two sources publish different dimensions because they are measuring different component types or systems, the conflict remains visible instead of being collapsed into one number. The diagram was drawn as an original schematic from the normalized index. It was not traced from a manufacturer drawing, carries no construction dimensions, and uses the same 67 component numbers and anchors as the CSV and JSON files.

What holds the screen in a pool cage frame?#

In the spline-retained systems documented here, screen mesh spans a framed opening and is retained in a groove formed in the aluminum profile by compatible spline. Mesh, panel, groove, and spline are separate components, and the correct spline depends on the groove geometry and the screen product rather than on the words "pool cage" alone.

What is the difference between screen mesh and a screen panel?#

Screen mesh is the woven material. Screen panel is the framed wall or roof opening the material fills. A damaged panel can therefore mean damaged mesh in an intact frame, damaged framing around intact mesh, or both; the component names keep those conditions separate.

Phifer's 2026 sheet calls 18 × 14 screen a traditional choice for patio and pool enclosures and lists widths from 36 to 108 inches with a 100-foot roll length. The same sheet describes 20 × 20 No-See-Um Screen as a tighter weave intended to control smaller insects. Those are manufacturer product specifications, not universal dimensions for all 18 × 14 or 20 × 20 screen. The trade term Florida Glass commonly refers to vinyl-laminated screen; Phifer's named product is Glas-Shield™, an 18 × 14 fiberglass screen laminated with vinyl for vertical lower-wall use — the manufacturer states it is not roofing material and not for horizontal applications.

What is the difference between flat spline, round spline, and the groove?#

Flat spline is described by width, while round spline is described by diameter. The groove is the profile feature that receives the screen and spline. Screen Tight specifies .310 flat spline for its framework, Eastern Metal Supply lists .290 flat spline with one pet-screen product, and Phifer and ADFORS publish 0.125-, 0.140-, and 0.160-inch round-spline guidance for different screen thicknesses. Those values do not identify a universal replacement size. They identify different spline forms, different systems, and different screen products.

Why do published pool cage spline sizes disagree?#

The published dimensions disagree because flat spline and round spline are measured differently and because groove geometry and screen thickness vary by system. Four direct sources establish five documented dimensions, but none establishes one pool-cage spline size that applies everywhere.

Table 10. Directly published spline guidance#

Sources: Screen Tight Screen Enclosure Instructions, Phifer spline guidance, Saint-Gobain ADFORS spline guidance, and Eastern Metal Supply Patio & Screen Room catalog. Assembled July 24, 2026.

What the table establishes: 0.160-inch round spline and 0.310-inch flat spline are not competing universal answers. They are different measurements attached to different systems or product conditions.

Which pool cage parts are governed by Florida code and statute?#

Florida's screen-enclosure provisions attach specific rules to mesh, extruded members, primary members, purlins, removable panels, wind design, and qualifying pool-access gates. The code's defined term is screen enclosure, while "pool cage" remains the common reader-facing term used by this reference.

Table 11. Florida code and statute provisions by governed part#

Sources: 2023 FBC Building Chapter 20, Chapter 16, FBC Residential Chapter 3, Chapter 45, Appendix H, Fla. Stat. §515.29, Fla. Stat. §489.113. Verified July 24, 2026.

How were the Florida code section numbers resolved?#

The direct 2023 ICC-hosted code text resolves the numbering used here: the extruded-member thickness rule is §2002.3.1, the removable-panel decal rule is §2002.3.3, the primary-member and purlin loads are in §2002.4, and the alternative screen-removal method is §2002.7. Secondary reproductions that place those provisions under different labels are not used to set the citations on this page.

Where does the 54-inch pool gate latch figure come from?#

The Florida statute's gate provision uses reachability rather than a numerical height, while the statute's explicit 54-inch figure applies to doors from the dwelling. The 54-inch outside-gate-release rule appears in the Florida Residential Code and is repeated in Bay County's current pool-barrier form.

Table 12. Primary-source trace of the 54-inch figure#

Sources: Fla. Stat. §515.27, Fla. Stat. §515.29, 2023 Florida Residential Code Chapter 45, and Bay County Residential Swimming Pool Permit Packet. Verified July 24, 2026.

The attribution matters: a writer describing the outside gate-release height should cite the building code or local building department, not the statute's gate subsection. Hardware catalogs can document that a latch product exists; they do not replace the applicable barrier rule or local determination.

Which pool cage part names are generic and which belong to one system?#

Role names generally travel across systems, profile names travel only with a dimension and compatibility caveat, and branded names remain attached to their documented product family. The term-type field prevents one manufacturer's connector, extrusion, or panel name from being presented as the universal name for every similar part.

Which role names are safe to use generically?#

Column, roof beam, rafter, purlin, chair rail, top rail, base rail, header, wall screen panel, roof screen panel, door leaf, door jamb, and kick-plate rail describe installed functions. The profile used to perform that function remains a separate question.

Which profile-family names require a compatibility caveat?#

Self-mating beam, receiving channel, eave rail, universal snap, slot or picture-view beam, super gutter, roof pan, fascia, and kick-plate channel name documented profile families. A profile name does not state a permitted span, structural capacity, compatible fastener, or cross-system fit.

Which names are branded or system-specific?#

Capri clip, Castle clip, Glas-Shield™, Elite panel, protector panel, named closer kits, and named latch families remain product or system terms. They may be useful aliases, but they are not promoted into generic terminology.

Table 13. Nomenclature crosswalk: one function, several documented names#

Sources: Eastern Metal Supply Patio & Screen Room catalog, Nationwide Industries Pool & Patio Catalog, Screen Tight instructions, Phifer Pool & Patio sheet, 2023 FBC Building Chapter 20, and US20070074480A1. Crosswalk assembled July 24, 2026.

What aluminum alloys and thicknesses appear in documented pool cage parts?#

A pool cage is not necessarily made from one alloy, temper, or wall thickness. The direct catalogs document four alloy-and-temper combinations and a range of material thicknesses, while Florida code sets a 0.040-inch actual-wall minimum for extruded enclosure members.

Table 14. Documented alloys and thicknesses across cited product systems#

Sources: Eastern Metal Supply Patio & Screen Room catalog, Screen Tight Screen Enclosure Instructions, and 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 20. Verified July 24, 2026.

Eastern Metal Supply also publishes weights per linear foot for selected painted square-tube products: 3-inch × .093-inch at 1.298 pounds per foot, 3-inch × .125-inch at 1.726, 3-inch × .250-inch at 3.300, 3.5-inch × .125-inch at 2.024, 4-inch × .125-inch at 2.325, and 4-inch × .250-inch at 4.500. These are product-listing values, not a substitute for identifying the actual member or calculating a structure. White and bronze recur across the cited Eastern Metal Supply, Nationwide Industries, and Screen Tight documents; selected products are also listed in black, mill, light bronze, or clear finishes. No finish-frequency percentage is claimed.

What keeps a pool cage from racking?#

Documented bracing terms include K-brace, cable brace, and wind brace, while the chair rail also ties wall framing together as an intermediate horizontal member. The cited sources establish that these terms and components exist; they do not establish one universal bracing layout or a percentage reduction in drift or stress.

Eastern Metal Supply catalogs cable assemblies with triangular brackets, Nationwide Industries catalogs cable ties in several lengths, and US20070074480A1 uses K-brace and wind-brace terminology in its disclosed enclosure system. A cable is a tension element, while rigid diagonal members and K-brace arrangements behave differently; their locations, sizes, connections, and required pairings remain engineering-controlled. No bracing-performance percentage is published on this page because the primary sources used for the component index do not provide a generalizable enclosure dataset for one.

How are pool cage members connected?#

The direct sources document clips, angles, gusset plates, internal splice plates, anchors, and several screw classes. Each dimension belongs to the cited product or framing system, so the component index preserves the specification while refusing to turn it into a universal connection schedule.

Eastern Metal Supply catalogs .187-inch 5052-H32 gusset plate in 16 × 120, 20 × 144, and 16 × 144-inch sheets. US20070074480A1 describes an internal connection plate in a disclosed roof-beam splice. Nationwide documents Capri clips, heavy corner brackets, and related enclosure hardware, while Screen Tight documents its Capri clip, Castle clip, 2 × 2 × 1/8-inch angle anchor, and named fastener set. In Screen Tight's system, the documented examples include a 1/4 × 2-1/4-inch quickset anchor, #10 × 2-inch and #10 × 3-inch sheet-metal screws, #8 × 9/16-inch and #10 × 3/4-inch self-drilling screws, and a #8 × 3/4-inch washered aluminum screw. Those facts identify components 32 through 35; they do not instruct a reader to use those fasteners on another enclosure.

How is a pool cage held to the deck?#

The documented base components are a compatible post or column fitting plus the anchorage selected for the substrate and design. Catalogs establish that different post sizes use different castings, hidden base plates, or floor mounts; they do not establish one anchor type, embedment, or spacing for every enclosure.

Eastern Metal Supply catalogs inserts for 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-inch members, while Nationwide Industries catalogs hidden base plates for 3 × 3- and 4 × 4-inch posts, with and without ears. Nationwide's 2 × 2 floor-mount example has a 1-3/4-inch profile height and a 4-3/8 × 4-3/8-inch flange. Eastern Metal Supply also catalogs Hard-Rok and Quik Rok anchoring compounds. The Quik Rok listing states that it must never be used to anchor balcony railing or a similar human-life-safety structure, which is why anchoring cement remains a separate optional component rather than an interchangeable substitute for a designed mechanical anchor.

What handles water and the house-side interface on a pool cage?#

The documented drainage family includes super gutter, gutter brace or bracket, splice, end cap, drop outlet, and downspout, with fascia and flashing tape documented as separate interface products. Not every enclosure uses this assembly, and the name "super gutter" does not by itself establish a structural role or attachment detail.

Eastern Metal Supply lists 5-inch, 7-inch, and 7-inch-heavy super-gutter profiles and corresponding end caps; Nationwide lists a 4 × 5-inch gutter splice, 4 × 5- and 4 × 7-inch end covers, and a hidden-mount bracket for 7-inch super gutter. Eastern Metal Supply lists 3 × 4- and 4 × 5-inch drop outlets, 3 × 4-inch downpipe in 8- and 10-foot lengths, and 4 × 5-inch downspout in 10-foot lengths. The same catalog lists 5-1/2-inch extruded fascia and E-fascia in 27-foot lengths and a 4-inch × 50-foot Peel and Seal flashing product. Those are source-specific product examples; the completed house interface, flashing, sealant, gutter support, drainage path, and structural connection remain project-specific.

Which parts replace a screened roof?#

A screen enclosure can use a lightweight solid roof rather than a screened roof, and the cited systems document roof pans, protector panels, insulated panels, valances or diverters, and removable wind-break panels. Those parts belong to specific roof or enclosure systems and do not establish a universal span, slope, or connection detail.

Eastern Metal Supply catalogs a 3 × 12-inch five-rib self-mating roof pan with .024-, .032-, and .050-inch special-order wall options; 3-inch Elite insulated panels in 2- and 4-foot widths and 9- to 16-foot lengths, with or without a centered fan beam; and a 12-foot-6-inch roll-form valance or diverter. Screen Tight identifies protector panels and a 6-inch × 12-foot valance in its own roof assembly. Removable vinyl, tempered-glass, and acrylic wind-break panels are the regulated item in this group: FBC Building §2002.3.3 requires them to be removable and visibly marked for removal when wind speeds exceed 75 mph.

What are the parts of a pool cage door?#

The door assembly contains a fixed jamb and movable leaf plus separate hinge, closer, closer bracket, strike, latch, handle, threshold, sweep, and optional pet-door components. The separation matters because a hinge is not automatically self-closing, a lock is not automatically self-latching, and the regulated pool-barrier function depends on the completed gate assembly.

Eastern Metal Supply catalogs a door blank measuring 35-5/8 × 79-1/2 inches for a 36 × 80-inch daylight opening, plus other widths, heights, and kick-plate configurations. It also catalogs 2 × 2 door jamb with felt groove and 2 × 3 door-jamb profiles. Nationwide's closer documentation uses the term Z-jamb and separates standard, heavy-duty 1.5-inch-diameter, and auto-hold closer kits from hinge products.

A standard hinge provides the pivot; Nationwide's current catalog separately identifies ordinary, controlled-closing, and self-closing hinge products. A closer kit provides a closing function, while the latch and release mechanism provides the self-latching function governed by the applicable barrier rule. Handle and lock parts remain separate from that regulated function. At the bottom of the opening, a threshold is the fixed transition member, a bug sweep is the door-bottom gap-reducing strip, and a kick plate is the solid lower panel. Nationwide catalogs 1-inch and 1/2-inch thresholds in 36-inch lengths; Eastern Metal Supply and Nationwide catalog 36- and 48-inch punched bug sweeps.

What is the kick panel on a pool cage?#

The solid lower section is a kick plate or kick panel made from sheet or coil and retained by compatible channel and framing. The coil, channel, and kick-plate rail are three different components, and no one height is presented as a universal default.

Eastern Metal Supply catalogs .024-inch kick-plate coil in 8-, 16-, 24-, and 36-inch widths and door blanks with several kick-plate configurations. Nationwide catalogs 12-foot extruded kick-plate channel, Screen Tight catalogs 10-foot channel and a distinct 2 × 2 kick-plate rail, and Eastern Metal Supply also catalogs kick-plate channel. The finish group contains sealant and touch-up paint because the source documents identify them as separate products. Eastern Metal Supply lists SBR-100, #900 glazing sealant, RTV silicone, hybrid sealants, 16-ounce spray paint, and 0.7-ounce brush-top paint; Screen Tight lists silicone caulking and 12-ounce touch-up paint. No service-life, corrosion-rate, or performance claim is inferred from those listings.

How are pool cage parts documented in Bay County and Panama City?#

Bay County's current pool packet applies the 2023 Florida Building Code, 8th Edition and identifies a reinforced screen pool enclosure as one potential barrier structure when the applicable requirements are met. The county documents also provide the local gate language, permit-duration rule, notice-of-commencement threshold, and flood-map date recorded below.

Table 15. Bay County documentation touching pool cage and pool-barrier work#

Source: Bay County Residential Swimming Pool Permit Packet, read July 24, 2026.

What does the official Hurricane Michael record establish locally?#

NOAA and the National Hurricane Center record Hurricane Michael's October 10, 2018 Florida landfall near Mexico Beach as Category 5, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph and a minimum central pressure of 919 millibars. Those official facts establish the severity of the local storm event; they do not establish the installation date, code edition, condition, or failure mechanism of any specific Panama City-area enclosure.

Why does this reference change at the end of 2026?#

Florida's 9th Edition (2026) Building Code is scheduled to take effect December 31, 2026, so every 8th Edition citation on this page has a defined re-verification trigger. A separate 2026 statutory change created a narrow permit-exemption request process that excludes structural work, which preserves the distinction between a nonstructural scope and work on beams, anchors, or other structural components.

Florida Building Commission material states that the 8th Edition took effect December 31, 2023 and incorporated ASCE 7-22 wind provisions. The Commission's 9th Edition workplan sets December 31, 2026 as the scheduled effective date for the new edition. The code citations, table notes, and section numbers on this page must therefore be re-read against the operative 9th Edition before the visible verification date changes.

House Bill 803 became Chapter 2026-63 and took effect July 1, 2026. The enrolled text creates a request-based permit exemption only when the full scope is under $7,500, contains no electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, or gas work, is not on property partly or entirely in a flood hazard area, and is supported by the owner's written request and contract or other documentation required by the provision. The Building Official determines whether the exemption applies; this page does not classify a particular project.

What are the limitations of this reference?#

The limitations are part of the dataset's meaning, not a disclaimer added after the fact. They define what a writer can quote from the page and what still requires project-specific code, product, permit, or engineering review.

1. This is a nomenclature and orientation reference, not an engineering or construction drawing. The diagram is not to scale and carries no design dimensions.
2. Not every enclosure contains all 67 components. The presence or scope field identifies an assembly role, material option, condition, or system — not measured prevalence.
3. Role names, profile names, classes, and branded terms are not interchangeable. The term-type field preserves that distinction.
4. Member sizes, alloys, wall thicknesses, spans, fasteners, anchor types, embedment, spacing, bracing layouts, connections, and barrier details are project-specific.
5. A catalog listing proves that the named product or specification is documented. It does not establish suitability, compatibility, capacity, approval, or code compliance on another enclosure.
6. Spline dimensions vary by spline form, groove, and screen thickness. Table 10 preserves the direct-source differences instead of collapsing them into one size.
7. All 67 component rows are ★. Each was read directly against the named primary document; no ● or pending row remains in version 1.0.
8. The numeric pressure grid from FBC Table 2002.4 is not republished as a design table. This page cites the directly verified notes and component rules without creating a substitute design reference.
9. Appendix AH106 applies only where the appendix has been adopted. This page does not claim Bay County adoption status.
10. Screen Tight's instruction sheet carries no publication date. It is recorded as undated and identified by its July 24, 2026 access date.
11. Trade vocabulary is not exhaustive. A term remains an alias or is omitted when the primary sources do not support a stable cross-system meaning.
12. No failure rate, market share, component-frequency percentage, or average service life is claimed. The primary sources used here do not provide a reproducible dataset for those figures.
13. Code editions, statutes, county forms, and catalogs change. The next mandatory code re-verification date is December 31, 2026.

Which figures were excluded because primary sources did not support them?#

Four categories were excluded rather than filled with a secondary estimate or an inference. Their absence is recorded so a future update can add them only when a direct, reproducible source becomes available.

What files are included in the dataset?#

The diagram and component index are published as versioned files so the visible page, the machine-readable records, and the callout numbers can be checked against one another. Version 1.0 contains 67 rows, 19 fields, one SVG, and one PNG fallback.

Fields:

component_no · anchor_id · canonical_name · also_called · group · diagram_view
term_type · presence · function · documented_spec · code_hook · source_organization
source_document · source_page_or_section · source_date · source_url
verification_date · verification_tier · publication_note

Change log

How should this page be cited?#

This block supplies a neutral bibliographic record for editors, researchers, and data users. It describes the publication without requesting attribution, a link, or any reciprocal action.

Reference format:

Panama City Pool Screen Repair Research. "Pool Cage Parts Diagram: 67 Labeled Components and Names." Dataset version 1.0. Last verified July 24, 2026. https://panamacitypoolscreenrepair.com/research/pool-cage-parts-diagram/

Specific facts can be referenced through their stable anchors, including #stat-02 for the screen-mesh pressure note, #fifty-four-inch-figure for the latch-height trace, and the component IDs published in the CSV and SVG.

What do readers ask about pool cage parts?#

These questions cover the identification and citation problems the diagram and source map are designed to resolve. The answers repeat only claims visible and sourced elsewhere on this page.

What are the parts of a pool cage called?

They fall into nine source-mapped groups: screen infill and retention, frame members, bracing, connections and fasteners, base and anchorage, drainage and house attachment, solid-roof parts, the door assembly, and kick-panel and finish parts. This reference indexes 67 components and separates generic roles from profile, brand, class, and regulated terms.

What holds the screen in a pool cage frame?

In the spline-retained systems documented here, compatible spline holds the screen in a groove formed in the aluminum profile. Flat spline is measured by width and round spline by diameter, so the dimensions are not interchangeable.

Is all pool cage spline the same size?

No. Direct sources document round-spline examples of 0.125, 0.140, and 0.160 inch and flat-spline examples of 0.290 and 0.310 inch. The groove geometry, spline form, and screen thickness determine compatibility.

What is a self-mating beam?

A self-mating beam is a profile family in which matching extrusions form a hollow beam section. Eastern Metal Supply catalogs examples from 2 × 4 through 2 × 10 inches, but the name does not establish a permitted span or required size.

What is a super gutter?

Super gutter is an extruded gutter-profile family documented with compatible braces, splices, end covers, outlets, and downspouts. Eastern Metal Supply lists 5-inch, 7-inch, and 7-inch-heavy profiles; the name alone does not establish structural capacity or attachment details.

What is a Capri clip?

A Capri clip is a named chair-rail bracket documented by Nationwide Industries and Screen Tight. It is a system-specific product term, not the generic name for every bracket at a chair rail.

What is the solid lower panel on a pool cage door called?

It is a kick plate or kick panel. The sheet or coil, the retaining kick-plate channel, and the kick-plate rail are separate components.

Does screen mesh affect pool cage wind design in Florida?

Yes. The 2023 Florida Building Code screen-enclosure table is based on 20 × 20 × 0.013-inch mesh, permits a 0.88 screen-surface factor for 18 × 14 × 0.013-inch mesh, and requires enclosed-building pressures for denser mesh.

What does the Florida Building Code call a pool cage?

The defined term is screen enclosure. The definition covers a wholly or partly self-supporting building or part of a building with insect-screen walls and a roof of insect screening, plastic, aluminum, or similar lightweight material.

Does every pool cage use the same part names?

No. Role names such as column, chair rail, and purlin travel more reliably; profile names such as self-mating beam and super gutter require compatibility and dimension context; branded names such as Capri clip and Castle clip remain system-specific.

Can a pool cage serve as a pool barrier in Florida?

It can when the completed enclosure satisfies the applicable barrier requirements. Florida statute permits an enclosure as a barrier option, and Bay County's current form names a reinforced screen pool enclosure as an example; the local building official determines whether a particular configuration qualifies.

Where does the 54-inch outside pool gate latch rule come from?

The gate subsection of Fla. Stat. §515.29 states no numerical height. The 54-inch outside-release rule appears in Florida Residential Code R4501.17 and Bay County's Form B30, while the statute's explicit 54-inch figure applies to doors providing direct access from the dwelling.

Which primary sources support this reference?#

The bibliography is limited to official code and statutory material, county documents, direct manufacturer or distributor documents, a published patent used for terminology evidence, and federal storm records. Every consequential number and component row traces to one or more of these sources.

Florida code and statute

1. 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 2 Definitions — SCREEN ENCLOSURE — checked July 24, 2026.
2. 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 20 Aluminum — screen-enclosure provisions — checked July 24, 2026.
3. 2023 Florida Building Code, Building, Chapter 16 Structural Design — HVHZ screen-enclosure provision — checked July 24, 2026.
4. 2023 Florida Building Code, Residential, Chapter 3 Building Planning — checked July 24, 2026.
5. 2023 Florida Building Code, Residential, Chapter 45 Private Swimming Pools — checked July 24, 2026.
6. 2023 Florida Building Code, Residential, Appendix H Patio Covers — Section AH106 — checked July 24, 2026.
7. Florida Building Commission, ASCE 7-22 Wind Loads Fact Sheet for the 8th Edition — read July 24, 2026.
8. Florida Building Commission, 2026 Florida Building Code workplan — read July 24, 2026.
9. 2025 Florida Statutes, Chapter 515, Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act — read July 24, 2026.
10. 2025 Florida Statutes §515.27, Residential swimming pool safety feature options — read July 24, 2026.
11. 2025 Florida Statutes §515.29, Residential swimming pool barrier requirements — read July 24, 2026.
12. 2025 Florida Statutes §489.113, including subsection (9) — read July 24, 2026.
13. Florida House Bill 803 enrolled text — read July 24, 2026.
14. Florida Senate bill history for CS/CS/HB 803, identifying Chapter 2026-63 and the July 1, 2026 effective date — read July 24, 2026.

County documents

15. Bay County Residential Swimming Pool Permit Packet, including Forms B03, B30, and B16 — read in full July 24, 2026.

Manufacturer and distributor documents

16. Eastern Metal Supply, Patio & Screen Room catalog, page dates May 22, 2024 through March 30, 2026 — read in full July 24, 2026.
17. Nationwide Industries, Pool & Patio Catalog, current PDF created April 28, 2025 — read in full July 24, 2026.
18. Screen Tight, Screen Enclosure Instructions and parts list, undated — accessed July 24, 2026.
19. Phifer, Pool & Patio Fiberglass Insect Screen catalog sheet V25 — read July 24, 2026.
20. Phifer, What Size and Type of Spline Do I Need? — read July 24, 2026.
21. Phifer, Understanding Window Screen Terms — read July 24, 2026.
22. Saint-Gobain ADFORS, Selecting the Right Spline for Your Project — read July 24, 2026.

Patent and storm records

23. US Patent Application US20070074480A1, Beam and joints for use in screened enclosure — read July 24, 2026.
24. NOAA, Hurricane Michael upgraded to Category 5 at U.S. landfall — read July 24, 2026.
25. National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Michael — read July 24, 2026.

All sources were checked July 24, 2026. A source's document issue date and the date this page checked it are separate fields in the downloadable dataset.