Not every concrete porch or set of steps or stairs is in the front yard and leading to the front of a home, however. Related to the backyard pool screen enclosure is the lanai or backyard screened porch. Especially in year-round-warm-weather environments with an abundance of pool cages, you’ve probably either seen one or spent time in a similar iteration. Basically, a lanai is an architectural compromise that helps to bring the outdoors in.
Lanais frequently open up into wider living spaces of a home, so it wouldn’t be entirely wrong to relate them to covered patios or verandas. Their primary appeal is making it possible to enjoy the outdoors year-round. Like backyard pool screen enclosures (into which lanais often transition as the back patio closer to the house), screened lanais can keep out bugs; and paneled lanais -- available in glass or plastic and which can be removed -- can regulate the temperature should it be too chilly. Additionally, “under-truss” lanais are constructed beneath a home’s existing footprint, with enclosure screens secured to the roof. Plus, when severe storms are in the weather forecast, this under-truss option brings an extra measure of safety. Click here to learn more about lanais; and how home improvements and remodeling like the addition of a lanai can add safety, comfort and value to your property in Longwood, Orlando or elsewhere in our service area central Florida.
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