[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by VApeople

It seems that a birdcage will keep most animals and birds off of a patio, but does it also keep mosquitos and other bugs away?

I guess it will also keep leaves from falling on a patio or into a swimming pool, but is that really a problem in most areas?

We would really like to install a hot tub behind whatever house we may buy and I am wondering if it is important to have it covered by a birdcage.

We have the hot tub on the Lanai (ours was extended 31ft by 12 ft), so it fit very nicely. This allows year round use, and use when it is raining, however, I avoid during T&L storms. We just added a large birdcage, and decided to just move to hot tub to a location, still in the lanai that was out of the way of the walking path to the lanai. Also during the hot summer, we have the hot tub heaters turned off, stay around 90 degrees, but is great for cooling off during July and August, and we are in SHADE.
This works very well for us, you will need to look at how you plan to use the HT, and install for that function.
[B][/A word of caution, hot tubs require two (2) permits, one for the hot tub itself, and one for the electrical connections. We found this out the hard way, when ours was installed by the supplier WITHOUT getting the permits.B]