Terms for Lanai
The popular terms for the room at the rear (most often) of the house where the family may sit and relax enjoying more of a natural experience over other rooms of the house have many meanings and terms:
Patio = usually a cement slab without any enclosure
Porch = an enclosed patio most often with screen usually with an aluminum, vinyl, or tin roof, but may have screened roof (but then may be called a birdcage instead),
Lanai = an enclosed patio with a screen and a permanent roof as part of the house.
Florida Room = an enclosed lanai with windows either glass or acrylic (May or may not be air conditioned or heated)
pergola = any structure that provides shade without screens and made of various materials and designs. Usually an overhang off the house but may be freestanding as well.
Birdcage = a slang term which describes a fully enclosed screened in porch with a high ceiling (usually) most often round or oval. Term came to describe screened in structure over swimming pools as they were not porches. But now has become common to describe any screened in porch area.
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