Before moving to TV we thought that we would like to enclose the lanai, but after having been here for a bit, I doubt that we will go that route. I really enjoy the full, open-air feeling of having just screens (the houses that we visited with enclosed lanai made them feel too much like "just another room".
Our lanai faces south which seems to be a perfect orientation - in the summer the sun passes directly overhead so there is very little sun-caused heat build-up during the middle of the day. Conversely, in the winter when you may be looking for a little extra solar heat, the sun is low in the southern sky and provides a lot of brightness and warmth.
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