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Old 02-14-2023, 08:31 AM
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I am asking a few simple questions as we are trying to decide - Please only answer if you have or have had a glass enclosed Lanai. I also don't want any mention of additional taxes or all that stuff. I don't care. The questions are -

1. Single or Double pane glass and why? Single Pane is $12,000 and double is $23,000.
2. Mini split air cond or not? Does it make a difference if you have single or double pane glass?
3. Knee wall or full height sliders? Any troubles with either?
4. Raise the floor or not? (again, not tax talk, I don't care).
I am in Sumter county. Please don't post an opinion if you don't have a glass enclosed Lanais in The Villages
We decided to convert the lanai into a home theater as we never used it as a traditional screened-in lanai.

This involved constructing a knee wall, traditional framing, stucco outside, sheet rock inside, raising the floor and adding large double-paned windows with electric roll down shades. Out airconditioner was already oversized and we only had to extend the ductwork into the new room and add a ceiling fan. The sliders which separated the lanai from the living room were removed and the opening finished with sheet rock. Of course, the flooring was extended from the living room into the new room.

We added an 85" TV and reclining leather chairs. It is now the most used room in the house when it was almost never used as a screened-in lanai.