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Old 02-14-2023, 10:22 AM
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Cool wind rating- single pane acrylic lanai

:::We have the single pain acrylic on the palmer golf course and it clearly says on the 18 year old full length sliding doors - which are removable by lifting up and out- to take them out at winds over 74 mph. We have never had any issue leaving them. Half the lanai is in a bird cage (Which is screened of course) and half outside the birdcage with their own screens. My guess is the doors are pretty light- aluminum with the single pane acrylic- and it would be safer to store them inside the house if we had hurricane force winds. But in 20 years, no issues at all and never removed nor stored them. Our lanai faces east and with the r30 insulation installed to the attic over the lanai and installing a ridge vent to let that heat out, the lanai is used everyday summer and winter with the MiniSplit. It is basically now an extension of the great room of the house.._ TV / chairs / sofa etc.. Noise is not an issue for us with the single pane acrylic... good luck




One thing I haven't seen posted is the wind rating for single vs. double pane. We've been in our house just under a year. Previous owners enclosed the lanai with full length single pane sliders. We also have a mini split. All good so far.