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Originally Posted by Biskopski
Yes, our Lanai has an exit man door to the grille patio. Since the screens are so large (4 patio door widths) I am intimidated to remove those huge screens. I'm up for hiring a professional window washer that has encountered this setup.
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My guess is that the previous owner installed single pane sliding doors and kept the original "permanent" screens. I did this in a house built in 2013. This saved cost since single pane sliding doors fit in the available space with the original screens in place. It is a compromise but the extra cost for HVAC electricity was not too high. We were snow birding and did not care if the enclosed Lanai was hot during the summer.
Cleaning the windows was a pain then and is just as bad at the new house with double pane windows and sliding screens. The sliding screens easily get off the track and are a struggle to re-install correctly.
Good luck with finding a good solution and please share it with us. I would also like to find a better way. We have actually removed the sliding screens in several sections and store them in the garage. We have a door to a birdcage for normal in & out.