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Originally Posted by Road-Runner
Exact same situation as yours and the wife said pass on the Lanai insulation since we had no plans to enclose it. Here a couple of years later I'm still trying to convince her we need to enclose the lanai and it would be great to have the insulation out of the way. Only downside would be it will be harder / messier to run A/C to the lanai after the insulation blown in, especially if you choose a ceiling entry split. Just my .02. We were very pleased with The Solar Guys who also put in our solar powered attic fans.
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If you don't have your lanai enclosed I'm not sure how much of a benefit you would get now. My garage is not cooled so (IMO) it would not be much of a benefit to insulate it now.
Keep in mind--if you decide to run a split down the road *they* will insulate for you after they run the lines and install the split.
Having it "pre-insulated" before you install the split might be a very slim cost benefit (pay today's prices?) but I'm not sure that it would not be more of an hassle installing the split. The split installers are already up there running wires and pipes--the hose to blow the insulation into the space after they finish is the fun part of the job.
Last month we had our lanai enclosed with a split and the cost to add the insulation was built into the price. But I also like the idea of one-stop contractor so there is no issue down the road with Contractor A blaming Contractor B for any problems that come up.
We are very happy with All Season Rooms. The windows, raising the concrete pad, electric, insulation and split were all meticulously installed and if we have any problems down the road there is only one phone number to call to fix anything. No Peter blaming Paul...
My 2ยข is wait and have the insulation put in with the split..