Ooper was being "polite"..a West facing lanai will get "very warm"....LET THERE BE NO ARGUMENT HERE...a west facing lanai will be HOT 6-7 months a year (April - October) and maybe more depending upon how directly west you face. Now this problem can be overcome for many people who own these properties will end up enclosing the lanai with low E glass and then add AC to the room. Doing this solves more than simply a hot lanai that faces west...open lanais do get dirty and wet ...problem solved....need a little more room ...problem solved......so it really depends upon the type of person you are and what you want out of the lanai .
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