One Other Thing
Be sure to consider the grade of your property surrounding the area you're considering enclosing. If you do encounter temporary " puddling" on your lanai as the result of our common hard rainstorms, the water will enter your new "room" under either acrylic or glass panels. Unless the surrounding grade will absolutely direct any amount of rainwater away from your lanai, you should either forego enclosing it or consider raising the floor by 2-3 inches. If you were to call a good commercial contractor like T&D Screen Division, they will consider potential flooding and advise you of what to do. The companies that simply install enclosures will never tell you about the potential for flooding of your new enclosure.
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