I am looking for a reputable contractor to glass in my lanai.
 

I am looking for a reputable contractor to glass in my lanai. Does anyone have any recommendations? :wave:

We are using T&D. They are probably the largest contractor out here. No more expensive than any other. We are very pleased with their sales team (a member of this family owned business). They've been around forever.

We just had full length glass sliders installed from Custom Windows and are very happy with them.

Another vote for Custom Windows in Leesburg

Recently had someone tell me T&D's quote was almost $40k higher than 2 other contractors for their $27K project. Shop around - T&D does good work but are riding The Villages gravy train just like The Villages golf cart stores. There are better deals out there with comparable if not better work - don't be fooled by the hype.

ours was done by White Aluminum and we're very happy with. PM me if you want to see it.

Be sure to get an estimate from Elite Lifestyle. They will do a great job.

Brian Freitag
 

I had Brian Freitag enclose my lanai. He did a wonderful job....did a lot of extras that I hadn't seen before in an enclosed lanai. Everything he did was "top shelf". He even put in a beautiful fireplace as well as diagonal tile, beveled window sills, etc.

He used to work for TV so I called TV for a referral and they gave him an excellent recommendation. His phone number is 352-516-0668.

Priced them all and used Thumper's Thumper's Retractable Screen Doors they do a lot more than those screen doors. More important than anything, the installer's work is clean and neat and he answers every question you might have; appts are kept as scheduled - no excuses; go above and beyond to tweak as necessary at no add'l cost; and follow-up is the best!

When enclosing a Lanai, think about how to ventilate it to prevent overheating (in that enclosed space) - in the Summer. It can become a problem when you go on vacation and are not around to open the doors to ventilate - when necessary. Lanai tiles can lift if they can't expand when they get hot.

We are very pleased with our lanai enclosure by Custom Windows & Exterior Design of Leesburg. Have recommended them to many friends and all are happy. They have a showroom in Leesburg off of 441 you can visit. They have a 1/2 page ad in the newspaper almost every day.

Another vote for Custom Window

T&D Screen Enclosures, Inc. They did a great job for us. They level the cement floor so you aren't on a slant and your lanai floor is made level with the house. They don't rely on caulk and beads of cement to keep out the water and they can install exterior electrical outlets within code by putting in conduits under the lanai floor. They do a very professional job. You may have to wait a while to get an estimate as they are very busy.

While everyone has their own opinions and experiences, we went with KB Construction to replace the plastics windows in our linai with glass. Great job and easy to work with long distance. Call and talk to Kyle!

Any one use Fairbanks Construction for lanai enclosures?

Express Windows did a great job for us and at a reasonable price.

did poor workmanship on my enclosed patio.

I ^5 Custom Windows! :highfive:

call express windows.. tell pete.. Ron an Jim sent you .. you wont be sorry they are very reasonable..and do a terrific job.. did all the windows and lania on our home and we are very happy with the energy savings we have achieved..

Need to check Angie's List for Elite. Apparently they are having some issues.

We had Blackburn Construction put in our glass windows 3 years ago. They were very reasonable then, very dependable, and the job was completed less than two weeks.

lanai enclosure
 

john hill aluminum 3527531701 great job good prices.worth a call

We also had Blackburn but unlike the earlier poster we were not satisfied at all. They stated that they would complete the job in one to two weeks but took numerous months before the job was finally complete. We had to call the owner of Blackburn constantly and yet we would never see him show up our job site. He would later say that he had come to our home at 5:00 or 5:30 AM. Well, we wanted to see him to point out the problems and we weren't up at that hour.

His subcontractors didn't speak english and there was a lack of communication between the owner to the sub-contractors over what we wanted done, which in the end meant re-dos.

It was a disaster that took forever to complete. I will be the first to recommend a contractor as we have used many since we bought our home, but I cannot recommend Blackburn for this job.

lania
 

John Hill aluminum,used him 2 times great job price is great.
352-753-1701

Can not recommend Custom Windows & Exterior Design, many problems. Took months not weeks as promised. Worst of all, window in new exterior door fell out, and the glass sliders were installed with mud from shipping all over them. Installer was kind of rude and snippy about it. Glass shavings left all over our patio, poor dog! Folks in the office took care of all the problems, but who needs these kinds of things? Keep looking is our advice.

Lanai contractor
 

Hi, We are looking to enclose our lanai and got an estimate from Custom Windows. Can you tell me if they installed single or double pane glass in your lanai? Are you satisfied with the work and quality? Trying to determine what type of window we need to install and whether we need to insulate or not.
Thanks for your time.
Ron

My son is licensed in the aluminum construction and roofing business - but - distance would be a problem. We suggest you use a localL reputable licensed contractor for a couple of reasons: (1) they are close by to respond for warranty work. (2) they can most likely give you LOCAL job references to check out their work. Good Luck!

Whoever you use, make sure they get all the proper permits. I have heard of contractors that don't get the permits and that just leads to headaches for you down the road. We just had our lanai extended and the golf cart garage extended. We had 3 extimates and all 3 were within $1000 of each other. We used T&D because of their reputation. The inspector told me once when he was here that he didn't have to worry when he did an inspection on one of their jobs. If you want to get an estimate, call T&D and ask for Scott Bowling.

I see several notes on Elite Lifestyles here. I just had a job completed by them this week, we signed the contract the first week of October, and here we are , Feb. 14 th finally finished !!!!! They have a great product, that is why I used them, but service ? It is Terrible to say the least. First sub for concrete work, could speak no English. This was a simple lanai enclosure, we were assured it would be done by Christmas, our mistake was asking what Year ! Again, if you have a lot of patience , the product is good, but get ready to wait !