Lanai Flooring?
 

Has anyone had the Lanai floor done with Paving instead of Tile? If so, how do you like it?

doing pavers in about two weeks, simple - inexpensive.

Who's doing the work Jimbo. We're thinking of using Pooters.

He has to be using Jimbos, wood flooring Jimbos, pool and spa, Jimbos landscaping, Jimbos brickwork...:a040::a040: go Jimbo

We stained our lanai, garage, driveway, and dog kennel area with a semi translucent eco soy stain and it will be basically maintenance free and very inexpensive....we need to fix the driveway stain and add some more but the effort was worth it so much.

Come now, U forgot solar golf carts, water filtration........

If you use pavers for the lanai, just make sure you won't have clearance issues with door bottoms because of the thickness of the pavers.

And Jimbo's health maintenance too!:coolsmiley:

Product name and source?

Tks!!

If you haven't made up your mind yet, you might want to look into Chattahoochee River Rock. There are other threads and posts you can search with the pros and cons of this product.

Here is an example of a lanai with pavers. We like how it looks and feels. We selected a darker color to reduce the glare. T&D installed the pavers when the home was built.

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it does look nice with a large lanai

I'm very interested in how you added a dog kennel area. I have 2 dogs and soon will be a Villager as well. I would love to be able to contain them a bit.

i love our river rock

[QUOTE=ekars1;67***6]Who's doing the work Jimbo. We're thinking of using Pooters
We used Pooters for our Lanai, and couldn't get him back to do some problem areas.

Hi, it is called soy-crete with acri-soy top coat....we bought it online from a florida online company call ecosimplista.com...it is beautiful, safe, non-toxic, non smelly and easy to apply.

We call it our "dog kennel", but actually to make it legal in the villages we had to concrete the "run area" (which is the lenght of our master bedroom) and we went out the the depth of our 4'4" lanai extension so that it matched up perfectly...we had no more room to go out but the 18 feet by 4'4" is perfect for our two pugs. We have a plexidor doggie door leading out to the screened area and they have their new self cleaning artificial grass dog potty that rinses and cleans itself (we only have to pick up number 2)...they can also eat their raw food and bones on it and we can easily clean it of with soap and the hose as we had two drains installed as well as a water hose spicket...we can't wait to bring the dogs up permanently on Thursday

This sounds terrific. If you wouldn't mind, I'd love to see the area sometime when I actually get up to TV next month. I think it would be great for the dogs not to always have to be on a leash. Thanks for responding.

I love the look of the pavers but how does it feel on bare feet?
Your lanai looks fantastic!

It's used on many pools in TV, I was just at Gilchrist rec pool they have them take look, the most important thing is slipping, U will not slip on pavers even if they are sealed.

If the gran kids R running around, much safer.

I was at a new pool last night two folks mentioned that their painted pool decks by T&D and All Island had slip issues.

Good non-slip surface. Comfortable to walk on when barefoot. Makes the whole lanai look better IMHO.

batman and I R in 100% agreement on this issue,
I can get U the name of a place where U can buy them for $1 a sq foot.

I just bought 750 sq '

[quote=johnboy;675480]We've heard a lot of complaints on them as well.

WOW $1 a sq foot do you know who I can get to lay them.

We used Pooter's and are very pleased with the work. No issues to call them back for. They were very professional and did an amazing cleanup every day before they left. Check the BBB, they have no complaints listed. We would use them again in a minute. The feel on bare feet (te

TN gal here) is smooth and comfortable, cool too when it is hot.

Good luck on your search. If you want to see our lanai, patio and or drive p.m. Me and we will make it happen.

No I don't sorry.

No problem at all...we would luv to have you come by and see it and have a chat and maybe a drink with us...we will keep you updated as to how the dogs like it after they are introduced to it Thursday.

here's part of the job done

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Looks nice, Jimbo. You may have said this already, but are you installing it yourself?

I hate the rip off contractors here that over charge for everything.

Not only do they charge up the wazoo, they rarely do it 100% right.

So I did it myself, you can too with basic skills

Did you secure them to the floor with grout?

No need, glue in the perimeter with a concrete adhesive, the inner pavers just sit.

Then you pour sand over broom it in, take a broom handle etc, and tamp down each one takes about 20 minutes, light water spray a few times they are then locked in.

Nice job Jimbo, looks great.

As an add on...........

We have a patio villa and the lanai area is only about 10 x 9. We want to put in some flooring, but the pavers would be too bulky.
For those with patio villas and have put in flooring, which type is best?

We were considering outdoor carpeting, but would this tend to retain water after heavy rain and be a haven for bugs?

Also, I have seen a rubberized floor coating that is sprayed on and the other thought is to just fill in any cracks or grooves and use a low lustre concrete paint. Or maybe use terra cotta floor tiles?

We won't be ready to do the flooring until we return at the end of this year, so lots of time to decide which way to go.

Pavers are great
 

We added a bird cage to our residential lanai. Removed the screen from one wall and the lanai/bird cage became one large area with a roof over the residential lanai. We like the out door feel and pavers are that feeling.
The new pavers tie it all together and really complement the space.
Pavers are easy on the feet.
Only the perimeter pavers that are not captivated need to be cemented down. The bird cage and lanai frame captivated most of the perimeter. Only the stoops had to be cemented on the perimeter.
The pavers are laid and then sand swept into the joints. Then water is rinsed into the joints then more sand if needed. Finally the pavers were sealed. The sealer makes the pavers slightly darker and locks in the sand. No sand tracked in the house.
The two doors in the bird cage had to be raised to clear the 1.25" thick pavers but that is very simple as the doors are framed as a n assembly and simply screw into the bird cage frame. Header over each door had to be raised and re-screened.
Paver were installed by Five Star Pavers, Victor was our contact. Did a great Job highly recommended.
I think, when I was checking, the pavers were about the same price as mid to lo range tile.

Not bulky at all, they R 1 1/4 thick, I disagree it would look great

Ok, pavers are now in the pot for us to decide on.

When the pavers are installed, would we need to put a sand base beneath them, or are they just laid on the concrete?

U use adhesive on the perimeter ( lowes sells it like caulking.)

The rest is put on the concrete, then you just sweep sand over it and spray with water.

Simple, one of the guys that was working with me now knows how to do it if interested you can hire him.

I will contact you prior to our being there in December if we decide to go with the pavers. I find that it is always best to have someone who has done this before rather than attempt it myself, even though I all of my own renovations at home.