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caseylou5 07-29-2014 10:21 AM

Enclosing Lanai
 
Has anyone had experience with Fairbanks Construction of Ocala. I would love to hear your review of them and their work.

mulligan 07-29-2014 10:25 AM

After observing a couple of painful experiences with lanai enclosures, my suggestion would be to have a qualified AC person do the appropriate heat load calculations BEFORE you contract for the enclosure so that you are 100% sure what you will be needing for climate control.

caseylou5 07-29-2014 04:30 PM

thanks for your suggestions. We are not putting heat or air - just windows.

mulligan 07-30-2014 05:34 AM

That's what a friend intended, but the heat load on their south facing lanai was huge, and they could not get by with no air. That was the purpose of my post...to be sure about what you are facing as far as heat is concerned.

caseylou5 07-30-2014 10:24 AM

We will use a portable air conditioner - sure hope it works well. Thanks for your interest.

NYGUY 07-30-2014 12:08 PM

Fairbanks
 
A Fairbanks sales guy came out and gave us a quote on enclosing a small lanai. We both thought the glass product he was pitching was very good. However, the quote was in the stratosphere!!

tommy steam 07-30-2014 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caseylou5 (Post 915672)
We will use a portable air conditioner - sure hope it works well. Thanks for your interest.

If you condition the air in your lanai you should get the ceiling above it insulated.


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