I'm in Sumter, before you get a mini split, and all the added costs, just enclose the area, get your final inspection.

Then open up your sliders or remove them (store in garage) let the A/C that you have try the extra space to see if it can handle it, almost all can.

Then extend the A/C duct from living room etc into the lanai.

THat's what most folks do.

Just so you know a new floor or elec is not required even if you got all permits to condition the space, most contractors don't know this and make folks spend $$ for no reason.


I need to take pics of mine and post them, the Western Red cedar frames came out mint, I used a marine Spar varnish 6 coats.


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Good Info.

Almost done
 

in pic 1 & 2 you see the Western red cedar with 3 coats of spar varnish waiting for 2 or 3 more.

The recess for glass can be seen.

The atrium doors are in the works one on the saw horses another standing up in the back, need to be painted.

Pic 3 looking east you can see the Fl cypress pergola I built 2 years and the pool I installed myself.
The Pergola was recently stained to bring more color out.

Since I had nothing to do you can see a pond in the pic also.

The solar glass is being made to my sizes it will be 2 3/16" panes of glass with a 1/2" spacer filled with Argon gas, cool in the summer warm in the winter.

Another item not in pic is an elec fireplace to cozy things up in the colder months. :coolsmiley:

The entire lanai attic has R30 insulation.


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