Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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First off ..... Thank you sooooooooooo much for all of your answers and for your willingness to share your knowledge!!! How very kind of everyone and how very helpful, even with the many differing opinions. This is a large part of why we want to come to TV. All of you and the kind and caring people that we have run into while visiting. Nice houses and great weather is wonderful but it is the people that make TV the place we want to become a part of!
Since everyone has such great ideas I only have one last question.......................... Has anyone been able to successfully grow a money tree in their backyard yet? If we could solve that tiny problem then we would have the additional money we need to buy our home and come and join all of you! Thank you so much again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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We recently purchased and are enclosing lanai
We have a 10 x 18 fixed roof screened lanai that continues into a bird cage. We ordered the cabana series, single pane glass from Custom Enclosures for enclosing the fixed roof area and can't wait to have it installed. We get water on the bird cage side when it rains and this will stop it from running into the fixed area. Also anticipate being able to close up to keep heat inside during cold days to allow more use of room year round.
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pgettinger, We were told that the step from house to lanai doesn't effect your taxes whether its a step down or level. If you remove the sliders, then it is considered part of house and is taxed. As far as the mini split, the companies put in a dehumidifier, not taxed, and change it out to the split ac/heater after .
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Opinion If you want more inside AC buy a bigger house and enjoy the fresh air lanai.
We love our west facing screened in Lanai and use it almost every morning for breakfast and even many evenings. Probably it has a lot to do with our beautiful pond, golf course view. If we want to eat inside we still have a beautiful view to the outside thru the wall of sliding glass doors. We didn't need to add anymore enclosed AC space to our house and really didn't want to get involved in washing/cleaning a ton of outside windows after every rain storm. We like the fresh air and use sliding curtains to stop the sun if it happens to be in an annoying position in the evening; a rough guess might be 20% of the time. With 4 large sliding curtains we only have to slide one (some amount) to stop the sun if we happen to have that meal when the sun is low and and at a setting position it shines in on us dinning. My thinking is if you want more AC inside square feet buy a larger house because you will enjoy the fresh air and view a screen lanai provides. Another consideration is we eat breakfast at home almost every day (sun is never a consideration) and eat our evening meal out a fair amount of the time.
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I have an enclosed lanai, thanks to the previous owners. Do not have air, but can keep the sliding door open without too much affect on my electric bill. I rented three homes with screened lanais and I was unable to use them in the summer. I enjoy my lanai all 12 months.
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What ?? Munns put in a heat pump mini split for us from the get-go. Nothing was changed out.
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I think it's sort of like a balcony enclosure in condos. Some people spend lots of money enclosing their apartment/condo balcony and it becomes a strange indoor place just for storage. Much better open to the air, sun, potted plants.
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If you enjoy sitting outside then the screened lanai is the way to go. If not then you might consider enclosing it.
Why are you asking people for their opinions? Some people like to sit outdoors and some don't.
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Rule no. 1: lanai should face East or North. Ours is screened and East facing. It gets hot in late morning but is shaded by the house the rest of the day. Great sunrises and cooler in the evening. Look for a house with a Florida room and a lanai. The dog loves the morning sun on the lanai. A West or South facing lanai can be almost unusable in the afternoon and evening. If in doubt try sitting there for a half an hour.
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Birdcage canvas top
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