Living in a subtropical climate means we spend a lot of time outdoors. These homeowners decided they need to transform an area of their yard to be their outdoor living space. We commend them for the effort because you have to start somewhere, right? Still, creating an actual Florida room would provide them with more privacy and a host of other benefits that make the investment totally worthwhile.
You’ve heard of Florida rooms, haven’t you? It’s the trendy term given to the outdoor living area of a home. They’re extremely popular here in the sunshine state. Traditionally, we refer to the space as the lanai, but the rest of the nation has started referring the space as a Florida room. And, who can blame them? It gives them the sense of what it may be like to live here and enjoy their outdoor living room year-round like we do.
It’s totally understandable that they’d do so because walking out the door into paradise day after day never gets old. Whether you call your outdoor living space a Florida room, lanai, or patio, creating an enclosed space provides you and your family with immediate benefits.
One of them is free airflow. Glass enclosures create a sense of stuffiness that some people find to be claustrophobic after just a short period of time. The feeling often becomes so unbearable that they feel compelled to get out of the area completely. Mesh screen enclosures eliminate that issue.
Free airflow eliminates the ability for mold or mildew to get a foothold too. The reason is that everything has a chance to completely dry out after a rain. Our intense humidity creates a favorable environment sometimes too. Mold and mildew thrive in damp spaces. It likes damp, dark conditions even better. If left unchecked, it continues to grow and prolonged exposure isn’t good for your health.
We’re going to list some other great benefits for you too.
Privacy tops the list
The main reason that homeowners decide to create an enclosed outdoor living space, otherwise known as the Florida room, is for the increased sense of privacy. A screened-in enclosure is becoming an increasingly popular choice.
That’s because glass enclosures allow everyone to see what’s going on inside the space—unless your budget allows for darkened glass that is. Installing a darkened privacy screen instead creates a heightened sense of seclusion and at a fraction of the cost. Seriously. In fact, many homeowners state they didn’t realize what a remarkable difference it would make until after they had experienced the difference for themselves!
Finding a company—like ours, for instance—that gives customers the option of customizing their screens makes an even more amazing transformation. The process involves digital imagery. You simply submit a photo, or series of photos, from your private library to have printed on your screens. If you don’t have an actual image of your favorite spot on earth, you can browse through a catalog of images and are sure to find what you’re looking for.
Let your imagination run wild as you choose the appropriate furniture and decor. You won’t believe the results—neither will your family and friends!
Bug Free Zone
When you screen in your Florida room, the mesh screen is placed in a tight enough grid that bugs—even those pesky noseeums—and mosquitoes aren’t getting through. You, your family, and friends can enjoy a night outdoors without having swarms of insects crashing the party.
No more swatting at your face and arms all evening long! And, that pungent aroma of insect repellant wafting through the air is going to be reserved for camping trips only!
A shady spot
When the sun is beating down, some of us are acutely aware of the radiation that’s attached to the sweltering heat. Ultraviolet (UV) rays cause sunburns if the skin is exposed long enough no matter how long we’ve lived here. UV rays are known to cause skin cancer too after prolonged exposure.
Screening in your outdoor space provides you with a degree of shade that you didn’t have before. The old adage “every little bit helps” certainly applies to shade around here, right? It will be nice to sit outside in the afternoon without slathering on sunscreen periodically to ward off a sunburn.
A privacy screen enclosure helps protect your stuff from fading too. That’s great news because you’ll be compelled to purchase new furniture and maybe some pillows and throws to decorate your new space. Water features are growing in popularity too because there’s something very relaxing about the sound of running water. Even small tabletop models create the effect.
Don’t settle
You may believe installing an enclosure isn’t in the budget right now. However, when you consider the immediate benefits that you and your family will begin enjoying as soon as the job is complete, it tips the scale back in favor of the idea.
You’ll enjoy a greater sense of privacy. That fact alone is worth the expense for some. Moreover, bugs drawn to your lights at night aren’t going to get to you. They’re completely blocked by the fine mesh grid of your privacy screens.
Lastly, privacy screen enclosures provide some shade—and we don’t need to reiterate the importance of that, do we?
An umbrella and chairs arranged on the lawn will immediately pale in comparison to your new enclosure. In fact, you’re going to discover there was really never any comparison at all. Your new Florida room is likely to become everyone’s favorite gathering place. Whether it’s game night with the fam or you’re planning a gathering with friends, memories that last a lifetime are sure to be made.
Repeatedly.