The shorter days and cooling temperatures have most of the country preparing for the coming winter months spent primarily indoors. Floridians don’t sweat the winter months due to our subtropical winter forecasts. We can spend time comfortably outdoors all year long. It’s one of the reasons that screen enclosures are so popular here.
Screen enclosures provide you with several benefits for you and your family to enjoy—and an added level of privacy easily tops the list. It’s the main reason that homeowners put up enclosures. Moreover, many have stated had they realized the difference that it would make, it would have gone up much sooner. Even though the screens don’t provide total privacy, the feeling of increased seclusion tends to cause the sights and sounds of the neighborhood to fade into the background.
The feeling of seclusion enhances your ability to rest and relax. It also guards against the prying eyes of neighbors… or their kids… when there is an event such as a birthday party going on.
Screen enclosures provide other benefits too.
Bug blocker
The difference in the atmosphere certainly changes for the better when your family isn’t being bombarded by bugs and mosquitoes when enjoying time outdoors. Screen enclosures provide the perfect barricade. Mosquitoes eating you alive when your family tries to enjoy a night swim? Not anymore! Flies swarming the table before the family can even get seated at the table? Huh uh.
Even those infuriating little noseeums aren’t getting through the finely woven screen.
The creature feature
It’s never fun to step outdoors to discover that a snake—or some other form of wildlife, say a gator, maybe—has found its way up to the house. It’s even worse when something surprises you by popping out from under a pillow or cushion! Screen enclosures set a boundary that keeps those unwanted guests further away from the house.
No more surprises!
Keeps out debris
It’s no fun when you don’t get the pool covered before a storm blows through. Your unprotected pool can collect a lot of stuff in a short amount of time, can’t it? Enclosing your pool eliminates that problem. It also cuts down on the amount of yard debris that the kids drag into the pool via those short wild sprints across the yard only to dive into the water without taking the time to hit the footwash first. You know the times we mean, right? As in, immediately after you finish mowing the grass…
If you’re enclosing the lanai, you won’t need to clean up storm debris before sitting down to rest and relax. Your furniture will remain in better condition too.
UV Protection
Screen enclosures guard against the harsh ultraviolet (UV) rays relentlessly cast by the harsh Florida sun. The screens don’t provide much shade. However, the UV rays get filtered as they pass through the screens. It lessens the intensity which means you’re not going to burn as soon.
Your stuff won’t suffer sun fade as quickly either. That’s a big plus, right? Replacing things is on hold for a lot of families because everything is crazy expensive right now!
Double duty
Your screen enclosure can provide an area for young children to safely play outdoors without having to worry they’ll get away from you should you get distracted. It only takes a minute, doesn’t it? It’s a horrible feeling for a parent to look over and see… no child in sight.
Screen enclosures provide an area for your littles to get some fresh air and sunshine while keeping them confined to the area. That means you could intentionally sit down to read a chapter of that novel or maybe get some needed shopping done online. Having things come to you can be extremely helpful when you’ve got small children. No doubt about it.
Your pets would enjoy the space too.
If you’re enclosing the pool and have a child that can’t resist trying to find ways into the water, locking them out is an option they’ll find hard to get around.
Just saying…
Boost your bottom dollar
When built to complement the main structure, the added aesthetics bring immediate value to your home from a visual aspect.
Moreover, if ever you decide to put your home on the market, installing a screen enclosure increases the value of your property to some degree. Factors, such as materials used and the structure’s size, determine the amount.
One more thing…
If you choose to work with a company that customizes your screens, you can completely change the environment. Seriously. The results are astounding and the ambiance matches the mood! Love the ocean? Is being surrounded by a lush tropical garden your favorite spot on earth? You can create the perfect backyard getaway for you and yours to enjoy.
The images are printed using specially treated dyes to beef up the UV protection. That means the images remain vibrant for years and years. That’s saying something around here!
Once you’ve created the perfect backyard getaway, there’s nothing left to do but enjoy it—all year long. Good thing, too, because your family may not want to gather anywhere else.