Summer brings with it the prospect of lazy lounging outdoors; it also brings the threat of sunburn, pesky insects, and sudden storms. Building a lanai porch will protect you and yours from summer’s harsh rays and accompanying problems. What is a lanai? It is a simple extension of your home that allows you to spend more of your time out rather than indoors. Decorating a lanai or creating a lanai garden adds to the sense of bringing your living room out into the great outdoors. What is a Lanai? The term lanai is Hawaiian in origin and was first used in the late 1860’s to describe a roofed structure or porch with open sides. The benefit of a lanai porch is to enable the user to access the outdoors year round. Some lanais are screened to keep insects at bay and some have paneled glass or plastic “walls” that can […]
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