Our return to Florida was delayed due to health concerns, but we have at long last returned to the land of sunshine. We were only back in town one day when the man from Boyles Aluminum contacted us about coming to measure for our lanai. Rick had contacted him earlier so he could come over as soon as we returned to the state. He took some measurements, answered our questions, and sent us a quote which we accepted.
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| The is the last view of our slab before the lanai installation. |
Today was Day 1 of our lanai installation. The two-man crew arrived about 9:00 a.m. They unloaded components into our back year and then started to assemble the pre-cut pieces.
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| The roof panels await installation. |
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| Wall components and the two screen doors are ready to be assembled. |
They built the walls on the lawn, just as one would do with wooden stud walls for a house. Then up they went.
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| The workmen work together to install the channels for the roof structure. |
Once the walls were complete, the two men started on the roof panels. The roof is insulated, so even in hot weather, the shaded porch will be cooler than just cooking under a metal or a plastic roof. Since the panels are insulated, we were able to purchase two with channels in them to accommodate electrical wires. They will allow us to install both lights as a fan.
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| The first insulated roof panel goes up. |
At the end of this first day, we have the walls up and the roof on. Of course, today was an overcast day which finally resulted in rain. That is sad because they were not able to seal the seams in the roof yet, and we have no gutters yet on the new structure. Both of those components will be added tomorrow.
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| Rick stands on the covered patio as the rain starts to fall. The second phase of the enclosure must wait until tomorrow. |
Stay tuned for Day 2 when the workmen will seal the roof, add the screens and both screen doors, and hopefully install the new gutters and downpours before we get more rain.
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