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Serving Kendale Lakes, FL and surrounding areas. (786) 905-1570
Kendale Lakes Lanai Sunrooms & Patios installs four season sunrooms, screen room enclosures, and patio additions on the concrete block homes throughout Fountainebleau. We have served this community since 2019 and manage every Miami-Dade County permit from first submission to final inspection.
Fountainebleau gets more than 60 inches of rain per year and sees summer highs well into the 90s - an open patio is unusable for half the year. Our four season sunrooms connect directly to your home's central air conditioning so the room stays comfortable every month, not just in winter.
Fountainebleau's dense, tree-lined streets hold moisture and create ideal conditions for mosquitoes from late spring through fall. A properly framed screen room lets you sit outside in the evening without being driven indoors, and it is built to Miami-Dade's wind-load requirements so it survives storm season without loosening hardware or tearing screen.
Many of the homes built in Fountainebleau between the 1950s and 1980s have a small rear slab that has never been enclosed. Converting that slab into a covered, enclosed patio room is one of the fastest ways to add functional square footage to these homes without the cost and complexity of a full structural addition.
Concrete block construction - the standard throughout Fountainebleau - is a stable foundation for a permitted sunroom addition. CBS walls handle load attachment points reliably, which makes these homes good candidates for a room addition that increases square footage and appraised value without requiring major structural modifications.
South Florida's UV intensity and year-round humidity degrade painted aluminum finishes faster than most homeowners expect. Vinyl framing holds its appearance without periodic repainting, which is a practical advantage for Fountainebleau homeowners who want a low-maintenance addition that still looks good years later.
Older Fountainebleau homes often have a covered carport or open slab patio that is effectively wasted space most of the year because of insects and rain. Converting that existing footprint into an enclosed room is typically faster and less expensive than starting from scratch, and it works with the older CBS construction common throughout this neighborhood.
Fountainebleau is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, which means permitting runs through the county rather than a city hall. Miami-Dade's building code is one of the strictest in the country, and any contractor who does not regularly work with county plan reviewers will run into revision requests that add weeks to a project timeline. The county's High Velocity Hurricane Zone requirements apply to all new framing and glazing, which means materials that pass inspection elsewhere in Florida may not be approved here without additional documentation. Getting that paperwork right the first time keeps your project on schedule.
The housing stock in Fountainebleau adds another layer of local knowledge. Most homes here were built between the 1950s and 1980s using concrete block construction. These walls are solid and durable, but older mortar joints and settled foundations require careful assessment before attaching new framing. Contractors who primarily work on newer wood-frame construction in other parts of Miami-Dade are not always prepared for what they find when they open up the connection points on a 60-year-old CBS home. The flat lots and limited drainage in Fountainebleau also mean that water management around any new slab or enclosure needs to be part of the design from day one.
Our crew works throughout Fountainebleau regularly and understands the local conditions that affect sunroom and enclosure work in this neighborhood. We pull permits from Miami-Dade County's building department for projects here routinely, and we prepare drawings to match what county plan reviewers expect - which means fewer revision cycles and faster approval compared to contractors who submit here infrequently.
Fountainebleau is bordered roughly by SW 8th Street - Calle Ocho - to the north, one of the most recognizable streets in Miami-Dade. The neighborhood's interior streets are a grid of residential blocks with mature trees, older CBS homes, and small driveways. Fontainebleau Park, a county park with athletic fields and picnic areas, sits within the neighborhood and is a landmark most residents know well. The community has a long-term, family-oriented character - many homeowners here have lived in the same house for 20 or more years and are investing in their property for the long haul, not preparing it for a quick sale.
Fountainebleau connects directly to Sweetwater to the west and Westchester to the east. We serve all three of these neighborhoods and handle projects throughout this part of western Miami-Dade without any service gap between communities.
Reach us by phone or through our contact form and we will respond within one business day. We schedule site visits around your availability - you do not need to take time off for an initial conversation.
We visit your Fountainebleau property to measure the space, review the existing slab and wall conditions, and discuss your goals. You receive a written itemized estimate - no verbal ballparks, no pressure to decide on the spot.
We prepare and submit the Miami-Dade County permit application and construction drawings. We track the review status and respond to any county comments so you never have to call the building department yourself.
Once the permit is approved, our crew begins construction and we schedule every required county inspection. You receive a copy of the final inspection sign-off - the document that confirms your new room is fully permitted and code compliant.
We serve all of Fountainebleau and surrounding Miami-Dade communities. No obligation, no pressure - just a straight answer on what your project will take.
(786) 905-1570Fountainebleau is a census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, situated just west of the City of Miami proper. The neighborhood is one of the more densely populated communities in the county, with roughly 59,000 residents packed into a compact residential area. Most of the housing stock consists of one-story concrete block homes built between the 1950s and early 1980s, giving the neighborhood a consistent, established character. Long-term homeownership is common here - many families have lived in the same home for decades, which reflects the neighborhood's stable, community-oriented identity. Fountainebleau Park, a county recreational facility with athletic fields and open green space, is a well-known local landmark that anchors the neighborhood's southern residential blocks.
The neighborhood sits along the northern edge of the SW 8th Street - Calle Ocho - corridor, the main commercial and cultural artery that runs through the Cuban-American communities of western Miami-Dade. The area is predominantly Hispanic, with a large Cuban-American community that has been rooted here since the 1960s and 1970s. Neighboring Westchester shares a similar housing profile and community character, while Kendall to the south offers a comparison point for homeowners thinking about how sunroom projects differ across neighborhoods in this part of Miami-Dade.
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