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Serving Kendale Lakes, FL and surrounding areas. (786) 905-1570
Kendale Lakes Lanai Sunrooms & Patios installs screen rooms, patio enclosures, and sunroom additions on the concrete block homes throughout Westchester. We have served this community since 2019and handle every Miami-Dade County permit from application to final inspection.
Westchester's small lots and close-set homes mean mosquitoes and insects move easily from yard to yard - a screened enclosure is the most practical way to reclaim your outdoor space. Our screen room installations are framed to Miami-Dade's wind-load standards so they hold up through storm season, not just fair weather.
Most Westchester homes have a small rear patio that sits unused for much of the year because South Florida's afternoon thunderstorms and summer heat make open-air space too uncomfortable. Enclosing it turns dead square footage into a functional room that adds real value and daily use.
The concrete block construction standard throughout Westchester makes these homes solid candidates for additions - the existing walls handle loads well and attachment points are reliable. Adding a permitted sunroom gives you more living space without moving, which many long-term Westchester homeowners prefer to the disruption and cost of buying a larger home.
Many Westchester homes from the 1950s and 1960s were built with a concrete slab patio that was never enclosed by the original owner. Converting that existing slab into a screen room or enclosed sunroom is typically faster and less expensive than pouring a new foundation, which is why it is one of the most common projects we do in this neighborhood.
South Florida's UV intensity and year-round humidity take a toll on painted aluminum over time. Vinyl framing resists both without needing periodic repainting or re-coating, making it a practical long-term choice for Westchester homeowners who want minimal maintenance after the project is done.
A fully enclosed patio room with glass panels and air conditioning is the only type of outdoor addition that stays genuinely usable in Westchester from May through October. For homeowners who want the feel of outdoor space but need it climate-controlled to use it daily, this is the option that delivers on both counts.
Westchester's housing stock is mostly postwar concrete block homes built between 1950 and 1970. That means many of these properties are now 50 to 75 years old, and any addition or enclosure has to tie into walls and slabs that were built to standards from a different era. A contractor who does not work regularly with CBS construction in Miami-Dade will often underestimate what it takes to attach new framing correctly to block walls that have settled or have aging mortar joints. Getting that connection wrong creates structural problems that show up after the first major wind event. Miami-Dade County's building code is among the most stringent in the country, and plan reviewers here are experienced - drawings that pass in other Florida counties often require revisions when submitted in Miami-Dade.
The climate in Westchester amplifies these challenges. Miami gets more than 60 inches of rain per year, most of it concentrated in the May through October wet season. Flat lots with limited drainage mean that water from heavy rains sits around foundations and under screen enclosures for extended periods, which accelerates corrosion on framing hardware and erodes grout and sealant around slab edges. Any enclosure project here needs to account for drainage from day one. The UV intensity in South Florida is also significantly higher than in most of the country, which degrades screen mesh, caulk, and painted finishes faster than homeowners from other regions would expect - factoring that into material selection from the start reduces maintenance costs over the life of the project.
Our crew works throughout Westchester regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect sunroom contractor work here. We pull permits from Miami-Dade County's building department for these projects routinely and know how to prepare drawings that move through the county's review process without unnecessary delays. That means your project starts on schedule rather than sitting in revision cycles for weeks.
Westchester sits along the SW 8th Street - Calle Ocho - corridor in Miami-Dade County, bordered by Coral Gables to the east and Fontainebleau to the west. Most of the neighborhood is made up of quiet residential streets that run off that main commercial corridor, with Tropical Park to the north along Bird Road serving as one of the area's best-known landmarks. The Westchester Regional Library is another familiar reference point for long-term residents. We have worked on homes from the blocks nearest Calle Ocho to the quieter streets toward the southern Kendall boundary.
Westchester connects directly to Fountainebleau to the west and Tamiami to the southwest. We serve both of those areas and handle projects throughout this part of Miami-Dade without any difference in crew availability or response time.
We respond within one business day. During that first conversation we ask about your property, your project goals, and any HOA or county restrictions you are already aware of - so the site visit can move straight to measuring and planning.
We visit your Westchester home, assess the existing slab and walls, check drainage patterns in the yard, and give you a detailed written estimate with no vague line items. Cost questions get answered here - before a single permit is filed.
Once you approve the estimate, we file the Miami-Dade County permit and schedule construction to begin as soon as approval is granted. You do not need to be home during most of the work, and we update you at each milestone.
We coordinate and attend the county's final inspection, walk through the finished project with you, and make sure the permit is properly closed on record. You end up with a code-compliant addition that appears correctly on your property record.
We serve all of Westchester and the surrounding Miami-Dade communities. No pressure - just a free on-site visit and a written quote.
(786) 905-1570Westchester is a census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, covering roughly 4.5 square miles just west of the City of Miami. With a population of approximately 29,000, it is a dense, almost entirely residential neighborhood built on the postwar suburban expansion that swept through Miami-Dade from the 1950s onward. The majority of homes are modest one-story concrete block structures on small to medium lots - many with carports, concrete driveways, and small fenced rear yards. The community has one of the highest concentrations of Cuban-American and Hispanic residents in the county, and many families have owned their homes for two or three decades. That long-term ownership character means homeowners here tend to invest in maintaining and improving their properties rather than moving on quickly.
Calle Ocho - SW 8th Street - runs through the heart of the neighborhood and is the best-known reference point for the area. Tropical Park along Bird Road to the north is a large Miami-Dade County park that most Westchester residents have spent time in. As a community inside unincorporated Miami-Dade, all permits and building services come through the county rather than a city hall, which is an important distinction for any renovation project. Neighboring areas include Coral Gables to the east and Fountainebleau to the west - both of which we serve as part of our regular territory throughout this part of Miami-Dade.
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