Lanai Glass & Railing Cleaning
Park Shore Tower

Trafalgar Developers of Florida built the tower with four stacks, A and B units plus C and D units on the southwest and northwest Gulf corners, from about 2,101 to 2,405 sq ft. With only four homes on each floor, every unit has a long stretch of outside space, and the corner stacks see the most direct weather. Corner units have the most glass and railing.

Which way your lanai faces matters most. At Park Shore Tower the A and B stacks look east over Venetian Bay with partial Gulf views, while the C stack faces southwest and the D stack northwest straight over the Gulf. Two owners on the same floor can have very different cleaning needs. We ask for your stack before we quote, because it tells us more about your lanai than the square footage does.

The west face takes direct onshore wind. On the C and D lanais, salt settles on the glass and the rails as a fine haze, and the next shower turns it into a pattern of spots. Gulf-side glass and rails usually look best when rinsed three or four times a year.

The east face, over Venetian Bay, gets less wind and stays damp longer, so lanai ceilings and the undersides of slabs grow mildew. That side can usually go longer between cleanings.

Railings collect salt crust at the base posts and along the top rail. We detail them by hand, which is gentle on the finish.

Ceilings, fans and light fixtures. The lanai ceiling is easy to overlook until mildew spots show up around the light or the fan. On the bay side especially, the ceiling stays shaded and humid, and small black dots spread out from the corners. We treat the ceiling with a mild solution applied by hand, wipe fan blades and fixture covers, and protect any outlets and switches before anything wet goes near them.

Lanai floors on the bay side stay damp longer and can turn slick in shaded corners. We treat them with a gentle soft wash and rinse toward the drain, keeping water away from interior thresholds.

A building from 1985. Park Shore Tower was delivered in 1985, so its rails, sliders and lanai finishes have been through decades of Gulf weather and, in many units, at least one round of updates. Original and replacement pieces often sit side by side on the same lanai. We look at what you have before choosing a cleaner: newer impact glass and powder-coated rails tolerate a little more, while older aluminum and tired paint get the mildest approach.

Open lanai landings. A few floors in the building have a larger open lanai landing rather than the standard balcony. More open floor means more surface for sand, salt and wind-blown leaves to settle on, and more rinse water to manage. On those units we work the floor in sections and steer water to the drains so none of it runs toward the doors or over the edge.

Twenty floors of wind. On the upper floors, a calm day at the pool can still be breezy on the lanai. We keep spray low and short, use brushes and squeegees more than hoses, and plan upper-floor work for the calmest part of the morning so nothing drifts down onto the pool deck or onto a neighbor’s lanai below.

Working by the building’s rules. A high-rise with a 24-hour desk has its own routine for contractors: check-in, working hours, and often a set elevator or a request to pad it. We follow whatever the manager sets, bring our insurance certificate ahead of time, carry everything up in one trip where we can, and protect the floors and doors between the elevator and your unit. Your neighbors should not notice we were there.

Pool, spa and the beachfront amenities. The building’s pool, spas, fire pit and grilling area are association property, and they are cleaned on the association’s schedule, not as part of an owner’s lanai visit. If you sit on the board or the building committee and want a quote for those areas, we prepare one for the manager.

Away for the season. Park Shore Tower allows only one lease a year with a 90-day minimum and does not allow pets, so many units sit quiet for months. A lanai left closed through a wet summer comes back with mildew on the ceiling and a film on the glass. A cleaning timed a week or two before you return means you open the sliders to a clear view.

What to do before we arrive. Bring cushions and anything fabric inside, and move small plants or decor off the floor if you are home. If you are away, tell the desk which items can be moved and where to put them. Let us know about any loose rail caps, cracked tiles or slider trouble so we can work around them and note them for you.

Pricing. Owner lanais under 800 square feet start at $249, and larger corner or landing lanais start at $299. Rails that have chalked can add the oxidation treatment at $75–$150. For the building itself, see our Park Shore Tower roof cleaning page or the main Park Shore Tower exterior cleaning guide.