Screened Lanai Cleaning
Villas of Park Shore

Under mature trees, screen roofs and panels collect leaves, seed pods and bird droppings. In the shade they stay damp, stain the mesh and feed green algae on the frames.

Villas of Park Shore sits at the corner of Crayton Road and Park Shore Drive, across the street from Venetian Bay and a short walk from the shops at Venetian Village. The villas were built between 1986 and 1988 as one- and two-story attached homes, and many of them look out over a lake. That combination of old trees, standing water and low rooflines is exactly what keeps a screened lanai damp for most of the year.

Lanai floors under the canopy grow a slick film. Even when the roof can wait, the lanai usually needs a yearly cleaning.

Lake-view lanais face an extra source of grime. Morning humidity rises off the water and condenses on the screens, and the side facing the lake is usually the last to dry. Over a summer you can see a faint green line form along the bottom rail and kick plate on that side first. A yearly wash removes it before it stains the paint underneath.

Screens on villas from the late 1980s may be original or replaced. Either way, they need a gentle rinse so they do not stretch or pop out of their splines.

Mesh that has hung in place for many years becomes brittle. It holds a surprising amount of fine dust and pollen, which is why an old screen looks gray even after a hard rain. Our rinse loosens that layer without pushing on the panel. If we find a section that is already torn or sagging, we tell you rather than making it worse.

Because these villas share walls, two lanais often sit side by side with only a privacy wall or a screen line between them. We set up from your side, keep the spray low and aimed away from the neighbor, and squeegee the floor toward your own yard. When two owners in the same building book the same morning, both lanais come out looking the same.

The floor plans here range from about 1,335 to 1,991 square feet of living space, and the lanais are sized to match. Most fall well under 800 square feet, so the small-lanai price of $249 covers the typical unit. Larger end units with a bigger enclosure start at $299. If a frame is chalky and needs a brightener, that adds $75 to $150. We test a small area first so you can see the result before we continue.

Some owners also have a patio outside the screen, paved or poured, under the same canopy. When it is done on the same visit, we clean it right after the lanai so runoff from the screens does not land on a freshly cleaned surface. The cage and floor package starts at $399 for owners who want both handled in one trip.

The association allows two leases a year with a 90-day minimum, so a leased villa usually changes hands once or twice each season. Tenants notice a green floor and a dusty screen the day they move in, and a fresh lanai helps the unit show well.

Owners who spend summers up north often come back in the fall to a lanai covered in leaves and mildew. We can clean it in the weeks before you return, while you are still away. If the villa is closed up, all we need is a way through the lanai door from outside or a key left with someone you trust.

Lanai furniture under these trees picks up the same film as the floor. We move chairs, tables and planters out of the way, clean beneath them and put them back. Cushions are not part of the service, but we can rinse hard frames and glass tabletops at the end of the visit if you ask.

Villas of Park Shore is a small low-rise pocket among Park Shore’s high-rises, built 1986 to 1988 in duplex-style buildings. Lanai frames from that era often show aluminum oxidation, which a brightener removes; left alone, it chalks onto clothes and cushions that brush against it.

Brightening is optional. If you prefer, we can simply wash the frame and leave the chalk alone; it will still look cleaner. Owners planning to sell, or those whose frames rub off white on a hand, usually choose the treatment because the difference in color is easy to see in listing photos.

The clubhouse, pool deck and sundeck belong to the association, so we quote those common areas to the board or the manager directly. Private lanais are booked by each owner. We bring our own water hoses and use your outdoor spigot, and the visit for a typical villa lanai takes a couple of hours from setup to cleanup.

After the job you receive before-and-after photos and a short written service record. It notes anything we saw along the way, such as a torn panel, loose spline, a sticking screen door or a gutter that is not draining, so you or your manager can plan repairs before the rainy season starts.