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Serving Tamiami, FL and surrounding areas. (786) 687-0296
Tamiami Lanai Sunrooms & Patios has been building patio enclosures, screen rooms, and sunroom additions for Westchester homeowners since 2020. We know the concrete block homes on these streets well, and we reply within one business day.
Most Westchester homes were built with a concrete slab patio out back - a structure that gets baked in the afternoon sun and flooded by summer storms. A patio enclosure converts that slab into a usable, protected space without touching the existing CBS wall structure, which matters on homes this age.
Backyards in Westchester are modest in size, but they get heavy use from families who have lived here for decades. A screen enclosure keeps the mosquitoes and no-see-ums out during South Florida evenings so you can actually enjoy the outdoor space you have.
Westchester homes sit on small lots, and most families have maxed out their interior living space. Adding a sunroom to the back of a CBS home here creates real additional square footage without the cost or disruption of a full addition.
Older aluminum frames on Westchester homes corrode quickly in this humid environment - especially on properties near streets with heavy tree canopy where moisture stays high. Vinyl frames resist corrosion and never need repainting, which makes them a practical long-term choice for this neighborhood.
Many Westchester homes have enclosed patios or Florida rooms that were added informally over the years - without proper permits, proper sealing, or hurricane-rated materials. Remodeling those structures brings them up to Miami-Dade County code and makes them genuinely comfortable to use.
Westchester gets intense afternoon sun from the southwest, and an uncovered patio can hit temperatures that make it unusable by midday. A solid or lattice patio cover blocks direct sun without fully enclosing the space, giving you shade at a lower cost than a full enclosure.
Westchester was built out primarily in the 1950s and 1960s, and the concrete block homes on these streets have been through decades of South Florida weather. The combination of intense UV exposure, near-daily summer thunderstorms, and the occasional hurricane creates specific maintenance demands that homeowners in cooler, drier states simply do not face. Stucco cracks, caulk joints fail, and flat roof membranes deteriorate on a faster cycle here than almost anywhere else in the country. Any outdoor structure added to these homes has to be designed with those conditions in mind from the start.
The small lot sizes and tight street spacing in Westchester also create practical constraints for construction. Access to backyards is often limited - many properties have fenced perimeters with a single gate - and material staging space is tight. Miami-Dade County enforces some of the most demanding wind-load standards in the nation because of the area's hurricane history. Every structure we build in Westchester meets those county requirements, which is the minimum standard for anything that will survive here long-term.
Our crew works throughout Westchester regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect sunroom and patio enclosure work here. Because Westchester is an unincorporated CDP in Miami-Dade County - not its own city - all permits come through Miami-Dade County Building Department, and we handle that process for every project we do here. We are familiar with the county review timeline and how to prepare permit packages that move through inspection without delays.
The neighborhood sits along the SW 8th Street corridor known as Calle Ocho, with quiet residential streets branching off the main commercial road. We have worked on homes throughout these streets - from blocks near Tropical Park to the neighborhoods that run south toward the Kendall border. Most of the homes here are one-story CBS construction on modest lots, and we know how to tie screen and enclosure structures into those walls without creating new leak points.
We also serve neighboring communities on a regular basis. If you are looking at what other homeowners in the area have done, you can see our work on properties in Fountainebleau just to the east, which has the same housing stock and the same permit process. We reply to all new inquiries within one business day.
Reach us by phone or through our contact form. We reply within one business day to schedule your free on-site estimate - no commitment required.
We visit your Westchester home to measure the space and walk through your options. We go over costs openly at this visit so there are no surprises before we start.
We submit and manage the Miami-Dade County permit application, handle all county inspections, and build the structure. Most enclosure and screen room projects are complete within one to three weeks after permit approval.
We walk the finished project with you before we pack up. If anything is not right, we take care of it before we consider the job done.
We serve Westchester homeowners throughout the neighborhood. Free estimates, no pressure - call or send a message and we will reply within one business day.
(786) 687-0296Westchester is a census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, covering roughly 4.5 square miles just west of the City of Miami. The neighborhood is almost entirely residential - quiet streets of one-story CBS homes, small fenced yards, and concrete driveways that have been in the same families for decades. As of the 2020 Census, around 29,000 people live here, making it one of the more densely settled residential communities in Miami-Dade. It has one of the highest concentrations of Cuban-American residents in South Florida, and the community identity that comes with that means neighbors talk to each other and word spreads quickly about who does good work.
The neighborhood sits between Coral Gables to the east and Fountainebleau to the west, with Bird Road and the Tropical Park area forming its northern boundary. Most of the housing stock dates from the postwar boom of the 1950s and 1960s - modest, well-maintained homes that owners have gradually upgraded over the years. Westchester is bordered by neighboring communities including Kendall to the south - a larger community that shares much of the same building stock and the same Miami-Dade County building code environment.
We build patio enclosures, screen rooms, and sunroom additions for homes throughout Westchester, FL. Contact us now and we will get back to you within one business day.