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The Hammocks Lanai Sunrooms & Patios builds patio enclosures, screen rooms, and sunroom additions for Kendale Lakes homeowners on CBS ranch homes, with Miami-Dade County permits and inspections managed on every project - serving Kendale Lakes and the surrounding area since 2018.
The Hammocks Lanai Sunrooms & Patios builds patio enclosures, screen rooms, and sunroom additions for Kendale Lakes homeowners on CBS ranch homes, with Miami-Dade County permits and inspections managed on every project - serving Kendale Lakes and the surrounding area since 2018.
Kendale Lakes is a large, established community of mostly 1970s and 1980s single-story CBS homes sitting right at the edge of the Everglades. Backyards are fenced, pools are common, and many homeowners have been in the same house for 20 or 30 years. That means original screen rooms and open patios from decades ago are due for replacement or proper enclosure - and the homes are ready for the investment.
Kendale Lakes homes typically have rear concrete slabs that have been in place since the house was built in the 1970s or 1980s. Most of those slabs are in good shape and provide a ready foundation for a proper patio enclosure. Attaching to a CBS wall correctly - into the block itself, not just the stucco coating - makes the enclosure solid and wind-resistant, which matters in a community that sits squarely in Miami-Dade's high-velocity hurricane zone.
Kendale Lakes is one of the most heavily wooded western suburbs in Miami-Dade, and the proximity to the Everglades means mosquitoes and no-see-ums are a real daily issue for anyone who spends time outdoors. A properly screened enclosure with UV-resistant fiberglass mesh gives homeowners real outdoor living space from October through May - South Florida's most comfortable months - without the insects that otherwise make the yard unusable. Many homes here have original aluminum screen rooms from the 1980s that are long overdue for replacement.
For Kendale Lakes homeowners who have been in their house for decades and are ready to put money into it properly, a permitted sunroom addition adds real indoor square footage on the record. Ranch homes in this community often have room at the rear to build without crowding the yard, and a well-designed addition can be sized to work with the home's existing footprint without requiring a foundation change.
An enclosed patio room is often the right answer for Kendale Lakes homeowners who want more than a screen but do not need a fully air-conditioned sunroom addition. By adding insulated walls and operable windows to the existing slab and CBS wall, we convert an open or screened space into a room that is comfortable ten months out of the year in South Florida's climate - and the project avoids the cost and disruption of a new foundation or structural addition.
Most of Kendale Lakes' housing stock is approaching 50 years old, and homeowners who have invested in maintaining these properties are now looking at improving them. An all season room - fully insulated and climate-controlled - gives a Kendale Lakes family a genuinely usable space year-round, including during the hottest and most humid months of July and August when South Florida's heat makes even screened spaces uncomfortable without air conditioning.
Many Kendale Lakes homes have rear patios that have sat open or been covered by a deteriorating screen enclosure for years. Converting that existing slab into a proper sunroom takes an underused space and turns it into a year-round asset. We evaluate the slab and the CBS wall connection before recommending a conversion path - the goal is to build something solid the first time rather than patching an aging structure that will need to be replaced again.
The bulk of Kendale Lakes was built during a suburban expansion from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Most homes are single-story concrete block and stucco - the CBS construction standard throughout Miami-Dade County. These homes hold up well in South Florida's climate, but they are now 35 to 55 years old, and many are reaching the point where original systems need serious attention. Stucco coatings develop cracks over time from the heat and humidity, and water that gets into those cracks causes problems inside the block. Any enclosure or sunroom attached to a CBS wall in Kendale Lakes needs to be anchored into the block itself - not into the stucco surface - and the wall condition needs to be assessed before any framing goes up. Homes with flat or low-pitch roofs, which are common in this community, also need careful attention at the roof-to-enclosure connection to prevent water intrusion at that joint.
Kendale Lakes is an unincorporated community, so permits are issued by Miami-Dade County rather than a city building department. Miami-Dade enforces high-velocity hurricane zone wind load requirements on all enclosures and sunrooms - a standard that exists because this county sits in one of the most active hurricane corridors in the United States. The county permitting process has its own submission requirements and review timelines, and contractors who are not familiar with the HVHZ standards can have applications rejected for incomplete documentation. Living at the western edge of the county, right against the Everglades, means drainage around foundations is also a real concern - the flat terrain and slow-draining marl soil mean standing water after heavy rain is common, and any project that affects the rear of a home should be designed with that in mind.
Our crew works throughout Kendale Lakes regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect sunroom contractor work here. The single-story CBS ranch homes we encounter most often in Kendale Lakes were built fast during the suburban expansion of the 1970s, and when we remove original screen enclosures from that era, we regularly find that the aluminum framing was fastened into stucco rather than anchored into the concrete block. Correcting that before installing a new frame is standard practice for us - it is the difference between an enclosure that lasts and one that fails at the connections during the first serious storm.
Most Kendale Lakes streets run east-west off Tamiami Trail (SW 8th Street), the main artery that connects the community to the rest of Miami. Kendale Lakes Park is the neighborhood gathering point that most residents know well. From the streets close to the park to the western blocks that back up almost to the Everglades, we work throughout the entire community. We also serve homeowners in nearby Kendall to the east, where the same CBS construction and Miami-Dade permit process apply, and in The Hammocks just to the south, where our team is based.
Contact us by phone or through the contact form and we will respond within one business day. We set up a free on-site visit at a time that works for you - no commitment until you have a written estimate in front of you.
We come to your Kendale Lakes property, assess the slab, CBS wall condition, and existing enclosure or structure, and give you a written estimate that covers all materials, labor, and permit fees. We address cost questions at this stage - not after you have signed anything.
We prepare and submit the permit application to Miami-Dade County with all required HVHZ drawings and documentation. County review typically takes four to eight weeks. We follow up through the review process and do not start construction until the permit is approved and posted at the job site.
Most Kendale Lakes patio enclosure and screen room projects take one to two weeks of active construction. We schedule the county final inspection, walk you through the completed space, and hand over all permit paperwork and inspection records for your files.
We serve Kendale Lakes and surrounding South Florida communities. Call today and we will schedule a visit - we handle the Miami-Dade County permit application and all HVHZ compliance so you do not have to.
(786) 435-0785Kendale Lakes is a census-designated place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County with a population of around 56,000 people. It sits at the western edge of Miami-Dade's developed area - east of the Everglades, southwest of Kendall, and about 15 to 20 miles from the Atlantic coast. The community was developed primarily from the late 1960s through the 1980s, and that building era defines the neighborhood: single-story concrete block ranch homes on modest lots, fenced backyards, and a high rate of long-term owner-occupation. Many families in Kendale Lakes have been in the same home for 20 or 30 years, and the community has a strong Latino character - over 90 percent of residents identify as Hispanic, with deep ties to Cuban and Colombian communities. Kendale Lakes Park serves as the main community gathering point for sports, recreation, and neighborhood events.
The area's western location gives it a distinct feel compared to Miami-Dade suburbs closer to the coast. The flat terrain and proximity to the Everglades mean humidity levels are high even by South Florida standards, standing water after heavy rain is common, and the insect pressure is noticeable for anyone spending time outdoors. Those are real conditions that shape what homeowners here need from a patio enclosure or screen room. Swimming pools with screen enclosures are common throughout the neighborhood - many of those aluminum and fiberglass structures are original installations from the 1970s and 1980s that have been absorbing South Florida sun and storm seasons for decades. Kendale Lakes is also conveniently served by homeowners in neighboring Tamiami to the north, where similar CBS construction and the same county permitting process are equally familiar to our team.
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