The law requires all pools to have fencing of some sort but while fences are ubiquitous lanais are almost unknown here in north florida.
Why are all the pools enclosed in florida.
If you ve lived in florida for a few years chances are you ve asked yourself why do so many swimming pools here have screens while investing in a screen or screen room certainly isn t standard for pools in florida screens provide many benefits that keep your pool clean and maintain the pool s value.
In an effort to prevent drowning florida has a state law in place that requires extra safety measures for residential pools.
Maybe it was screened in and not glassed i just noticed the were enclosed.
I remember when we flew over that the pools were glassed in and i just watched an episode of house hunters and the 3 houses that they looked at in fl were all glassed in.
Families often times go back and forth on whether to install a pool enclosure as their safety barrier option when building a backyard pool.
Now if you are referring to the common screen cage covering it is simply a bug barrier.
T here are several reasons pools in florida are covered.
Screen enclosures are very common in florida due to pool safety requirements and they also provide a great barrier to bugs and harsh sunlight.
A glass pool enclosure can help transform your pool into a climate controlled tropical oasis as if florida needed another reason to be perfect.
No bugs to worry about no leaves to sweep up just the beauty and satisfaction of being outside.
Here is a list providing you both the pros and cons to help make the decision a little easier.
Screen enclosures are very common in florida due to pool safety requirements and they also provide a great barrier to bugs and harsh sunlight.
First to prevent excessive evaporation second to prevent heat loss during cool times while still allowing heat absorption from the sun and third to keep out wind blown dibri.