Screened Porch With a Hard Roof

Some people have asked for information about the enclosure that we added to the back of our unit, so I am posting pictures and the contact information of the company that did the work.


Before the project; early stages of preparation; men on the job (they finished in 3 days)


End of day one; built with 2"x5" posts; corners and seams were caulked and screwed and bolted


Securely anchored; 3" foam-core aluminum-clad roof; end of day three and construction is complete


Morning view; from the outside; Architectual Change Request approved by TAJ BOD


Architect's drawing that shows the dimensions of the porch; Venetian Builders contact info

We put pavers down months in advance of building the porch. We got a permit from the City for the pavers. Venetian Builders took care of the architect drawings and city permits after I got the BOD approval for the ACR. I half-considered trying to build the porch without a permit, but was later glad we had followed the proper procedures.

We enjoy the porch immensely and use it daily. It adds more space to our living area that we had anticipated.

City Inspectors

Apparently a city inspector has been through the neighborhood and has given yellow cards, or tickets, or notices of violation to many people in our neighborhood.  It has been rumored that as many as 180 notices were handed out for building code violations regarding garages and screened porches, etc.

The city of Plantation permitting requirements are fairly broad (click here for more details).  I personally know one TAJ family that had remodeled their kitchen and then were required to obtain permits after the city discovered the change.  Another found himself having to obtain engineering plans, make sturctural changes, and pay a fine in order to obtain a permit for a porch that he had constructed onto the back of his unit.  I had to obtain a city permit just to resurface my front and back patios with pavers.