Enhancing your outdoor living space with a patio enclosure or pool enclosure has so many benefits. It’s no wonder that you’re eager to get started. When it comes to building a patio enclosure, the work begins before the actual visible construction does. A little planning before you start building will go a long way toward ensuring success and preventing problems. That’s why preconstruction services are so valuable.
What are Preconstruction Services?
Matching the Design and Site
At Dulando Screen & Awning, preconstruction planning is a busy time. The easy part for you is to decide you want a screen enclosure. But our team configures the following:
- confirms the design layout for your custom structure with precise measurements.
- Determine the grade of the property to see what impact it might have on the building process. Florida is fairly flat, but it’s important to be sure that your structure has a solid start.
- Check to see if any plant material needs to be removed or if any other issues need to be addressed.
Obtaining Permits
Securing building permits is a process. It generally requires four to eight weeks. However, longer waits are possible if authorities are busy due to a building boom or a natural disaster like a severe storm or hurricane. Fortunately, you won’t need to worry about the paperwork or hassle involved in permitting. Dulando handles it for you. But patience is required since permitting is outside of the control of your patio contractor.
Ordering Materials
We take pride in building top-notch enclosures that will serve you for years. Our talented team can fabricate and manufacture to client specifications, but we do rely on certain products. We order quality products from trusted suppliers and manufacturers like Phifer and Structall. Our goal is to order materials during the timeline of permitting and installation. It’s a delicate balance.
Scheduling Onsite Construction
Certain pieces of your structure can be prefabricated in our warehouse. Others need to be delivered and installed at your home. Therefore, installers need to be onsite with all the resources and equipment that they require to complete their job smoothly. You should be aware that workers will be on your property to install your new enclosure. Proper scheduling is a vital part of the preconstruction consulting puzzle.
Dealing With Delays
No one likes delays. Unfortunately, they’re sometimes unavoidable when you have a construction project. It could be a problem getting products from a manufacturer or a delay with permitting. An unexpected issue at the job site could set things back while installers work to resolve it. Certain times of year, we are dealing with bad weather. Regardless of the delay, it could wreak havoc on the schedule. While you can point to possible causes for delays, it’s almost impossible to predict who will be unlucky enough to be struck by one. If you’re impacted by a delay, we ask for your patience and understanding. We’ll do our best to resolve the issue in a timely manner without letting it affect the quality of your pool or patio enclosure.
Serving our fellow Floridians continuously since 1968, Dulando Screen & Awning has built our reputation on delivering an excellent product. We work hard to get every job completed in a timely fashion with 100% customer satisfaction. Our preconstruction services help us do that by assisting us in creating a crucial balance between organization and delivery. To learn more about our services or our products, contact us today.
