RESIDENTIAL
Outdoor Living Architect across Florida
Outdoor living work covers the rooms a Florida house uses most: lanais, screened porches, covered patios, decks, pergolas and outdoor kitchens. The drawings resolve how the new structure attaches to the house, how it sheds water, how it is framed against wind, and where power, water and gas reach it. Homeowners order them before a contractor is called.
Overview
What Outdoor Living Architect covers
Outdoor living work covers the rooms a Florida house uses most: lanais, screened porches, covered patios, decks, pergolas and outdoor kitchens. The drawings resolve how the new structure attaches to the house, how it sheds water, how it is framed against wind, and where power, water and gas reach it. Homeowners order them before a contractor is called.
Deliverables
What you receive
The exact set depends on the scope, the county and what the reviewer asks for. These are the documents this work produces.
- framing and roof plans
- lanai drawing set
- outdoor living plans
Scope
Parts of the work
Depending on the project, the work commonly covers the parts below.
- ceiling fan blocking
- column and beam sizing
- outdoor kitchen rough-in
- paver layout
- roof tie-in detail
- screen wall framing
Project types
Projects this applies to
These are the projects this is most often requested for.
- open porch
- outdoor kitchen
- pergola and trellis
- raised deck
- screened lanai
- summer kitchen
Permits
Permit context
In permit terms it is usually filed alongside these.
- pool enclosure review
- residential addition permit
- screen enclosure permit
Occupancy
Occupancy and use
- R-4
- Type V-A
- private residential
Preparation
What to have ready
- The project address, and the county it is in
- What you are building, adding or changing
- Rough dimensions, or the survey or plot plan if you have one
- Any drawings, sketches or inspiration you already have
- Whether the property is residential or commercial
- Whether a permit has already been applied for
Related
Services often requested together
FLORIDA PERMIT DATA
What the permit records show
Data through August 2026
- Matching permits
- 18,392
- Median declared job value
- $19,428
- Middle 50% of declared values
- $3,900–$326,100
- Permits with a declared value
- 17,088
"lanai" appears in 18,392 matching permits in the Florida records we analyzed. Declared job value is the value shown on the permit application, not a contract price, and it is based on 17,088 matching permits with a declared value. How we count.
Questions
Outdoor Living Architect questions
What does outdoor living architect involve?
It depends on the project. Tell us what you are building and you will get the scope, the documents and the likely permit path in one reply.
Are the drawings sealed?
Where a sealed set is required, the work is prepared and sealed by a Florida architect who signs them, and that signature is what the reviewing office relies on.
How do I check a Florida architect's registration?
Professional registration is a matter of public record in Florida. Check it directly with the state before you engage anyone.
Tell us what you are building
Send the project details once and you will get the scope, the drawings it needs and a price.
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