Lanai and Home Extensions in Jacksonville, FL
More covered living space off the back of your home, designed in person with you in AutoCAD and tied into the house.
Many Northeast Florida homes come with a small covered lanai that fills up fast. AY Luxury Designs extends lanais and back porches for homes across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida with new roofs tied into your house, new floors and screens, so the extension looks like it was built with the home. You get less chores and more chill.
AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663
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What a Lanai Extension Includes
A lanai extension carries your existing covered area out into the yard. The new roof is tied into your home and finished to match, and the floor extends with pavers, travertine or marble. Many clients add a screen enclosure, an outdoor kitchen, a fireplace or a TV wall at the same time.
Extension Options
Cedar roof extensions tied into the current roof and finished to match the house.
Screen enclosures around the new and existing lanai, with our expanded-view upgrade.
Floors: paver, travertine or marble extensions over the old concrete and out into the yard.
Raised patios: retaining walls where the yard sits lower than the house.
Finishes: tongue-and-groove ceilings, matched shingles, fans, lighting and TV walls.
Materials
Cedar framing built on site, roofing and posts finished to match the house, and engineered connections. Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents.
If you mainly want to extend an open patio and add a cover, see our Covered Patio Extension page.
Why AY Luxury Designs
You design it with the founder. Amany Youssef designs every project with you in person and stays involved through the final walkthrough.
We manage every step, from design to final inspection. We handle the AutoCAD design, the HOA paperwork, the engineering, the permits and the build. We handle electrical work with our licensed electrical partner, and gas and plumbing with our licensed trade partners.
Built for Florida. Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents.
A Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite.
AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663
Our Design-Build Process
Design session with Amany. Your project starts at our Jacksonville design studio, where you sit down with founder Amany Youssef and watch your extension take shape live on screen in AutoCAD.
Free AutoCAD design and a custom quote. You get to-scale 3D renderings and a fully itemized custom quote within 24 hours of your consultation, so you know exactly what you're getting.
Engineering, HOA and permits handled. We get the necessary engineered documents for every permitted structure, prepare your HOA/ARB package and pull the permits.
Build. We can start most projects within two to four weeks. Our crews follow a build process we've refined over many projects, and you get daily updates.
The AY Advantage. You hold back the final 5% for seven days after completion, so we can take care of any touch-ups before you sign off.
Financing is available through Synchrony Bank, including 18 months of no-interest financing, and we have other financing options as well.
Recent Lanai Extension Projects
Cedar roof extension tied into the house with an outdoor kitchen, Seabrook (Nocatee) A cedar extension tied into the existing roof so it reads as part of the home, over a French-pattern floor, a raised patio and an outdoor kitchen with granite counters.
Attached A-frame lanai extension with screen enclosure, Shearwater (St. Augustine) A custom cedar A-frame tied into the house to extend the covered lanai, with a tongue-and-groove ceiling and fans, inside a screen enclosure with our expanded-view upgrade, over new pavers.
Screened lanai extension with new pavers, Cypress Trails (Nocatee) A new screen enclosure with our expanded-view upgrade and new pavers to extend the lanai, finished with in-ground lighting.
"We hired Amany and her team at AY Luxury Designs to build out our covered back porch, and the result exceeded expectations." — Will K., Google review
"We absolutely love our lanai extension!" — Renee M., Google review
Lanai is a Hawaiian word for a roofed porch or veranda, and Merriam-Webster dates its first known use in English to 1823.
In Hawaii, a covered porch is simply called a lanai, Merriam-Webster notes, and the word has become a common term for covered outdoor living spaces.
In-home design visit. Amany comes to your home for an in-person walkthrough, so we look at the project together where you're most comfortable, finalize the details and choose your colors and finishes.
Permits and HOA approval
A roof extension tied into your house is a permitted structure, and most HOAs require architectural approval first. Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents. We prepare your HOA/ARB package with a scaled site plan, elevations, materials and 3D renderings, pull the permits and pass the inspections.
Where We Build
We build lanai extensions for homeowners across Northeast Florida, from Del Webb Nocatee and Twenty Mile to Stillwater, St. Johns Forest and Shearwater, and everywhere in between. See our pages for Ponte Vedra Beach, Nocatee, St. Johns and Fruit Cove, St. Augustine, Jacksonville Beach, Fleming Island and Orange Park.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a lanai extension cost? Every project gets a custom quote with an in-person AutoCAD design, and every AY Luxury Designs project has a $10,000 minimum. What drives the cost of a lanai extension: the size; the framing; the roof tie-in and finishes; the floor; a screen enclosure; features like a kitchen, fireplace, fans or lighting; and engineering and permits. You get a fully itemized quote within 24 hours of your design consultation.
Will the extension match my house? Yes. The new roof is tied into your current roof and finished to match, so it looks like part of the original home.
Can you screen in the extension? Yes. We build screen enclosures around the new and existing lanai, including our expanded-view upgrade.
Can you extend the floor too? Yes. We extend the lanai floor with pavers, travertine or marble, and we build retaining walls when the patio needs to be raised.
Do I need a permit and HOA approval for a lanai extension? Yes. A roof extension is a permitted structure, and most HOAs require approval first. Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents. We prepare the HOA/ARB package and pull the permits.
How soon can my project start? It depends on the project's scope. We can start most projects within two to four weeks.
Do you offer financing? Yes. We offer financing through Synchrony Bank, including 18 months of no-interest financing, and we have other financing options as well.
Ready to Design Your Lanai Extension?
Book your in-person design session with Amany and see your project in AutoCAD before anything is built.
Call (904) 629-8803 or book a consultation. Design studio: 8917 Western Way, Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32256 · Monday–Friday, 10am–5pm
AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663