Howdy Ag's, got a question for you. Rockport, Texas with large screened in lanai. These screens, 20 X 20 mesh, fiberglass suck up a ton of oak related green stuff in March/April, and we have a TON of oaks. Need a way to clean them. In past tried using my power washer with extremely limited results, much streaking. Does anyone know of a way to get these things clean? What tools do ya need? As stated used a power washer foamer (like for cleaning cars) then clear water rinse, kinda sorta good. Any real way to actually clean them???? Thanks!

Why not some wet and forget and a rinse?

May need to wipe down with a microfiber cloth to really wipe the gunk off.

If you got a lot of Oak Pollen stuck on it, try to scrub it with w/ dish soap.

I never heard of a porch being called a "lanai" until a few years ago when tons of Californians moved in. Is there a difference between a lanai and a porch or is it like Yankees referring to shoes as "sneakers" or coke as "pop"?

Apache said:

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I never heard of a porch being called a "lanai" until a few years ago when tons of Californians moved in. Is there a difference between a lanai and a porch or is it like Yankees referring to shoes as "sneakers" or coke as "pop"?

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Lanai is always enclosed. Porch may or mat not be. They're kind of the same, but not quite.

Apache: We live in Rockport, lanai is a kinda cool, beachy thing to say. Lived in Midland 40 years, never heard of a lanai there.