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Serving Kendall, FL and surrounding areas. (786) 840-4946
BlueStreet Kendall Sunrooms & Patios builds four-season sunrooms, screen rooms, and patio enclosures throughout Westchester, FL. We handle sunroom additions, custom designs, and patio conversions - fully permitted through Miami-Dade County and built to hurricane standards on every project.
Westchester summers are long, hot, and humid - a screen room or basic enclosure without insulated glass becomes uncomfortable from May through October. See our four season sunrooms page for the full breakdown on what makes a room genuinely usable in this climate all year.
Most Westchester homes from the 1950s and 1960s have small concrete rear patios that sit exposed to afternoon rain from May through October. Enclosing that existing slab creates a protected room without requiring new foundation work, and it turns a space that most Westchester homeowners only use in winter into something useful year-round.
For Westchester homeowners who want fresh air and insect protection without committing to a fully enclosed room, a screen room is a lower-cost entry point. Miami-Dade County still requires a permit for any permanent screen structure, so the process is the same - but the material and labor costs are lower than a full glazed enclosure.
The postwar concrete block homes in Westchester are well suited for new sunroom additions - the slab foundations and block walls provide a solid structural base, and many rear yards have room for an addition without requiring major excavation or regrading. Building new from the ground up also means you control the insulation, glass, and HVAC design from the start.
For homeowners who want shade over a driveway, carport, or rear patio without full enclosure, a hurricane-rated aluminum or insulated panel cover is a faster and lower-cost option. Westchester sees roughly 60 inches of rain per year and summer thunderstorms that arrive almost every afternoon - a proper cover makes a big difference in how much you actually use your outdoor space.
Westchester's older homes often have Florida rooms or screen enclosures that were added in the 1970s or 1980s - before current Miami-Dade wind-load requirements were in place. Remodeling an existing room to bring it up to current code, improve insulation, and update the glass is often more cost-effective than tearing down and rebuilding from scratch.
Westchester's housing stock is predominantly postwar concrete block construction from the 1950s and 1960s - homes that are now 60 to 70 years old. Many of these properties have screened porches, Florida rooms, or patio covers that were added over the decades, often before Miami-Dade County adopted its current hurricane construction standards in the 1990s following Hurricane Andrew. Any work done on these structures today - whether remodeling an existing room or adding a new one - must meet current code requirements. That means engineered drawings, hurricane-rated materials, and multiple inspections. A contractor who is not current on Miami-Dade's standards will create problems at inspection that cost the homeowner time and money to fix.
Westchester is a dense neighborhood by South Florida standards - lots are small, houses sit close together, and access around the back of the property can be limited. That density affects how projects are planned and executed. Materials have to be delivered and staged on tight lots, and any drainage solution has to account for the fact that there is limited yard space to absorb runoff after heavy rain. Miami-Dade County's flat terrain makes drainage a real design consideration on any slab addition, and on a small Westchester lot, getting that detail right from the start prevents moisture problems from developing later.
Our crew works throughout Westchester regularly, and we understand the local conditions that affect sunroom and enclosure work here. The neighborhood's postwar concrete block homes have a specific construction logic - block walls, flat or low-slope roofs, small rear yards, and carports instead of garages - and working on them correctly requires familiarity with how those structures are built, not just general remodeling experience.
Westchester is oriented around SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho), one of the best-known roads in Miami-Dade County, with residential streets running north and south from that main corridor. The neighborhood is bordered by Coral Gables to the east and Fontainebleau to the west, and it sits close to Tropical Park along Bird Road to the north. Most of the homes we work on are within a few blocks of these main corridors.
We also work regularly in Fountainebleau to the west, where similar mid-century building stock and the same Miami-Dade permit requirements apply. Homeowners in Tamiami further west will find our service area page covers their neighborhood as well.
Reach out by phone or contact form and we will schedule a free site visit that works for you. We reply within one business day and do not quote over the phone - we need to see your specific space to give you an accurate number.
We come to your Westchester home, look at the existing slab or footprint, ask how you plan to use the space, and check drainage. You receive a written estimate covering materials, labor, permit fees, and a realistic timeline - not a figure that expands after you commit.
We submit the permit application and all required engineering documents to Miami-Dade County Building Department. County review typically takes two to four weeks, and we keep you updated throughout so you know exactly where the application stands.
Once permits are approved, the crew begins work and county inspectors check progress at required checkpoints. We are present for every inspection. At completion, you receive all permit documentation and a walk-through of the finished room.
We serve homeowners throughout Westchester and handle design, permits, and construction from start to finish. No hidden costs. Reach out and we will get back to you within one business day.
(786) 840-4946Westchester is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County covering about 4.5 square miles just west of the City of Miami. With a population of roughly 29,000 people in a relatively small area, it is one of the denser residential communities in western Miami-Dade. The neighborhood developed primarily in the 1950s and 1960s and retains the character of that era - modest one-story concrete block homes on small lots, many of them owner-occupied by Cuban-American and Hispanic families who have been in the neighborhood for decades. Westchester has one of the highest homeownership rates in the county, and home values have risen sharply in recent years as demand for established neighborhoods close to the city has grown. The community is oriented along SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho), one of the most recognized commercial streets in Miami-Dade County.
Like most of Miami-Dade County, Westchester sits on flat, low-lying terrain and faces the full force of South Florida's summer storm season. The neighborhood is close to Tropical Park along Bird Road, one of the larger county parks in the area and a familiar landmark for most residents. Many of Westchester's homes have been modified and added onto over the years, and the typical property today has a mix of original construction from the 1950s or 1960s alongside later improvements that may or may not meet current code. Neighboring Fountainebleau to the west shares the same mid-century building stock and climate demands, and we work across both communities regularly.
The concrete block single-family homes built across Westchester in the 1950s and 1960s have specific structural characteristics that affect how additions are designed and attached. We have worked on this building type throughout western Miami-Dade and know where to find load points, how to detail window openings in block walls, and how to seal transitions between new and existing construction in a high-humidity environment.
We do not build without a permit - and in Westchester, that means every project goes through Miami-Dade County Building Department with engineering drawings and multiple inspections. The permit stays on file with the county and with you, which protects your investment at resale and keeps your insurance coverage intact.
Miami-Dade County Building DepartmentEvery framing member, glass panel, and fastener we use meets Miami-Dade County's current wind-load requirements - the most stringent in the continental United States. We provide documentation confirming the work was built to code, which is the only defensible answer when hurricane season arrives and you need to know your addition will hold.
Westchester lots are small, and the flat Miami-Dade terrain means water does not drain quickly after heavy rain. We grade every slab and detail every drainage channel to move water away from the structure - a practical necessity on small urban lots where water has limited places to go.
Westchester homeowners invest in their properties for the long term, and a properly built, fully permitted sunroom or enclosure protects that investment - at resale, in an insurance claim, and through every hurricane season that follows.
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