Common questions. Straight answers.

Most Greater Orlando paver patios run $12 to $25 per square foot installed, depending on paver material and how deep the base needs to go. A pool deck resurfacing project runs less per square foot, typically $8 to $20. Pergolas, outdoor kitchens, and screened lanais cost more since they involve footings and structural framing. We give you a free, itemized estimate before any work starts.

The biggest swing factor is base prep and wind-load anchoring. A contractor who builds to a properly compacted base and Florida Building Code wind-load standards will quote higher than one cutting corners, but the cheaper job usually fails within a season or two of summer storms. We connect you with contractors who explain exactly what's in the number before you sign anything.

No. Every estimate is free with no obligation. We confirm scope and pricing with you before any contractor starts work on your property.

Inland Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties carry Florida Building Code design wind speeds of 115 to 140 mph. A pergola, gazebo, or lanai that isn't anchored to that standard can fail in a routine summer storm, not just a named hurricane. Every project we connect you to is built with that wind-load requirement in mind.

Yes. Florida Building Code sets pool-barrier and wind-load requirements for screened enclosures, and most HOAs layer their own architectural review on top of that. We connect you with contractors who handle both the permit and the HOA packet.

Myakka fine sand, Florida's state soil, drains fast but is also nutrient-poor and low-structure, which means a patio, pergola, or retaining wall needs real compacted-base and drainage work or it settles and cracks within a season or two. This is the main reason a generic national franchise quote often misses what a project here actually needs.

In most Orlando-metro master-planned communities, yes. Architectural review for a patio, pergola, or lanai is the default here, not the exception, and timelines can run 6 to 10 weeks in the strictest communities like Horizon West or Celebration. We connect you with contractors who prepare that packet correctly the first time.

Orlando Outdoor Pro is a referral service, not a contractor. Florida licenses contractors at the state level through the DBPR and CILB, and most outdoor-living structural work falls under a Certified or Registered Building or Residential Contractor license. We recommend verifying any contractor's standing before work begins.

Check the Florida DBPR's license verification lookup at myfloridalicense.com. For county-level permitting questions, contact the relevant Orange, Seminole, Osceola, or Lake County building department directly.

We connect homeowners with contractors who carry insurance, and we recommend asking for a certificate of insurance before work starts on your property, same as you would with any home improvement project.

We cover Greater Orlando: Orange County (Orlando and its neighborhoods), Seminole County, Osceola County, and the fast-growing west edge of Lake County, including Clermont, Minneola, and Groveland.

Yes, this is most of our footprint. From Lake Nona and Baldwin Park to Horizon West and Celebration, the contractors we connect you with are used to navigating architectural review as a normal part of the project timeline, not an afterthought.

No. That area sits functionally in the Lakeland-Winter Haven orbit and the I-4/US-27 growth corridor, a separate market from Greater Orlando. Our footprint covers Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and the east-facing edge of Lake County only.

Call or submit a request through the site, tell us what you're planning, and we match you with an experienced local contractor for a free estimate. From there, you work directly with that contractor on scheduling, HOA submission if needed, and the project itself.

It depends heavily on scope and HOA review. A paver patio or pool deck resurfacing usually finishes in a few days; a pergola or fire pit in under a week; a full outdoor kitchen or screened lanai enclosure can run several weeks, longer if it needs HOA architectural review first. Your matched contractor will give you a specific timeline for your project.

Outdoor living work runs year-round here, but late fall through early spring, outside the heaviest daily storm season, tends to move faster since afternoon thunderstorms slow down exterior work June through October. Planning ahead of hurricane season also gives HOA review more room to finish before summer.