Frequently Asked Questions

Florida Living Outdoor’s phone number is (386) 463-8494. Feel free to call anytime.

You can call the office or schedule a free 20-minute phone consultation online or schedule an appointment at the following calendar link https://floridalivingoutdoor.com/enhance-and-extend-outdoor-spaces/

Our office is located outside of Oviedo Florida, but we service the East Coast from New Smyrna Beach to Palm Coast and Central Florida from Oviedo to Mt Dora.

You can call the office or schedule a free 20-minute phone consultation online or schedule an appointment at the following calendar link https://floridalivingoutdoor.com/enhance-and-extend-outdoor-spaces/

Florida Living Outdoor is owned and operated by Kip Hudakoz, who has spent 26 years in the Florida outdoor services industry. Kip is the owner-operator of Paramount Fencing and Custom Fence Orlando, where he built his reputation on custom-fabricated outdoor solutions — hand-crafted pergolas, custom fencing, and full backyard builds for homeowners across Central Florida.

He previously co-hosted The Florida Home and Garden radio show on News 96.5 "Ask the Experts," answering homeowner questions each week on outdoor design, fabrication, and installation.

In 2021, Kip launched Florida Living Outdoor — also known as FL Outdoors — as a separate brand built around one mission: delivering the ultimate backyard experience, with pergolas, motorized screens, awnings, custom fencing, and lighting all under one roof. Florida Living Outdoor was recognized by the Better Business Bureau with an A+ accreditation in 2024. What Kip enjoys most has not changed in 26 years — a new design, a new challenge, a new backyard to bring to life.

FL Outdoor specializes in protecting and creating smart and usable outdoor spaces that your family can enjoy.

No. 99.5% of its business is done in a homeowner’s backyard. We have sample demo kits and brochures to create an understanding of the product. If you move forward, we can order a life-like rendering.

The housing units come in five colors: black, white, gray, bronze, and beige.  The screen mesh color varies.

A rendering is a lifelike photo of your home with the desired product applied. They look real.

Yes. I’m sure we can talk to one of our clients and see theirs.

We simply need to schedule a time and one of our estimators will come out and meet with you. They will take detailed measurements and find out your wants, needs, and desires.

No. Motorized Screens serve different functions such as bug, solar, or storm protection.

That is easy.  MagnaTrack uses free-floating inner tracks that release and reattach with opposite pull neodymium magnets. Combined with ballistic fiber the screens can stop a 2” x 4” traveling at fast speed.

The housing unit, track, and weight bar are the same. 

The screen mesh can be as simple as something for bugs or maybe you need a solar screen to block damaging UV rays. They even make screen mesh with ballistic fiber that is meant for high wind load zones.

Yes. You need to be there. These products are highly customizable, and we need to know your wants, needs, and desires.

No. These products are highly customizable, and prices may vary depending on your needs, wants, and desires.

The MagnaTrack system is highly customizable.  Every project is different, Openings vary and the sub-strip of the unit is being attached.

MagnaTrack motorized screens can span 30’ and up to 20’ in height.

Start to finish currently they are 8 – 10 weeks.

Well, the simple answer is MagnaTrack Motorized screens. Not because I say so, but because MagnaTrack is not a zipper track-based system.  MagnaTrack Possesses free-floating inner tracks held together by rare earth neodymium magnets.  Simply put, it takes 500 Lbs. of pressure to dislodge the screen from the sidetracks. The competitors are only 30 lbs.  Who needs service calls? 

Yes. We carry the Defender Series by MagnaTrack.

Florida Living Outdoor is an authorized dealer for two motorized screen manufacturers, because no single product is the right answer for every application. For hurricane protection, we install the Defender Hurricane Screen by MagnaTrack — manufactured by Progressive Screens, a Hunter Douglas Company, in Sarasota, Florida. The Defender is Cat-5 rated, meets or exceeds Miami-Dade and Florida building code requirements for roll-down hurricane screens, and holds Florida Product Approval #F30798. We believe it is the best hurricane screen on the market. For daily shade, insect, UV, solar, and privacy applications, we install OneTrack by Fenetex. Fenetex has the upper hand in these categories, with a patented self-adjusting tension system, welded seams, and UV-stable fabrics designed for long-term exposure in Florida. We do not carry Phantom, Horizons, or Fintech motorized screens. We carry the products we believe do each job best.

Yes. The Hurricane Defender has a product approval code.  It has the Florida Product Approval #F30798

No. But the MagnaTrack Motorized Screen system meets or exceeds Miami Dade and Florida building code requirements for roll-down hurricane screens. Therefore, it can be installed in Miami-Dade.

No. We do not build or install screen enclosures around swimming pools.  We specialize in protecting and creating outdoor spaces with a click of a button.

No. We do not.

Nope. We are a MagnaTrack Dealer. We do not carry Phantom, Horizons, or Fenetex.   We carry the number one screen in the world. MagnaTrack.

We carry and install Azenco-Outdoors pergolas. They are known for the louver roofs and anti-leak system aka R-blade. They also carry R-shades.

Not yet, but we're working on it. Azenco is actively pursuing Miami-Dade product approval, and we're expecting it mid-2026. We'll update this page the moment it's official.

There are three colors to select from such as black, white, and grayish bronze. 

A louver roof zone can go 23 feet long by 15 wide. Solid roof pergolas can cover 22 feet by 22 feet.