When homeowners call us about vinyl glazed enclosures in Savannah, GA, they usually start with the same two complaints: the heat and the bugs. With 185 mosquito days a year and summer highs averaging nearly 89 degrees, porches and decks in Chatham County go unused for months at a time. A vinyl glazed enclosure changes that equation without the cost or weight of a full glass installation.

Get More Use Out of Your Porch, Even During Savannah Summers

Savannah carries a walk score of 89, meaning most residents are close to parks, restaurants, and the kinds of outdoor spaces that make this city worth living in. Forsyth Park is less than a mile from many midtown homes, and the Savannah Historic District is practically in the backyard for thousands of Chatham County residents. But between the heat, the humidity, and the insects, enjoying your own outdoor space can feel like a battle from May through October.

Vinyl glazed enclosures let you reclaim that space. The panels are built from a tough 10-mil vinyl film that is as transparent as glass but a fraction of the weight and cost. They slide open when the weather cooperates and close tight when it does not. Whether you are watching the afternoon light hit the squares of the Historic District or just trying to drink your morning coffee without swatting gnats, a well-built enclosure makes the difference.

• Panels are custom-made to fit your existing porch or deck opening exactly
• The 10-mil vinyl returns to its original shape if accidentally flexed or distorted
• Available in vertical 4-track slider and horizontal configurations
• Panels remove easily for seasonal storage or cleaning

Homes in Savannah average a build year around 1984, which means a lot of porches were designed for a different era. Updating them with a vinyl glazed enclosure is one of the more practical investments a Chatham County homeowner can make.

Why Vinyl Panels Hold Up Where Glass Would Be a Liability

Savannah sits in a zone of moderate hurricane exposure, and while the city itself is about 63 miles from the coast, storms that make landfall near Tybee Island or Hilton Head still push serious wind into Chatham County. Glass enclosures in that environment carry real risk. A panel that shatters during a storm is a safety problem, not just a repair bill.

The 10-mil vinyl we install is lightweight and flexible. If wind pressure pushes a panel, it flexes and recovers rather than cracking. That said, we are straight with every customer: like any screen or porch enclosure, vinyl panels should be removed when sustained winds are expected to exceed 65 mph. That is true of glass too, but with vinyl the removal takes minutes rather than a crew and a truck.

Termite risk in this part of Georgia is rated Very Heavy, which is relevant because many older porch frames are wood. We work with what you have, but we can also discuss frame materials that hold up better in high-termite environments. Every installation comes with our 5-year workmanship warranty, and the panels themselves carry a lifetime warranty on frames and a 10-year warranty on the vinyl, screen, and moving parts.

• Flexible 10-mil vinyl does not crack or shatter under pressure
• Panels are removable ahead of major storm events
• Lifetime frame warranty; 10-year warranty on vinyl and moving parts
• 5-year Eicher’s workmanship warranty on every installation

Neighbors in Thunderbolt and Wilmington Island Are Already Using These Year-Round

We have installed vinyl glazed enclosures across the communities that ring Savannah, from Thunderbolt just 4 miles east to Wilmington Island about 9 miles out. Whitemarsh Island, Isle of Hope, Talahi Island, and Port Wentworth homeowners have all called us for the same reason: they want to sit outside without being driven in by heat or insects, and they do not want to spend glass-room money to do it.

The feedback we hear consistently is that the enclosure gets used more than the homeowners expected. What starts as a bug barrier becomes a reading room, a place to have dinner without the overhead fan running full blast, a spot where kids can play in the rain without tracking mud inside. In a city like Savannah, where the outdoor character of neighborhoods near the SCAD Museum of Art or Old Fort Jackson is part of what makes the homes valuable, adding usable square footage to the back of the house matters.

Vinyl glazed sliding panels are also a practical choice for homeowners on Whitemarsh Island or Dutch Island who deal with salt air. Unlike metal hardware on glass systems, the vinyl track components are not prone to the same corrosion issues in coastal humidity. We use materials rated for this climate, not repurposed from a catalog designed for somewhere in Ohio.

How the Installation Process Works at Eicher's

We start with a free in-home estimate, no sales pressure, no time-limit offers. One of our people comes to your home, looks at the existing porch or deck structure, measures the openings, and talks through your options. We bring samples so you can see exactly what you are getting before anything is ordered.

Every panel is custom-made to your measurements. There is no standard-size compromise. Once the panels arrive, installation is done entirely by Eicher’s employees. We do not use subcontractors. That matters because the person who shows up to install your enclosure is someone we trained and someone we stand behind. If something is not right, you call us and we handle it.

• Free in-home estimate with no obligation
• Custom measurements taken at your home
• All work performed by Eicher’s employees, not subcontractors
• We have been doing this since 1998, so 27 years of installations behind every job

If budget is a consideration, we offer 100% financing with no money down, including 5, 7, and 10-year terms and a 1-year same-as-cash option. We also offer military and senior citizen discounts. You can visit our showroom in Brunswick or call us at (912) 588-0061 to get started.

What You End Up With After the Job Is Done

A finished vinyl glazed enclosure in Savannah looks clean and intentional. The panels are transparent, so you keep the view, whether that is a garden, a yard full of the High tree canopy this part of Georgia is known for, or just the quiet of a residential street near Forsyth Park. What you lose is the mosquitoes, the gnat clouds that roll in on summer evenings, and the feeling that your porch is only usable four months a year.

Panels slide open easily when you want the breeze and close when you want the barrier. They are simple enough that any adult in the household can operate them without instructions. When a panel needs cleaning, it comes out of the track without tools. If you are storing them for the winter or ahead of a storm, they stack flat and take up minimal space.

Savannah has about 132,000 housing units in Chatham County, and a meaningful number of them have porches that are underused. If yours is one of them, a vinyl glazed enclosure is one of the more straightforward ways to fix that, at a cost that does not require a second mortgage.

Call Eicher's Pro Vinyl at (912) 588-0061 to schedule your free in-home estimate and find out what a vinyl glazed enclosure could do for your Savannah home. Your porch is waiting to be used again!