Hey everyone, Drew Havlik here from Lanier Aluminum Products. If you’ve lived in North Georgia for more than five minutes, you know exactly what’s coming. Soon, everything from your car to your dog is going to be covered in that thick, yellow blanket of pine pollen.
While we can’t stop the trees from doing their thing, I’ve spent the last few decades helping my neighbors in Gainesville and around Lake Lanier find ways to actually enjoy their outdoor spaces without breathing in a cloud of dust or spending every Saturday power-washing the porch furniture.
Here are the heavy hitters in our lineup for beating the spring pollen wave:
- Three-Season Rooms: The Ultimate Barrier
If you’re tired of “pollen dusting” your patio chairs every single morning, a Three-Season Room is your best friend. Unlike a standard screen porch, these use high-quality panels—often featuring Eze-Breeze horizontal sliding panels—that act as a solid barrier.
- How it works: When the pollen count is high, you keep the panels closed. You still get the sunlight and the view, but the yellow dust stays on the outside.
- The Bonus: It also traps heat during those chilly March mornings, extending the time you can actually use the room.
- Motorized Screens with Specialty Mesh
I’m a huge fan of our motorized retractable screens. They give you protection at the touch of a button. For pollen season, the “magic” is in the mesh selection.
- Side Retention System (SRS): We use Rainier Power Screens that feature a side track system. This seals the edges so pollen can’t just blow in through the gaps.
- Solar & Privacy Fabrics: Many of our Phifer Sunscreens and solar fabrics have a tighter weave than standard insect screening. This significantly reduces the amount of fine particles and pollen that can drift onto your porch.
- The Lifestyle Garage Screen
Your garage is often the “pollen trap” of the house. You leave the big door open to work on a project, and ten minutes later, your workbench is yellow. The Lifestyle Garage Screen allows you to keep the air moving while the mesh helps filter out the heavier debris and a good chunk of that drifting pollen. It’s a game-changer for anyone who uses their garage as a gym or workshop during the spring.
- Fabric Awnings for Interior Protection
Believe it or not, pollen season usually lines up with when the sun starts getting aggressive. Our fabric awnings using Sunbrella fabrics do more than just provide shade. By blocking the sun (and the wind-blown pollen) from hitting your windows and doors directly, you keep your window sills cleaner and your indoor air quality better.
Why Choose Lanier Aluminum?
We’ve been at this since 1979 at our shop on 901 Athens Street. We don’t do “cookie-cutter” kits. We custom-measure and install everything to ensure a tight fit—because a screen with a gap is just a front-row seat for the pollen.
Don’t let the “yellow haze” trap you inside this year. Let’s get your outdoor space ready before the trees start blooming.
