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Mike Haasl wrote:I also like the idea of opening it up fully in the summer. Pests and disease seem to thrive when they're in a more protected area.
Condensation in the winter on the glazing is worth thinking about before it happens. The interior can get pretty humid as well so making sure your house siding and other wood doesn't start to rot is worth some planning as well.
I don't own the plants, they own me.
"Hundreds of years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in or the type of car I drove... But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that it becomes a tourist destination"
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Cristo Balete wrote:Matt, you'll get a lot of heat on the western end of the porch, more than the eastern, especially in spring and fall. So when the direct rays of the setting winter sun are angled away from the southern side, they will be more direct on the western end.
I don't own the plants, they own me.
Matt Todd wrote:
Cristo Balete wrote:Matt, you'll get a lot of heat on the western end of the porch, more than the eastern, especially in spring and fall. So when the direct rays of the setting winter sun are angled away from the southern side, they will be more direct on the western end.
Thanks, the west side would be much smaller since the front door is closer to the west side of the porch and I want to keep that clear. I'm coming around to the idea that it will be more practical though, doesn't need to be as big as I had planned for the east side.
What you say about East/West sunlight makes sense for my site in particular because of trees to the east (still an issue, even when bare in winter) but I feel like you're telling me something new here that I'm curious about. On a neutral site with no obstructions, wouldn't the eastern morning light be the mirror image of the western evening light so either way the heat generated would be the same?
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