Browse Forums General Discussion Re: West facing windows 2Jan 19, 2011 5:09 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: West facing windows 3Jan 19, 2011 7:12 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: West facing windows 6Jan 19, 2011 8:25 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: West facing windows 7Jan 19, 2011 8:36 am Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: West facing windows 9Jan 19, 2011 10:01 am 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: West facing windows 10Jan 19, 2011 5:17 pm B STAR I must admit i stuff up a bit with my house by having some large windows facing west. I have since put in e blinds on the inside and it has made a huge difference. The rooms are now able to be occupied by the human race. I know EXACTLY what you mean. The old house that we are going to be knocking down has a WALL of west facing windows. It's inhumane! kek Do you mean how wide, or how deep? I've posted some photos and info in this thread: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=38726 Deep, yes deep was what I meant Kek. Funnily enough that did cross my mind when I was writing (despite it being an ungodly hour when I should have been sleeping). Fortunately everyone seemed to catch my drift regardless. Yay to all the smart people ! And thanks for the link to the thread, I shall check it out. btherl You might be able to take advantage of the summer sun setting in the southwest, whereas winter sun sets in the northwest. The angles are quite different. Sun only shines from directly west and south of west during the warmer months. And it only shines from a low angle in the northwest in winter. Hmmm, not something I had ever considered. Good one. Given the wall of west facing windows we live with now, I was aiming to avoid them entirely. I had never considered any positives to them. Thanks everyone for your responses. How much do I love Homeone?! It might be a bit darker in the mornings but the light is still light, so you should be getting it. Similar to what you see from your western windows 3 19992 The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 18204 Hi I live in a 100yr old semi and my neighbour added an additional floor last yr and our architect has advised that we can knock down our semi and build a free-standing… 0 37723 |