Browse Forums Building A New House Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 3Oct 27, 2008 10:53 am Built with Bentley homes in Doreen All moved in Dec 2009 Now for the garden! Our stuff so far viewtopic.php?f=31&t=16532 Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 7Oct 27, 2008 2:04 pm Built with Bentley homes in Doreen All moved in Dec 2009 Now for the garden! Our stuff so far viewtopic.php?f=31&t=16532 Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 14Oct 27, 2008 9:36 pm Yes that's true what Eager said.
Our last rental was a very wide block, north facing back yard, and all the living areas and kitchen also facing north - was wonderful. I hardly ever had to turn the kitchen light on. Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 15Oct 27, 2008 10:26 pm joles Everyone is going to yell at me..... but I think north facing living areas are overrated. Lots of sun coming into a room.... uncomfortable to watch telly... and you end up going into another room to escape the glare. I know the thermal bennefits, etc, etc, etc... but if it's not livable... and for me it isn't.... I don't like glare when I'm relaxing. But that's just me. I don't want sun beating in on me when I'm chilling out. For someone that watches alot of Telly I 100% agree with you regarding the sun glare.. However I will have our meals, alfresco and lounge north facing... but I will have my theatre room on the south side of the house with one small window facing east that will have 100% block out blinds on it... so I can then get out of that sun glare into my pitch black room and watch my telly on my big screen!!!! best of both worlds!!! Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 16Oct 28, 2008 12:16 am I think the benifits or otherwise also depend on where you live . ie is the climate cool so you want to make the most of the sun or hot so you want to keep house shaded and cool? Also how built up or compact the area. And the floor plan of the house.
I dislike dark rooms, I have street frontage facing North, which is lounge and main bedroom, and side area mainly facing East. The sliding doors open to an alfresco area at the side of the house. Including the garage, the house is L shaped. There are no back windows facing the South. The TV is in the North facing lounge but there is a bullnose verandah so glare is reduced, anyway I find glare is more a problem from afternnoon sun in windows facing West. Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 17Oct 28, 2008 9:00 am Clothes dry quicker on the washing line if they are in direct sun light, especially in NW direction. In the place I'm renting at the moment the washing line is facing east, making it difficult to dry clothes.
Also most people have the bulk of their plants in the back yard. Many plants like direct sun light (especially natives), so a north facing back yard is a plus. If you do happen to grow trees in a north facing back yard, then the shadow they cast falls mostly over your property rather than your neighbors. I don't know if that is a positive or not, but it is something to keep in mind. Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 18Oct 28, 2008 10:46 am l hope this isnt a stupid question, but how do you know which way your house is facing, l have no idea if its east, west, south or north, lve read it a few times on this forum talking about what is best!
So just wondering how can l tell?? Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 19Oct 28, 2008 11:06 am look at where the sun rises.. that is east.. then turn to your left and that is North Re: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A NORTH FACING BACKYARD? 20Oct 28, 2008 11:38 am Your lawn in your backyard will grow better with a North facing backyard too, it needs winter sun to grow well.
We have a North facing backyard and living areas - I love it. The bedrooms are on the south side ( darker in the mornings, yay ) No West facing windows ( stops the summer heat) We hardly turn the lights on during the day in the living areas, We don't have any curtains whatsoever on the North windows but we have a big pergola that blocks some of the sun. It doesn't make the house hotter in Summer as the sun is higher in the sky then. I would never by a block that didn't have a good North facing aspect, for resale it's alot better too. Not many people like a dark house. The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 12605 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 15542 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! We bought one for less than a quarter of that price off eBay. It worked really well for us and it's still going now, five years later. After… 1 13307 |