Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Help! Acreage style house has to face west to street in 2May 31, 2022 1:30 pm 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: Help! Acreage style house has to face west to street in 6Jun 02, 2022 12:20 pm Megan Heather Hi all, Title says it all. We have purchased a 1200m2 block in northern suburbs of Adelaide. The developers have positioned the garage on the building envelope and will not budge. This means our house is going to face west to street in a very hot climate. The block is 31m wide and a corner block. So that is over 20 Metres of living areas that are going to have west facing windows. I'm doing the research the best I can and have engaged a professional. I'm wondering if window reveals would work to block the western sun? Deep external window reveals so the windows almost have blinkers on them. Has anyone ever done this? I'm not sure how deep id need to go with the reveals, would 500mm suffice? Thanks! As has already been mentioned here, eaves on the west won't work as intended unless they are several meters deep. At which point, you might as well make it a veranda and add some blinds to it to block out the sun entirely. That's because the rays at the end of the day will be hitting your house almost horizontally and what you really need at that point is something that functions like a wall. You do have several other options: The best one in my opinion is just because your garage faces west, doesn't mean the rest of your home needs to face west too. Especially if you have the space. Have your living spaces face north and bedrooms face south. On the western side, it should just be utility rooms such as your garage, entry way and things like your laundry. Another option is to place deciduous trees between the street and your west facing facade. This will block the sun during the summer but will allow you to passively warm your house during the winter if you are in an area that gets cold. In this scenario, you probably don't want to use mirrored windows and the other downside is you need to wait for the trees to mature to really take advantage of it. Read up on solar passive house designs for a better understanding on how to get the most out of your lot without having to break the bank. Re: Help! Acreage style house has to face west to street in 7Jun 05, 2022 4:22 pm a large country home style verandah along the front might work. 1 4761 Hi all. I'm thinking of installing an electric gate in front of this street front villa (link below). The gate would be between the bush on the left and the letter box on… 0 2896 Thanks! I'm spoke to the builder I'm not sure if this is all true but basically went along the lines of they considered all options and if I was to compact and fill it… 2 7467 |