Hi, I am building a new house on a lot. What is the best way to face the windows skylights etc. My current house gets hot in the summer as the sun beats through the windows. It is not very comfortable. What are the best methods with roof overhangs, window tinting, blinds, skylight placement etc. I was thinking of getting a window ac unit. The front of the house will all be view and it gets the morning sun. Thanks in advance for you replies.
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Seeing that there is no information in yur profile...
So how does anybody give you a good answer..
Knowing where this house is going to be would help....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming....
WOW!!! What a Ride!
If you can't give me any information please do not waste my time by replying.
LOL!
Trust me... I won't waste yur time nor mine either...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Like Imerc, I won't waste yer time askin a bunch of relevant questions that might tell me what I need to know to give you an answer that would help you have a pleasant and economical home to enjoy year around.
So to answer yer quickly so as not to waste your precious time, put yer house where the sun don't shine, then you won't have to worry 'bout heatin it in the winter time.
SamT
So to answer yer quickly so as not to waste your precious time, put yer house where the sun don't shine, then you won't have to worry 'bout heatin it in the winter time.
Finally someone ask a question that I can Answer but you beat me to it.
But you forgot it has to be deep so the u.v. rays don't get to it.
Funny tho I thought Imerc new this one.
I did.. Didn't think of it...
Hopfully this'll get better... We're into Sodomy now...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Hey Imerc, whats it mean when somebody tells you to "bugger off" ?
means IMERC might have ta open the whoop azz can
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Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
Doesn't it sound more like one of those British back door favorites...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
like one of these?
I must be irritating his speed bumps...
Gotta be a sodomy thing...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Hey I want to put a basement under my doghouse. Can you give me info?"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain
That's DJ's department... He's in charge of trian wrecks....
Now fill out yur profile and while yur at we want yur CC and bank account #'s... Leave the keys to yur shop under the mat and lock up the dog...
Gunner and I'll be right there... Since this will be a job site call there will have to be an additional "slight" upcharge...
So hurry and fill out that profile so we'll know how to find ya.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Wow, looks like a wild thread showed up tonight.
I don't know if the gentleman Acecan is an Englishman or not but what I recall about the term 'bugger' is that it carries a whole different meaning over there as opposed to stateside.
I remember those traveling to England for the first time were instructed not to use the term 'bugger' over there as we might call someone here with a fairly generic meaning.i.e. 'come here you little bugger you'.
Reason being 'bugger' in England is a slanderous word meaning 'one who has sex with animals'. A loose comment in a tavern there could have dire consequences.
Sure hope acecan isn't a Brit.
Oh rez now ya opened up a new angle....
Gotta hide the pets....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Man there's a lot of buggering going on here. I gotta go clean my key board.
As to the question of a basement under a doghouse, don't you guys get tired of the same question over and over. Geez, just hit search under doghouse!
What would my profile have to do with this?
The climate might have something to do with it.
If the house is in alaska you would hear different comments then if it was located in arizona. :-)
Boys, boys! (I guess you're males.) The profile tells where you live and that would help with window placement, and if you are far north, skylights can be a problem because they bring a lot of heat in when you don't want it (summer) because the sun id high in summer.
BTW, I tried to fill out my profile, but don't know if it "took"--plus it seems like profiles would be more useful if they had a place to list your experience. Or did I miss that page? Oh, I don't speak cyberspeak too well--what do "LO" and "LOL" mean? I thought LOL meant "Lots of luck", but it doesn't fit. "LO"="look out"? British for "Hello"? Trying to interject a little humor. As my dad says, very little.
LOL laffing out loud...
No yur profile didn't take... At the bottom of it there's a submit button . Gotta hit that...
You can always open a thread and intro yurself...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Aha; thanks. I'll try it.
Thanks for the info! The lot is in Vancouver BC. If other specific information is need please ask. The rest of you sound bored and if you do not have any info for me please bugger off. Thanks to all that can help me.
Well, welcome. Some of us yanks are a rough and ready lot. "Don't tread on me" and all that. Probably be hated by my fellow Americans for these remarks. People must be tired--it's near a three day weekend for us, so we're worn out and looking foreward to Monday off (although I was informed I'll be working).
I haven't figured out how I can view your post while I write, so I'll just try to remember (I'm new).
Okay, since you're pretty far north, the less skylights the better, as I said earlier, they only let in lots of high hot summer sun. There are books on this, usually concerning the subject of solar heating, but I think in the north the ideal configuration for a house is square--least outside area (less heat loss in winter). Windows should be on south. Very few on north. East sun is welcome too, but west can be a killer and hard to keep out in summer because the sun sets low and to northwest. Sometimes vertical shading strips work (better than overhangs, etc.) In books there are even charts that show how long the overhang should be and how high the windows should be placed for ideal solar penetration at specific lattitudes.
BC is pretty damp, right--like our Washington State? So, in some respects, maybe any sun you can get would be welcome. Fairly large overhangs will keep high, summer sun out and allow low winter sun to penetrate. Also, overhangs will keep rain off siding. Guess that about uses up my store of knowledge on this for the moment. Others may respond once they realize you aren't really so prickly. Maybe. Good luck!
"I haven't figured out how I can view your post while I write, so I'll just try to remember (I'm new)."
The immediate message that you are replying to is at the bottom of the reply page.
But often you might want to refer to another message in the thread also.
At the top right of the message you will see a links with message.number in repply to message.number.
Right click on the message that you are interested in and Open in New Window. That will give you a duplicate web viewer with that message open. And you can use the links at the bottom to go to view any of them in that thread.
You can also open one in a completely different thread if desired.
ACEAN - Look on the main FHB page and then for the extras. There was an article about 2 years ago about siting house for the sun.
Thanks for the instructions--will make it a lot easier!
Tjo Bill and Dan, Thanks for the info. Could the rest of you please bugger off like I asked?
Ace.
Bored? Nope.
We come here to converse with friends, sometimes to argue with them, (Bob?) Sometimes to offer our professional advice to those who as.
Usually when a newbie first posts a question, they forget to mention all sorts of relevant facts pertinant to the situation, then someone will ask them for more information, like Imerc did for you.
IIRC, Imerc charges around $100/hour professionally, so just whose time got wasted with your little peevish reply?
When you came barging into a crowd of strangers like a mules sire with an attitude like you were king frog, demanding that we not waste your time trying to help you, exactly what kind of response did you expect in return?
Ace. Hnh! Fits.
SamT
Sam... Why the pay cut??? LOL...
I thought I got started off right... I figured clues would be helpful....
But now we can't work on his house without a HazMat team first...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Just remember that Canadian Dollar don't go as far as the U.S. Eagle does, but I hear that they cook a dam good Goose!
Hey, Imerc did not ask me a question in his post to me. If he did I would have given given him more information.
IIRC, Imerc charges around $100/hour professionally, so just whose time got wasted with your little peevish reply?
I don't care how much money he makes, it does not give him the right to act like an ####. Now, bugger off, both of you!
Ace
This is a forum for gay construction types. You didn't read the front page? Anyway we like to get together and it's hard if you don't put your location in your profile.Who Dares Wins.
hey since when?
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Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
You've got to read the small print when you sign up for stuff. It's in the little terms of service thing. You promise that you are either gay or will convert. Why do you think I keep driving over to see you?
Who Dares Wins.
gee, I thought ya liked my dog
Ok I'll have to resign from this foreplay , uMmm FORUM..
I AM THE PITCHER HERE..if I gotta play..
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations.
It works on senority. Sorry.Who Dares Wins.
This is a forum for gay construction types. You didn't read the front page? Anyway we like to get together and it's hard if you don't put your location in your profile.
So that what wrong with those in the tavern
Now your catching on.
View ImageWho Dares Wins.
This thread belongs in the record books. Can it be any funnier? The best part is the guy gets an email notification to anything made to his attention only to find your inane messages. How many notifications will he get before he drop-kicks his PC across the room!
What color are you going to paint the house?
I couldn't resist!
You do realize that we are only doing this because we care about you?
F.
Since you're worried about your place getting hot in the summer, build a windowless concrete cube, bury it completely, move in with all your sh!t and your attitude, and have the mason block up the entrance. Since your own sh!t obviously don't stink, you won't have to worry about the lack of ventilation and the rest of us won't have to worry about offending you by asking intelligent questions.
And, BTW--since you're bent on acting like such an a$$whole, it'd be appreciated if you'd keep quiet about being from Canada--you give the rest of us a bad name, like Svend Robinson....
Dinosaur
'Y-a-tu de la justice dans ce maudit monde?