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HOW TO DETERMINE THE MORNING SUN, when buying house
TStictactoe
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Jul 6 2008, 03:04 PM, updated 16y ago
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hi... as far as i know (correct me if i'm wrong), morning sun is more prefered rather than evening sun as evening sun can make your house hot at nite...
so, i wanna ask, how to determine that our house (main door, windows, balcony etc) is facing morning sun or evening sun...
tq.
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ceo684
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Jul 6 2008, 03:05 PM
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Sun rises in the east mah.. based on the layout plan
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michanz
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Jul 6 2008, 03:07 PM
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go to the hse during morning and evening and see la..
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harrychoo
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Jul 6 2008, 04:13 PM
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bring compass
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n73me
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Jul 6 2008, 06:58 PM
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QUOTE(harrychoo @ Jul 6 2008, 04:13 PM) yup, better than guessing ....
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dreamer101
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Jul 7 2008, 02:14 AM
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10k Club
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QUOTE(tictactoe @ Jul 6 2008, 03:04 PM) hi... as far as i know (correct me if i'm wrong), morning sun is more prefered rather than evening sun as evening sun can make your house hot at nite... so, i wanna ask, how to determine that our house (main door, windows, balcony etc) is facing morning sun or evening sun... tq. tictactoe, 1) Most NEW houses are designed to face south and north. So, they avoided all those facing sun problem. 2) Visit the house in the afternoon to find out where the house is TOO HOT in the afternoon. Dreamer
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aaronpang
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Jul 7 2008, 10:49 AM
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True just to add from personal experience corner lot houses can still get very hot even if they face North or South. Corner units have walls that face East or West and these walls act as a thermal store capturing heat in the day and radiating heat at night. My aunts house corner lot had to install several poly and tile roof to keep sunlight away from the walls
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johnsonm
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Jul 7 2008, 11:00 AM
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actually it is best to take a drive there in the morning, and in the evening, to see exactly where the sun hits. also, do note that the angle of the sunlight changes every 6 months, so you might not have evening sun right now, but you might after a few months.
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TStictactoe
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Jul 7 2008, 03:09 PM
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tq fren for your kind responses...
btw, wanna ask, is there any way to avoid heat at nite (caused by evening sun)
maybe need to install awning? tinted the sliding door/windows? alwiz close the curtain? etc etc...
any experiences from u?
tq.
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TStictactoe
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Jul 8 2008, 02:09 PM
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hi... i just bought house... facing morning sun..
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firesphere
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Jul 8 2008, 06:10 PM
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QUOTE(tictactoe @ Jul 7 2008, 03:09 PM) tq fren for your kind responses... btw, wanna ask, is there any way to avoid heat at nite (caused by evening sun) maybe need to install awning? tinted the sliding door/windows? alwiz close the curtain? etc etc... any experiences from u? tq. Stupid semi-d get the sun no matter what so I'm forced to tint my window. My room is facing directly to the East so I have to tint it. I like dark room so my tint's only allow 5% light transmission. and my curtain has a blackout layer. If you're normal human prefer normal light source without switching on your light in the middle of the day, pick a tint that's around 15%-35% light transmission. Curtain just use normal linen backdrop will do. Blackout is like hotel, most people hates it cept me and my other half. Heat, the curtain guy told me blackout helps but I've no idea if it really works on reducing heat so just pick a tint with high heat transmission say at least around 60%-70%. My aircond is running at 20C with 1 fan speed only most of the time and the temperature is cool. If I want chilling effect I just need to up the fan speed. But heat transmission is a double edged effect so if you are not using any air conditioner or power's out, don't do any heat generating activity.
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muscaa
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Jul 9 2008, 09:38 PM
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install air cond and you wont bother whether the house facing east or west anymore
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scorgio
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Jul 9 2008, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(tictactoe @ Jul 6 2008, 03:04 PM) hi... as far as i know (correct me if i'm wrong), morning sun is more prefered rather than evening sun as evening sun can make your house hot at nite... so, i wanna ask, how to determine that our house (main door, windows, balcony etc) is facing morning sun or evening sun... tq. For the 1st question. It won't matter if the house's a bungalow. Cos for sure one section kena morning sun, one section kena evening sun. For the 2nd question, bring a compass lah.
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