Opinions on Orientation of Home

[ocrenter]

[quote=CA renter]

I’m with you on this.

Personally, I like a ranch style home with the front facing the west and the back toward the east, but the backyard needs to be big enough so that the house doesn’t shade it too much (easier with a single story ranch, too). This way, the backyard can have a pretty decent southern exposure too, as long as there isn’t another house or tree blocking the southern sunlight. I’d put the garage on the northern side, because I like lots and lots of sunlight in the house.[/quote]

agree with west facing completely. half of the backyard is naturally shaded by the house after 2 PM. and there is no harsh afternoon sun directed at the great majority of the house where we spend most of our time.

[sdrealtor]

nocommonsense
It really depends upon the design of the house and whether you are true north or have a slight twist to the east or west which can change alot. My neighbor has the same house but a mirror image and a slight twistt to the west. His is completely different.

[sdrealtor]

nocommonsense
It really depends upon the design of the house and whether you are true north or have a slight twist to the east or west which can change alot. My neighbor has the same house but a mirror image and a slight twistt to the west. His is completely different.

[sdrealtor]

nocommonsense
It really depends upon the design of the house and whether you are true north or have a slight twist to the east or west which can change alot. My neighbor has the same house but a mirror image and a slight twistt to the west. His is completely different.

[sdrealtor]

nocommonsense
It really depends upon the design of the house and whether you are true north or have a slight twist to the east or west which can change alot. My neighbor has the same house but a mirror image and a slight twistt to the west. His is completely different.

[sdrealtor]

nocommonsense
It really depends upon the design of the house and whether you are true north or have a slight twist to the east or west which can change alot. My neighbor has the same house but a mirror image and a slight twistt to the west. His is completely different.

[nocommonsense]

Excellent point. Upon closer inspection of google map, our yard is actually pointing towards NE at a perfect 45 degree angle. What do you think?

[nocommonsense]

Excellent point. Upon closer inspection of google map, our yard is actually pointing towards NE at a perfect 45 degree angle. What do you think?

[nocommonsense]

Excellent point. Upon closer inspection of google map, our yard is actually pointing towards NE at a perfect 45 degree angle. What do you think?

[nocommonsense]

Excellent point. Upon closer inspection of google map, our yard is actually pointing towards NE at a perfect 45 degree angle. What do you think?

[nocommonsense]

Excellent point. Upon closer inspection of google map, our yard is actually pointing towards NE at a perfect 45 degree angle. What do you think?

[faterikcartman]

Wow, looks like many people have different takes. The house in question has a pretty big back yard with the pool not too close to the single story house. Neighbours not close enough to be a factor. Huge side yard as big as backyard which would get southernly exposure.

I was of the frame of mind that all other things being equal a house with a north facing backyard would be worth less, now I’m not sure it would matter as peoples tastes may vary.

As for my wife and I, we like it COLD in the house, so while we like natural light, we don’t want heat coming through the windows.

[faterikcartman]

Wow, looks like many people have different takes. The house in question has a pretty big back yard with the pool not too close to the single story house. Neighbours not close enough to be a factor. Huge side yard as big as backyard which would get southernly exposure.

I was of the frame of mind that all other things being equal a house with a north facing backyard would be worth less, now I’m not sure it would matter as peoples tastes may vary.

As for my wife and I, we like it COLD in the house, so while we like natural light, we don’t want heat coming through the windows.

[faterikcartman]

Wow, looks like many people have different takes. The house in question has a pretty big back yard with the pool not too close to the single story house. Neighbours not close enough to be a factor. Huge side yard as big as backyard which would get southernly exposure.

I was of the frame of mind that all other things being equal a house with a north facing backyard would be worth less, now I’m not sure it would matter as peoples tastes may vary.

As for my wife and I, we like it COLD in the house, so while we like natural light, we don’t want heat coming through the windows.

[faterikcartman]

Wow, looks like many people have different takes. The house in question has a pretty big back yard with the pool not too close to the single story house. Neighbours not close enough to be a factor. Huge side yard as big as backyard which would get southernly exposure.

I was of the frame of mind that all other things being equal a house with a north facing backyard would be worth less, now I’m not sure it would matter as peoples tastes may vary.

As for my wife and I, we like it COLD in the house, so while we like natural light, we don’t want heat coming through the windows.

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