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  • goodwithsaving
    goodwithsaving Posts: 1,314 Forumite
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    We have north facing....and it's fine! The conservatory faces that way too and gets really hot
  • ellie27
    ellie27 Posts: 1,097 Forumite
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    goodwithsaving wrote: »
    We have north facing....and it's fine! The conservatory faces that way too and gets really hot

    Do you have a patio directly outside your back door? Is it in the shade from 12 noon til 5pm? I always thought that would be the case.

    I believe in the very height of summer the sun is high in the sky and you would get the sun, but what about april/may?

    We discounted lots of houses because they were north facing!
  • goodwithsaving
    goodwithsaving Posts: 1,314 Forumite
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    edited 22 May 2015 at 8:46AM
    ellie27 wrote: »
    Do you have a patio directly outside your back door? Is it in the shade from 12 noon til 5pm? I always thought that would be the case.

    I believe in the very height of summer the sun is high in the sky and you would get the sun, but what about april/may?

    We discounted lots of houses because they were north facing!

    We have a lawn beyond the conservatory. Not a big one though, but the house opposite's garden backs onto ours so we don't have a house overlooking our garden and adding shade. It's a strip of garden with a house at either end.
    The conservatory is hot is the daytime, possibly at it's hottest 2-5. The day we moved in in April it was too hot in there (some people like me are never pleased :) ).It may be different in winter but then nowhere is particularly warm in winter in this country!
  • DRP
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    lovinituk wrote: »
    One of the walls that's attached to one of your neighbours I would imagine! Unless there is a black hole on that elevation ;)

    funnily enough my 'north-facing wall' isn;t affected by damp problems, poor light or mildew! :D
  • lovinituk
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    DRP wrote: »
    funnily enough my 'north-facing wall' isn;t affected by damp problems, poor light or mildew! :D
    No s**t Sherlock!! Is that because of the neighbours house providing insulation or the black hole? ;)
  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
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    lovinituk wrote: »
    No s**t Sherlock!! Is that because of the neighbours house providing insulation or the black hole? ;)

    Exactly. No north wall and no North wall problems.
  • Out,_Vile_Jelly
    Out,_Vile_Jelly Posts: 4,842 Forumite
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    Or you could just use your eyes, to note the position of the sun and time of day when you visit.
    They are an EYESORES!!!!
  • lovinituk
    lovinituk Posts: 5,711 Forumite
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    DRP wrote: »
    Exactly. No north wall and no North wall problems.
    But you do have a North wall, it just happens to be attached to another house! That has the added benefit of insulating your North wall. I never insinuated anything different.
  • theEnd
    theEnd Posts: 851 Forumite
    Is this thread a joke?
  • FormulaDriven
    FormulaDriven Posts: 119 Forumite
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    It is possible to build a house with all four walls facing south, but you probably won't like the location. ;) (Hint: half the year, you won't get any sun at all)
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