whether plot 55 is for you or not, DO NOT go with 80 unless you like the idea of a cold dark back garden.
Im currently debating between two plots in an estate. Plot 55 and plot 80.
55 has a SW facing garden and it is slightly longer but is overlooked whereas 80 is NW facing and not over looked. Which would be the best option for sunlight?
Thanks
iCloud Photos - Apple iCloud
View, organize, and share photos and videos with iCloud Photos on the web. Changes will sync across your devices with iCloud.share.icloud.com
Leaving aside what its like inside the house, your garden will be all be unusable all summer in most cases as well (assuming relatively tall houses and relatively short gardens if its a new build).Think about solar gain and the windows that will face the sun through the day. If like many families most time is spent at the back of the house in the kitchen, the north-westerly one will be colder and darker all day.
Bear in mind energy efficiency of new build is very high. Buildings are very good at trapping and retaining heat now in the way that was unthinkable for a 1970s bungalow.So on a warm day it could be like the canaries across the road in their back garden and yours would be too cold to sit out in.
i know i live in one, but regardless of your aspect you will get that direct sustain sunlight into some part of your house which tends to heat all of it up, only thing for it really is top open every window top to bottom and get a breeze going,Bear in mind energy efficiency of new build is very high. Buildings are very good at trapping and retaining heat now in the way that was unthinkable for a 1970s bungalow.
Direct, sustained sunlight (even in Ireland!) can leave you with uncomfortable heat levels indoors.
Totally agree. I didn't see the attachment until I wondered how Steven knew so much about the estate!As well as the sun in the garden, house 55 is in a little cul de sac. It is nice an private. Kids can kick ball on the road without worry about cars. House 80 is on the main road in the estate, so expect more traffic. It may be nothing but it also backs onto the drainage system. If something goes wrong with it, it will flood the garden/ house.
And it seems to be backing onto a public park or somesuch, which can always be a bit of a hassle.As well as the sun in the garden, house 55 is in a little cul de sac. It is nice an private. Kids can kick ball on the road without worry about cars. House 80 is on the main road in the estate, so expect more traffic. It may be nothing but it also backs onto the drainage system. If something goes wrong with it, it will flood the garden/ house.
Sustainable drainage system (SuDS). Councils want all surface water to have a drainage system and keep it out of the sewerage system.And it seems to be backing onto a public park or somesuch, which can always be a bit of a hassle.
Defo +1 to the cul-de-sac, and the orientation of the back garden is hard to beat!
Assuming the kitchen looks onto the back garden, the kitchen will be cold and dark too...whether plot 55 is for you or not, DO NOT go with 80 unless you like the idea of a cold dark back garden.
Sustainable drainage system (SuDS). Councils want all surface water to have a drainage system and keep it out of the sewerage system.
the issue with a north facing garden and modern builds is the height of the houses and the size of the gardens (which tends to be small).Going for a north facing back garden myself, no option really as all of the houses of the type of house and in phase 1 of the development we are interested in have north facing back gardens.
Not overly concerned by it as have a north facing back garden at the moment which does get the sun in the summer but this one will get a lot more as we won't have a house to our west as we do now.
Also in current and new house the office is in the box room and south facing which significantly cuts down on heating required from Autumn to Spring as any sunshine heats up the room very quickly. Have had very frosty mornings here where just need the heating on for the first hour and then the sun does its work!
Well I hope not, standard 2 story and not a 3 story but don't have the height measurement. I do think in the evening it should get some decent sunshine as no house beside it and the house is not straight line at the back, it extends on the eastern half so should leave an angle for more sun to come through from the southwest. Of course definitely going to be part of the back that gets no sunshine all year round.the issue with a north facing garden and modern builds is the height of the houses and the size of the gardens (which tends to be small).
Depending on your circumstances you could get no sun at all in the garden, hopefully not in your case.
+1 from me. SW is a perfect orientation, you will get lovely afternoon and evening sunshine.As well as the sun in the garden, house 55 is in a little cul de sac. It is nice an private. Kids can kick ball on the road without worry about cars. House 80 is on the main road in the estate, so expect more traffic. It may be nothing but it also backs onto the drainage system. If something goes wrong with it, it will flood the garden/ house.
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?