Grym
2016-08-24 21:31:30
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We will probably install roller shutters on all sides except the south side for sure. Only for the south side are we considering whether Venetian blinds make sense. Here are our floor plans with the precisely oriented north arrow on them:
The eaves of the hipped roof (2 full stories) are planned to be 60 cm. The plan is to place a very large sun sail in front of the house, about 6x4m (there is also 7x5 or 5.6x5.6 - depending on the manufacturer). Here is a picture:
The deep corner of the sail would be the top left corner. The sun sail would either be deployed only as needed or definitely only in summer.
The reason for the Venetian blinds is clear. When the weather outside is good, you want shading but not too much, because you don’t want to feel shut off from the nice weather inside. In our living/dining area, on the one hand, the two windows in the dining and kitchen area can be completely opened because they are no longer directly exposed to the sun. In my opinion, however, the south window in the dining area and the middle window should be protected by the sun sail, so that you only close the two roller shutters in the living area.
But actually, much more important in my opinion: When the weather is so nice that the sun is shining outside and it is warm, then I go outside under the sun sail to relax outside, barbecue, eat outside, etc. – then I can of course close ALL the roller shutters, I’m not inside anyway. At work it is different, we also have a Venetian blind there. I cannot just go outside, sit under a sun sail and relax comfortably. There I am forced to stay inside and appreciate the partial shading by the Venetian blind.
I prefer roller shutters because you can close them completely. This is important for the children's rooms when children want to sleep there. Our property is also somewhat on a hill (about 100 meters above the city center). We are not directly at the top, but still quite high up, and the wind is stronger and blows more here than in the city center. Beyond a certain wind force, the Venetian blinds go up, and that is unpleasant.
Above all, with our 6 windows and 3 of them Venetian blinds (which have two dimensions in contrast to roller shutters – up/down and horizontal/vertical), it eventually becomes really complex, so that one would have to consider automation.
But my main arguments are actually:
- Depending on the function of the sun sail, we can leave 2 or 4 of 6 windows open, so enough light comes in anyway.
- When the weather is so nice outside, you are outside anyway, so partial shading does not help me because I am not inside.
The eaves of the hipped roof (2 full stories) are planned to be 60 cm. The plan is to place a very large sun sail in front of the house, about 6x4m (there is also 7x5 or 5.6x5.6 - depending on the manufacturer). Here is a picture:
The deep corner of the sail would be the top left corner. The sun sail would either be deployed only as needed or definitely only in summer.
The reason for the Venetian blinds is clear. When the weather outside is good, you want shading but not too much, because you don’t want to feel shut off from the nice weather inside. In our living/dining area, on the one hand, the two windows in the dining and kitchen area can be completely opened because they are no longer directly exposed to the sun. In my opinion, however, the south window in the dining area and the middle window should be protected by the sun sail, so that you only close the two roller shutters in the living area.
But actually, much more important in my opinion: When the weather is so nice that the sun is shining outside and it is warm, then I go outside under the sun sail to relax outside, barbecue, eat outside, etc. – then I can of course close ALL the roller shutters, I’m not inside anyway. At work it is different, we also have a Venetian blind there. I cannot just go outside, sit under a sun sail and relax comfortably. There I am forced to stay inside and appreciate the partial shading by the Venetian blind.
I prefer roller shutters because you can close them completely. This is important for the children's rooms when children want to sleep there. Our property is also somewhat on a hill (about 100 meters above the city center). We are not directly at the top, but still quite high up, and the wind is stronger and blows more here than in the city center. Beyond a certain wind force, the Venetian blinds go up, and that is unpleasant.
Above all, with our 6 windows and 3 of them Venetian blinds (which have two dimensions in contrast to roller shutters – up/down and horizontal/vertical), it eventually becomes really complex, so that one would have to consider automation.
But my main arguments are actually:
- Depending on the function of the sun sail, we can leave 2 or 4 of 6 windows open, so enough light comes in anyway.
- When the weather is so nice outside, you are outside anyway, so partial shading does not help me because I am not inside.