Dr Gloom 20166 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 i'm looking to buy a house with a south east facing garden. how much sun will that get? anyone got one? my current garden is east facing. i get sun all morning but it usually goes about 5pm and it's quite a long garden - about 80 feet, which tbf is a good size for london. this new place is only 50 feet garden but i wonder if it will get sun for longer because of it being south east facing; i quite like the idea of a bit of sun in the early evening for a beer or bbq. estate agents seem to wank themselves silly over south facing gardens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mine's south facing like. It's class for staying out late in the summer and getting chonged in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 South is best for growing stuff (gets more sun) but West is probably better for using the garden as late as possible. Course it also depends on surrounding buildings but as a rule of thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20166 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mine's south facing like. It's class for staying out late in the summer and getting chonged in the garden. so what time do you get sun till? presumably because the house i'm looking at is south east rather than south, it will have a bit less sun in the evening i was wondering if west facing gardens get sun longer but then i suppose they're gloomy during the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35539 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mecca-facing is the best, although South is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18050 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mecca-facing is the best, although South is ok. Mine's small and north facing so is officially shit, hardly ever get any sun which is probably why I have moss rather than grass. What percentage does that detract from the house price I wonder, maybe 10%? There was something on telly the other day where an estate agent claimed 'West is the new South', so there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35539 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 That 10% will be more than made up for by bespoke stained glass windows btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18050 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 That 10% will be more than made up for by bespoke stained glass windows btw. Aye. And the window in question is west facing which really shows off the light refracting 'gems' to their best advantage during the long summer nights. Probaly worth 30% on the house value tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mecca-facing is the best, although South is ok. Mine's small and north facing so is officially shit, hardly ever get any sun which is probably why I have moss rather than grass. What percentage does that detract from the house price I wonder, maybe 10%? There was something on telly the other day where an estate agent claimed 'West is the new South', so there you go. Aye West gets the sun till the end of the day in summer. All you miss out on is the morning. Mine is North East which is shite and also full of moss and my borders are pretty much bollocks. Cut the grass yesterday and started weeding and pulling dead plants. Would have been easier just to turn the whole lot over tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9240 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mine is East facing, but backs onto another persons west facing garden so we don't get a great sunrise either. Could do with trimming some of the bushes but the landlord is bizarre about it; doesn't want us to do any work on the garden at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax_andy 0 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think mine faces south west... gotta say its pretty awesome in the summer having a barbie and sitting in the garden drinking beer until the sun goes down. Used to have a north facing yard in my old place, that sucked! Used to get a tiny strip of sunshine between 11am & 12pm and that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35539 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mine is East facing, but backs onto another persons west facing garden so we don't get a great sunrise either. Could do with trimming some of the bushes but the landlord is bizarre about it; doesn't want us to do any work on the garden at all. You could replicate a sunrise for your housemates by jumping over the fence into the neighbour's garden, ducking down and standing up reeeeeeeally slowly. Might be nice on one of their birthdays or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9240 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mine is East facing, but backs onto another persons west facing garden so we don't get a great sunrise either. Could do with trimming some of the bushes but the landlord is bizarre about it; doesn't want us to do any work on the garden at all. You could replicate a sunrise for your housemates by jumping over the fence into the neighbour's garden, ducking down and standing up reeeeeeeally slowly. Might be nice on one of their birthdays or something. hush your mouth Ken Caminiti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35539 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Mine is East facing, but backs onto another persons west facing garden so we don't get a great sunrise either. Could do with trimming some of the bushes but the landlord is bizarre about it; doesn't want us to do any work on the garden at all. You could replicate a sunrise for your housemates by jumping over the fence into the neighbour's garden, ducking down and standing up reeeeeeeally slowly. Might be nice on one of their birthdays or something. hush your mouth Ken Caminiti I'm all natural, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Google Earth's a great indicator as to sun and how shadows fall. Pics nearly always taken in summer and on a sunny day. Easy enough to determine the aspect and roughly guage time of day. (Might even give said info inherently on pic) Wish it was around before I ended up with a NE facing back garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty 4 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 That 10% will be more than made up for by bespoke stained glass windows btw. Mine is East facing, but backs onto another persons west facing garden so we don't get a great sunrise either. Could do with trimming some of the bushes but the landlord is bizarre about it; doesn't want us to do any work on the garden at all. You could replicate a sunrise for your housemates by jumping over the fence into the neighbour's garden, ducking down and standing up reeeeeeeally slowly. Might be nice on one of their birthdays or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 That 10% will be more than made up for by bespoke stained glass windows btw. Aye. And the window in question is west facing which really shows off the light refracting 'gems' to their best advantage during the long summer nights. Probaly worth 30% on the house value tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39184 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Mine is East facing, but backs onto another persons west facing garden so we don't get a great sunrise either. Could do with trimming some of the bushes but the landlord is bizarre about it; doesn't want us to do any work on the garden at all. You could replicate a sunrise for your housemates by jumping over the fence into the neighbour's garden, ducking down and standing up reeeeeeeally slowly. Might be nice on one of their birthdays or something. The next time Leazes calls Fish "Sunshine", this thread will spring to mind Edited March 29, 2011 by Monkeys Fist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Mine is East facing, but backs onto another persons west facing garden so we don't get a great sunrise either. Could do with trimming some of the bushes but the landlord is bizarre about it; doesn't want us to do any work on the garden at all. You could replicate a sunrise for your housemates by jumping over the fence into the neighbour's garden, ducking down and standing up reeeeeeeally slowly. Might be nice on one of their birthdays or something. :lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliver 0 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Orchids grow well in a north facing garden tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Orchids grow well in a north facing garden tbh. So I might be cold as fuck sitting in the shade drinking a beer, huddling around the BBQ, but at least the flowers look nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffidae 0 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 never really noticed the ‘south facing’ fuss, it was only when we got a south facing yard that I realised that I’d only ever lived in east and north facing previously. I would never consider having anything other than south or west facing now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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