Re: Facing East of Facing West?
I guess it would be personal preference if you like shady and cool, or sunny and warm. There is no disputing that if your lanai faces the west it will get the hot afternoon sun which makes the lanai at least 10 degrees warmer. You can put in shade trees which block it or pull down shades which will help some. Our neighbors had a $300K plus home with a west facing lanai. They admitted they couldn't use it in the warm afternoons because it was too hot for them. Our lanai faces east, and on the hot 90 degree afternoons, the lanai is in the shade , and with the fans going its very comfortable. I personally would not want to sit in the sun in 90 degree heat, but to each his/her own.
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