[graciegirl]

There are many things to consider when building or buying a house here in The Villages. When we were looking for a homesite here, the second time, we had chosen a model that was a bit wider than others and could only be situated on certain lots that were available at the time. All of the view lots in The Village that they were building in at that time had been snapped up in seven hours. This lot has a pretty good view between houses of the golf course and the sunset. We had a west facing lanai before in Hadley so we were aware it was gonna be hot in the afternoon evening. We purchased and built and bought Coolaroo Sun shades that cut down on the heat and you can see through but it is still hot in July, August and September, but now we have a pool and it is doable. We have thought about trying to install an awning inside the birdcage to block the sun, but can't think of an attractive way to do it. So we focus on all of the pluses of our home and don't use the back yard during the hottest part of the day. We have a front porch we can use at that time.

Compared with other challenges in life the west facing lanai isn't too big a deal in the scheme of things.