Preferred Lanai Exposure

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 05-20-2020, 08:27 AM
rccooper22 rccooper22 is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 9
Thanks: 160
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Default Preferred Lanai Exposure

We are looking to buy/build a home with a pool and trying to consider all the options. What is considered a preferred lani facing home with pool? What is the least preferred facing lanai?
  #2  
Old 05-20-2020, 08:53 AM
Lottoguy Lottoguy is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,365
Thanks: 123
Thanked 553 Times in 221 Posts
Default

I would say a lanai facing north would be most desirable. Less sun to heat up that area. East facing is also nice too. South and west are at the bottom. People entertain in the afternoon just when the hot sun is hitting that lanai at that time.
  #3  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:03 AM
Stu from NYC Stu from NYC is offline
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 12,442
Thanks: 1,161
Thanked 13,939 Times in 5,278 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lottoguy View Post
I would say a lanai facing north would be most desirable. Less sun to heat up that area. East facing is also nice too. South and west are at the bottom. People entertain in the afternoon just when the hot sun is hitting that lanai at that time.
We live in a house with lanai facing west.

Great place to sit out in the morning and early afternoon and read but later in the day say 6 pm to hot to have dinner outside. A tradeoff for sure
  #4  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:23 AM
Tom359 Tom359 is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 22
Thanks: 1
Thanked 42 Times in 16 Posts
Default

Our Lanai faces South West, and we love it. We can see sunsets, but don't get the direct heat. There is always some shade as well. The other benefit of this orientation is that our garage doesn't get direct sun, either. I've heard other have had to insulate their garage doors to try and mitigate the heat. We don't have that issue.
  #5  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:28 AM
wisbad1 wisbad1 is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 594
Thanks: 3,109
Thanked 535 Times in 193 Posts
Default

Our house faces south . Our pool is on corner of the West side. Sunshine all day. Don’t want to face west, your lanai will roast you. Be sure what you you do, gotta live with it.
  #6  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:31 AM
retiredguy123 retiredguy123 is online now
Sage
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 13,954
Thanks: 2,275
Thanked 13,423 Times in 5,111 Posts
Default

Don't buy a house with a west facing lanai.
  #7  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:34 AM
HiHoSteveO HiHoSteveO is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 333
Thanks: 48
Thanked 75 Times in 37 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rccooper22 View Post
We are looking to buy/build a home with a pool and trying to consider all the options. What is considered a preferred lani facing home with pool? What is the least preferred facing lanai?
You'll likely find that responses are in direct line with what people have.

For me it's South facing.
Maximum even lighting during the day to help illuminate the interior. That's where the most glass is. The lanai is shaded all day, much of the year except for winter months when sun is lower in sky. Good during the spring/summer/fall as that's when we sit out there.

Another thought to consider is that if the lanai is South facing, then that means the garage is (usually) North facing and does not get overheated during the hot months. In fact, the sun never shines directly on garage doors with the roof overhangs as they are. You will read here that that is a complaint of many asking about ways to try to cool down the garage. Such as extra insulation, garage door insulation, garage ceiling fan, air conditioning, extra attic roof vents (usually solar), attic access hatch left open, vents cut into garage door.
  #8  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:45 AM
GoodLife's Avatar
GoodLife GoodLife is offline
Platinum member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,755
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2,950 Times in 829 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
Don't buy a house with a west facing lanai.
Absolute statements like this are usually incorrect. If you are a snowbird a west facing lanai is great for watching sunsets and enjoying some sun during winter months you are enjoying TV.
  #9  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:50 AM
Blackie's Avatar
Blackie Blackie is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 278
Thanks: 135
Thanked 59 Times in 34 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rccooper22 View Post
We are looking to buy/build a home with a pool and trying to consider all the options. What is considered a preferred lani facing home with pool? What is the least preferred facing lanai?
The one that gives you the best view and the most privacy.
  #10  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:51 AM
Debfrommaine Debfrommaine is offline
Gold member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,414
Thanks: 12
Thanked 533 Times in 190 Posts
Default

Luv west facing lanai
  #11  
Old 05-20-2020, 09:59 AM
VApeople VApeople is online now
Soaring Eagle member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,105
Thanks: 202
Thanked 1,671 Times in 625 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart Zaikov View Post
We live in a house with lanai facing west.

Great place to sit out in the morning and early afternoon and read but later in the day say 6 pm to hot to have dinner outside. A tradeoff for sure
Yes, that is how our house is. We built a small patio in the front of our house and we usually sit out there in the evening.

Right now, my wife and I are going to have our morning coffee on our very comfortable and shady west-facing lanai.
  #12  
Old 05-20-2020, 12:04 PM
Swoop Swoop is offline
Veteran member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 581
Thanks: 213
Thanked 1,295 Times in 439 Posts
Default

We chose our lot based on the rear facing south. We were putting in a pool and wanted the pool to be in the sun. The actual lanai area still stays in shade all day.
  #13  
Old 05-20-2020, 12:54 PM
vintageogauge vintageogauge is offline
Sage
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: village of Fenney, Ford City, Pa., and Hudson, Ohio
Posts: 4,110
Thanks: 6
Thanked 4,287 Times in 1,428 Posts
Default

Ours faces west and we enjoy mornings out there having coffee and starting the day, I prefer not having the morning sun blinding us as it comes up. It is quite useable 9 months out of the year in the afternoon and evening however June through August it get's hot in there starting around 5:00 so we just put the air on if we want to use it late in the day which is not very often, I doubt that we use our AC 10 hours per month, probably closer to 5 hours. We have it enclosed with double pane sliders and could have sunshades installed if we ever wanted to keep it cool.
  #14  
Old 05-20-2020, 01:26 PM
coffeebean's Avatar
coffeebean coffeebean is offline
Sage
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Village of Mallory Square
Posts: 7,643
Thanks: 462
Thanked 4,156 Times in 1,919 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart Zaikov View Post
We live in a house with lanai facing west.

Great place to sit out in the morning and early afternoon and read but later in the day say 6 pm to hot to have dinner outside. A tradeoff for sure
It is HOT in Central Florida in the summer months. It would not matter if our lanai faces due north, we do not do anything on the lanai at that time of year with the exception of me cooking dinner on the grill. We stay in the A/C during the summer. We don't even go to the squares to listen to music in the summer months due to the heat and humidity. But......that is just us. Thankfully, hubby and I agree totally with this.

BTW......our lanai faces NW and it is lovely at all times of the day in the cooler months.
__________________
  #15  
Old 05-20-2020, 02:35 PM
villagetinker's Avatar
villagetinker villagetinker is offline
Sage
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Village of Pinellas
Posts: 9,587
Thanks: 2
Thanked 6,005 Times in 2,199 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by HiHoSteveO View Post
You'll likely find that responses are in direct line with what people have.

For me it's South facing.
Maximum even lighting during the day to help illuminate the interior. That's where the most glass is. The lanai is shaded all day, much of the year except for winter months when sun is lower in sky. Good during the spring/summer/fall as that's when we sit out there.

Another thought to consider is that if the lanai is South facing, then that means the garage is (usually) North facing and does not get overheated during the hot months. In fact, the sun never shines directly on garage doors with the roof overhangs as they are. You will read here that that is a complaint of many asking about ways to try to cool down the garage. Such as extra insulation, garage door insulation, garage ceiling fan, air conditioning, extra attic roof vents (usually solar), attic access hatch left open, vents cut into garage door.
You nailed it, we have the same setup with the same results, we bought a lot and built, and i told the agent one of the requirements was a south facing lanai.
__________________
Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV.
Closed Thread

Tags
preferred, facing, home, pool, lanai

Thread Tools

You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:41 AM.