[army one]

Ours faces south. Seems to be a good compromise for all seasons.

[Ed & Marge]

Our lanai faces east and we love the morning sun. Especially in the fall and winter when you can sit out there and enjoy the sunshine. In the Summer it is too warm to sit out there but the sun coming in on that side of our house is nice.

[mak44070]

Originally Posted by Green Sailor

I found this post very interesting , as I am presently sitting on my sailboat in Battery Park Marina, Sandusky Bay. We are in the process of building a house in The Villages and have our lanai facing south west. I don't know what is the best but not being there in the summer does enter into the equation. Perhaps we will see you on the bay, let me know if you are on a boat up here.

We're up here in Marblehead, enjoying the last weekend of summer.....

[Opulence]

Originally Posted by handieman

We find south is the best for all seasons and if you have a blind side/end have that on the west end. Facing west is too unbearable in the summer in our opinion. North gets no sun and also gets the cold North winds.
Handie

Hi Handiman,

I am really bad at figuring this kind of thing out, so here I go - I asked my Realtor which way the lanai was facing in a Villa that I like a lot & I was told it faces "north west" - so is that good or bad? I really don't have a clue.

Betty

[NJblue]

Originally Posted by Opulence

Hi Handiman,

I am really bad at figuring this kind of thing out, so here I go - I asked my Realtor which way the lanai was facing in a Villa that I like a lot & I was told it faces "north west" - so is that good or bad? I really don't have a clue.

Betty

As you notice from the above discussion, "good" and "bad" is very much a personal thing. However, in the summer, the sun sets in the northwestern sky. So, if you like to watch sunsets, that's a good thing. However, if you don't want the late afternoon heat from direct sun, that's a bad thing.

During the winter time, the sun is in the southern sky (rising in the southeast and setting in the southwest). So, during that part of the year, your lanai will likely receive no sun at all. If that is good or bad is up to you to decide.

[Opulence]

Originally Posted by NJblue

As you notice from the above discussion, "good" and "bad" is very much a personal thing. However, in the summer, the sun sets in the northwestern sky. So, if you like to watch sunsets, that's a good thing. However, if you don't want the late afternoon heat from direct sun, that's a bad thing.

During the winter time, the sun is in the southern sky (rising in the southeast and setting in the southwest). So, during that part of the year, your lanai will likely receive no sun at all. If that is good or bad is up to you to decide.

Thanks sooo much NJBlue - your explanation is very clear and is a such big help. I love to watch a sunset (saw the most beautiful sunset while eating out on the dock at the lighthouse a few weeks ago on my visit to TV) but I don't think I would want the heat of direct sun in the late afternoon. This villa has a such great birdcage so I imagine it would get very hot? And having no sun in the winter doesn't sound good at all to me - I would like some sun - after all isn't that what Florida is all about <g> What about breezes? Would breezes help? I have no idea if this Villa gets breezes or not, but I am grasping at straws here because I love that Birdcage! Again - thanks so much.

Betty