Recent content by TaniaB

Hi Sophiecentaur, You might be confusing your directions. I agree it is not possible to block the sun from the east or west with horizontal eaves alone. To block early morning eastern sun or late afternoon western sun you'd have to use vertical shutters or something. But it is possible to...

Thankyou cepheid. Your reading is absolutely correct. I also like your point about whether I need to block the sun completely at the equinox or whether the sunlight can penetrate some distance at these dates. And thank you too for pointing me to Stellarium. So now I think my calculations...

I am trying to figure out what size eaves we need for our house extension. I've tried a few calculations and now I'm posting here in the hope that a logical thinker will be able to tell me what I'm doing wrong. We live in Adelaide, Australia, and we want to put in glass double-doors on a...