ᐅ Does a patio roof significantly reduce the amount of natural light in the living room?
Created on: 19 May 2019 05:21
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Golfi90
Hello everyone!
We are currently planning our patio roof—or rather, deciding where to place the patio and how to cover it...
Attached is the floor plan of our ground floor.
Our initial idea was to position the patio, including the patio roof (5m wide, 4m deep, frosted laminated safety glass), in the center of the house. It would then be directly adjacent to the inner sides of the two outer glass doors.
However, I started wondering if this would reduce too much natural light in the open living area...
Then I had the idea to place the patio with its roof flush against the right corner of the house and extend it toward the middle of the house (choosing a roof width of 4.75m). This way, only the living room would be somewhat shaded, which might actually be more comfortable for watching TV during the day...
Or do you think the frosted glass lets through almost full brightness anyway, so we don’t need to worry about it?
We are currently planning our patio roof—or rather, deciding where to place the patio and how to cover it...
Attached is the floor plan of our ground floor.
Our initial idea was to position the patio, including the patio roof (5m wide, 4m deep, frosted laminated safety glass), in the center of the house. It would then be directly adjacent to the inner sides of the two outer glass doors.
However, I started wondering if this would reduce too much natural light in the open living area...
Then I had the idea to place the patio with its roof flush against the right corner of the house and extend it toward the middle of the house (choosing a roof width of 4.75m). This way, only the living room would be somewhat shaded, which might actually be more comfortable for watching TV during the day...
Or do you think the frosted glass lets through almost full brightness anyway, so we don’t need to worry about it?
schubert7919 May 2019 10:20Our canopy is 6 meters wide and 4 meters deep (20 feet by 13 feet). Made of clear glass. It does not block any light at all. I would always choose it as wide and deep as possible.
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hampshire19 May 2019 10:21Light is important for health. I would lose too much light otherwise, so I would prefer a movable roofing solution in this area. This way, light can enter the room when the roof is not in use – which will be the case for most of the year.
hampshire schrieb:
Light is important for health. I would lose too much light otherwise, so I would prefer a retractable roof solution here. That way, light can enter the room when the roof isn’t in use – which will be most of the year.It really depends on whether the conditions allow it. For us, it’s constantly windy. So, no chance for an awning.
kbt09 schrieb:
No window is possible on the left side of the dining area? I would then place the patio roof to the left.Then the neighbor would be looking over our shoulders at dinner and watching us in the evening while we watch TV. We don’t want that.
Clear glass is not an option for us. I’ve seen how it looks at my parents’ house, and I don’t want to be forced to clean it regularly.
An awning or something similar is not an option. I want to use the Weber grill all year round and keep it permanently in that spot.
I think we will accept the longer route from the kitchen and start the 5m (16 feet) wide terrace along the right side of the house.
Whether the living room lacks a bit of light doesn’t matter that much. You mostly spend time there in the evenings anyway.
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