ᐅ Opinions on Buying a House with a North-Facing Orientation

Created on: 9 Dec 2016 13:59
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lasa64
Hello everyone,
we have found an interesting plot in a great location; however, the house to be built on it will have a garden facing north. Houses 2 and 3 (see attachment) are options. Does anyone have experience with this orientation? Will the garden receive no sunlight throughout the day? The house also has a roof terrace with the same orientation.

I would appreciate your opinions and experiences!

Site plan of a building plot with paths, watercourse, trees and building structure
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lasa64
9 Dec 2016 14:19
We just visited the building site. The weather forecast for the next few days is poor; we will have to wait for a sunny day. However, the houses are not built yet...
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Curly
9 Dec 2016 16:03
Take a look at Sonnenverlauf.de.
There you can go directly to your plot and see everything in detail.

Best regards,
Sabine
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Paulus16
9 Dec 2016 20:20
Curly schrieb:
Take a look at Sonnenverlauf.de
There you can go directly to your property and see everything in detail.

Best regards
Sabine

Great website, thanks! You can smoothly change the time throughout the day and see how the sun moves.
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ypg
9 Dec 2016 23:17
I am not familiar with the website, so here is some advice and a tip:
Mark it out! North is at 12 o’clock, South at 6, East at 3, and West at 9 on a clock face.
In midsummer, the sun rises around 1:30 (half past 1) and sets around 10:30 (half past 10).
In winter, it rises around 3:30 (half past 3) and sets around 7:30 (half past 7).

You have to keep in mind that around midday the sun is at its highest point, which means that you won’t have any shade anywhere during midday in summer and will therefore get sun everywhere. It then moves lower toward the end of the day until it sets.

One thing is the sun in the garden—you will have plenty of that, at least during the pleasant months.
Another thing is the sunlight that actually reaches inside the house. For me personally, that is just as essential. You will hardly get any of that, maybe in the evening from May to August... however, at that time the sun is very low, so any vegetation from your neighbor or your own will cast shadows over those rays.

Regards