I learned the difficult way about the effects of direct sunlight heating.
- And it was a lesson learned indeed.
But where I grew up & lived all of my adult life, direct sunlight heating was a fantastic thing. That’s because while in the freezing winters, I would enjoy sitting in the window with the sizzling sunshine on my face while the gas furnace was heating our home. But that was up north & it’s a weird animal down south. My fiance & I learned all about it within six months of moving to the south. Our living situation now is radically weird from living in the neighborhood up north. First of all, my fantastic friend and I have cabin & no neighbors. So when my fantastic friend and I moved into this house, my fantastic friend and I did not put up any sort of window treatments. Instead, my fantastic friend and I loved the view & did not have to worry about nosey neighbors. My buddy and I moved down here right after Thanksgiving & were blown away by how mild the winter weather was. My buddy and I knew it was going to be better, however my fantastic friend and I had no idea what my fantastic friend and I were going to experience when it came to perfect winter weather, then however, it did not take long for us to realize that direct sunlight heating is not a fantastic thing down south. Once the cooling system kicked on, the first utility bill blew my mind. The Heating, Ventilation, & A/C professionals were kind enough to point out that I needed solar shades or drapes to reduce the high cost of cooling system in my home. I called them in a panic thinking that the cooling system was all messed up. They came out & gave me my first lesson when it comes to cooling a cabin down south.