The slab that is too hot in July and too slow to dry in November
Do not let one good July afternoon approve a permanent object.
This is the annual vote. The same proposed screen, awning, pergola, move or planting change is held fixed while the engine re-runs the property in winter, spring, summer and autumn.
The hour is intentionally held constant. This isolates seasonal geometry instead of letting a different clock time flatter the proposal.
The year, in one line
Everything below is about a change. Before that, it is worth knowing what the place already does — the hours it is open, month by month, on one page you can put on a fridge.
Before a permanent change gets to win
Make January, April, July and October vote on it.
These are the exact same proposed objects re-run through the engine in four seasons. A summer fix that steals winter sun cannot hide inside one July score.
| Change | Jan | Apr | Jul | Oct | Average | Year verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 6.9 ft panel to the west The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +3 97→100 | +1 | weak |
| An evergreen group behind the deciduous planting The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +3 97→100 | +1 | weak |
| Move the table 8.2 ft north-east The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 97→97 | +0 | weak |
| A second seat 19.7 ft east The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 97→97 | +0 | weak |
| A deciduous tree 23 ft west of the seat The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 100→100 | +0 97→97 | +0 | weak |
| Sit under Dense deciduous tree The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 100→100 | -3 100→97 | -3 100→97 | +0 97→97 | -1 | weak |
What changes by season
January: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -71.
July: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -26.
October: works 97 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.
January: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -66.
July: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -24.
October: works 97 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -85.
January: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -21.
July: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -1.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
January: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -18.
July: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +22.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
January: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -15.
July: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -22.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
January: works 100 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 100 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +23.
July: works 100 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +71.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
Annual shortlist
6 exact proposals re-testedA 6.9 ft panel to the west
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +3; worst +0; four-season average +1.
An evergreen group behind the deciduous planting
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +3; worst +0; four-season average +1.
Move the table 8.2 ft north-east
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.
A second seat 19.7 ft east
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.
A deciduous tree 23 ft west of the seat
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst +0; four-season average +0.
Sit under Dense deciduous tree
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +0; worst -3; four-season average -1.