Outside, Actually.

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Record schema 7. Model 2026.09.3. Prepared 2026-10-30. This is a model of the geometry it was given, not a forecast and not a building assessment.

Measured 1
Observed 4

Why this result

The table under the roof cannot be answered for dinner outside yet.

What you told it, and what it assumed

You told it

The place is called “The carport we are trying to eat in”, in Atlanta (demonstration), America/New_York.
Lengths are shown in feet and inches.
1 private note is on this device. They stay in a project file unless you leave them out.

It assumed

Nothing in the counted geometry is marked as placed by the model.
Every counted object has some standing. That is not the same as every standing being a tape.

What it calculated

Calculated

The table under the roof cannot be answered for dinner outside yet.

What would change the answer

A taped dimension where the plan still says estimated, placed, or unknown.
Running the same change through a month that is not this one. A July gain is not a year.

Smallest next check

The next useful check is the object whose standing is still unknown or estimated, measured at the place.

Where it stops, and which sources it used

Stops

Anchoring and wind rating are the manufacturer's numbers, not ours. A cantilever umbrella in gusty conditions is a real hazard.
Anything involving permanent wiring is an electrician's work.
Permanent exterior circuits need code-compliant wiring.
This is a decision instrument. It models sun, shade, sightlines, radiant heat and drying from the geometry it was given. It is not a structural, drainage, electrical or planning assessment, and it does not replace one.

Sources

NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Solar Calculation Details
ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, Climatic Design Information, clear-sky solar model
Oke; Steyn, Boundary Layer Climates and the sky view factor method
ASHRAE Standard 55, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
International Journal of Climatology, Thorsson and others, Different methods for estimating the mean radiant temperature in an outdoor urban setting
ASCE 7, Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures
DarkSky International, Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Penman, Natural evaporation from open water, bare soil and grass
ISO 9223, Corrosion of metals and alloys, corrosivity of atmospheres
American Architectural Manufacturers Association, Voluntary specifications for high performance organic coatings on aluminium
ASTM G154, Practice for operating fluorescent ultraviolet lamp apparatus for exposure of materials
ASTM and DIN 51130 ramp test, Slip resistance classification for pedestrian surfaces
Purdue University Horticulture, Faust and others, Daily light integral as a design metric for plant growth
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant Hardiness Zone Map

BuildingNot yours (dashed edge)CanopyShadow nowCan see inProposed

To scale · to the measurements given: Drawn to scale from the measurements given. Not a survey. It is not a survey.

The property, as mapped

The carport we are trying to eat in at Atlanta (demonstration). 1 places are being read, against 4 things that stand in the way.

The house	19 ft 8 in	100 per cent solid. Confirmed.
Carport roof	9 ft 2 in	100 per cent solid. Confirmed.
Corner post	8 ft 2 in	100 per cent solid. Confirmed.
Corner post	8 ft 2 in	100 per cent solid. Confirmed.

How The table under the roof behaves in October

The table under the roof cannot be answered for dinner outside yet.

Nothing in October clears what dinner outside needs here.

Read for 30 October 2026, in America/New_York, northern hemisphere. This is the day the place is reading, not the fifteenth that stands in for the month, and not a forecast for that date.

The sun reaches this spot from 8:00 AM and leaves it at 9:20 AM. The sun reaches the table under the roof at 7:56 AM. The table under the roof loses the sun at 9:39 AM because of the Carport roof.

When this was read	30 October 2026	America/New_York. Northern hemisphere.
Direct sun	1.7 hours	of 11 hours of daylight
Sky visible from here	6 per cent	Carport roof takes 77%, The house takes 22%, Corner post takes 0%
Usable light	1.2 mol/m² a day

Whether it works for dinner outside

We cannot say yet whether The table under the roof works for dinner outside, because privacy exposure is still unanswered.

NoteNot answered here. Privacy exposure: No observer has been placed yet. Privacy is a question about who can see in from where, and until one is marked there is nothing to answer. View: No view worth keeping has been marked, so there is nothing to weigh a screen against yet. Noise: Nobody has told us what the noise is like here, and it is not something geometry can infer.

What to try, cheapest first

Nothing modelled moves this materially, which usually means the limit is real rather than fixable by an object.

Move the table 6 ft 7 in eastTestYou can undo it	No extra hours this day	No extra hours this day This hour: Unanswered → Unanswered. move it. Reversible. It does not meaningfully change the beam in either season. Summer solstice, 21 June: no usable hours then, with or without this change. Winter solstice, 21 December: no usable hours then, with or without this change. On this day: wetness is what keeps it shut, with or without this change. On both solstices: what it feels like is what keeps it shut, and how much sky is overhead is the part that moves how it feels, with or without this change. If it worked The hour is easier, even if no single limit disappeared. If it didn’t If the hour feels the same after you try it, the model guessed at the wrong thing. What would change this Privacy exposure. No observer has been placed yet. Privacy is a question about who can see in from where, and until one is marked there is nothing to answer.
A second seat 19 ft 8 in eastTestYou can undo it	No extra hours this day	No extra hours this day This hour: Unanswered → Unanswered. move it. Reversible. It does not meaningfully change the beam in either season. Summer solstice, 21 June: no usable hours then, with or without this change. Winter solstice, 21 December: no usable hours then, with or without this change. On this day: wetness is what keeps it shut, with or without this change. On the summer solstice: what it feels like is what keeps it shut, and how much sky is overhead is the part that moves how it feels. With this change, what it feels like is what keeps it shut, and direct sun on the seat is the part that moves how it feels. On the winter solstice: what it feels like is what keeps it shut, and how much sky is overhead is the part that moves how it feels, with or without this change. If it worked The hour is easier, even if no single limit disappeared. If it didn’t If the hour feels the same after you try it, the model guessed at the wrong thing. What would change this Privacy exposure. No observer has been placed yet. Privacy is a question about who can see in from where, and until one is marked there is nothing to answer.
Sit under Carport roofTestYou can undo it	No extra hours this day	No extra hours this day This hour: Unanswered → Unanswered. move it. Reversible. It does not meaningfully change the beam in either season. Summer solstice, 21 June: no usable hours then, with or without this change. Winter solstice, 21 December: no usable hours then, with or without this change. On this day: wetness is what keeps it shut, with or without this change. On both solstices: what it feels like is what keeps it shut, and how much sky is overhead is the part that moves how it feels, with or without this change. If it worked The hour is easier, even if no single limit disappeared. If it didn’t If the hour feels the same after you try it, the model guessed at the wrong thing. What would change this Privacy exposure. No observer has been placed yet. Privacy is a question about who can see in from where, and until one is marked there is nothing to answer.
A 9 ft 10 in umbrellaTestYou can undo it	No extra hours this day	No extra hours this day This hour: Unanswered → Unanswered. an afternoon. Reversible. It does not meaningfully change the beam in either season. Summer solstice, 21 June: no usable hours then, with or without this change. Winter solstice, 21 December: no usable hours then, with or without this change. On this day: wetness is what keeps it shut, with or without this change. On both solstices: what it feels like is what keeps it shut, and how much sky is overhead is the part that moves how it feels, with or without this change. If it worked The hour is easier, even if no single limit disappeared. If it didn’t If the hour feels the same after you try it, the model guessed at the wrong thing. What would change this Privacy exposure. No observer has been placed yet. Privacy is a question about who can see in from where, and until one is marked there is nothing to answer.
Shield Strip lightTestYou can undo it	Unanswered	This hour: Unanswered → Unanswered. an afternoon. Reversible. It does not meaningfully change the beam in either season. If it worked The hour is easier, even if no single limit disappeared. If it didn’t If the hour feels the same after you try it, the model guessed at the wrong thing. What would change this Privacy exposure. No observer has been placed yet. Privacy is a question about who can see in from where, and until one is marked there is nothing to answer.
Two low shielded lights instead of one high oneTestYou can undo it	Unanswered	This hour: Unanswered → Unanswered. an afternoon. Reversible. It does not meaningfully change the beam in either season. If it worked The hour is easier, even if no single limit disappeared. If it didn’t If the hour feels the same after you try it, the model guessed at the wrong thing. What would change this Privacy exposure. No observer has been placed yet. Privacy is a question about who can see in from where, and until one is marked there is nothing to answer.

What survives out here

Things stay wet here for 12 months of the year. That, and not rainfall, is what decides what survives. Natural rattan, jute and untreated rope is the family this place punishes hardest. Family behaviour is a starting point. The exact product still decides the outcome.

Stainless steel	well suited	Anything that stays damp grows something, whatever it is made of. Ask the supplier: Is it 304 or 316? Within a few miles of salt water that difference is the whole decision.
Powder-coated aluminium	well suited	Anything that stays damp grows something, whatever it is made of. Ask the supplier: Is the powder coat rated to AAMA 2604 or 2605, and is the substrate marine-grade?
Weathering steel	well suited	Anything that stays damp grows something, whatever it is made of. Ask the supplier: Is this a genuine weathering grade, and what does the datasheet say about wet-dry cycling and about run-off staining?
HDPE and polypropylene resin furniture	well suited	Anything that stays damp grows something, whatever it is made of. Ask the supplier: Is it ultraviolet-stabilised, and what does the fade warranty say in years?
Hot-dip galvanised steel	well suited	Anything that stays damp grows something, whatever it is made of. Ask the supplier: Is it hot-dip galvanised or electroplated? The difference in service life is measured in decades.
Tempered glass	well suited	Anything that stays damp grows something, whatever it is made of. Ask the supplier: What is the edge detail, and how will it be cleaned on the outside face?

What belongs here

About 1.9 moles of usable light a day with about 2 hours of direct sun in high summer. That is deep shade, whatever the label on the plant says. Midwinter direct sun is about 2 hours, counted on its own day, not inferred from summer.

Nothing in the reference set is a clean match here, which usually means the light or the drainage has to change first. Anything planted here sits wet for 12 months of the year, so drainage is the decision before the plant is.

Deep-shade foliage plant	marginal	This spot gives about 1.9 moles a day and this wants at least 2. It will live and it will not perform. Zone 9.1 is outside this group's usual range of 4 to 9. Hardiness is a floor, not a plan. This spot sits wetter than this group tolerates. Wet feet kill far more plants than cold does. Examples, not recommendations: Hart's tongue fern; Epimedium; Asarum.
Fern for cool damp shade	marginal	This spot gives about 1.9 moles a day and this wants at least 3. It will live and it will not perform. Zone 9.1 is outside this group's usual range of 4 to 9. Hardiness is a floor, not a plan. This spot sits wetter than this group tolerates. Wet feet kill far more plants than cold does. Examples, not recommendations: Dryopteris; Polystichum; Athyrium.
Narrow upright evergreen screen	wrong place	This spot gives about 1.9 moles a day and this wants at least 8. It will live and it will not perform. This spot sits wetter than this group tolerates. Wet feet kill far more plants than cold does. Zone 9.1 is outside this group's usual range of 5 to 9. Hardiness is a floor, not a plan. Examples, not recommendations: Columnar hornbeam; Italian cypress in mild dry climates; Upright yew in cool climates.
Broad evergreen hedge	wrong place	This spot gives about 1.9 moles a day and this wants at least 10. It will live and it will not perform. This spot sits wetter than this group tolerates. Wet feet kill far more plants than cold does. Examples, not recommendations: Yew; Portuguese laurel; Holly.
Deciduous hedge that holds its leaves	wrong place	This spot gives about 1.9 moles a day and this wants at least 10. It will live and it will not perform. This spot sits wetter than this group tolerates. Wet feet kill far more plants than cold does. Zone 9.1 is outside this group's usual range of 4 to 8. Hardiness is a floor, not a plan. Examples, not recommendations: Beech; Hornbeam.
Medium deciduous shade tree	wrong place	This spot gives about 1.9 moles a day and this wants at least 14. It will live and it will not perform. This spot sits wetter than this group tolerates. Wet feet kill far more plants than cold does. Zone 9.1 is outside this group's usual range of 4 to 9. Hardiness is a floor, not a plan. Examples, not recommendations: Field maple; Serviceberry; Hop hornbeam.

What to measure before spending anything

Ranked by how far the answer actually moves across the plausible range, not by a checklist.

Who can actually see in	sit there	Sit where you actually sit and look around. Mark the one window or path you can see a person from. Until one exists, privacy is a question we are not answering rather than one that is fine. This is not a refinement. Nothing can answer this question until somebody marks it.
What you are looking at	sit there	Mark the direction of the view worth keeping. No view has been marked yet, so nothing weighs what the view is worth, and a screen that blocks it looks free. This is not a refinement. Nothing can answer this question until somebody marks it.

The year at a glance

Jan	2 h sun	1.1 mol light, would not dry within the day
Feb	2 h sun	1.5 mol light, would not dry within the day
Mar	2 h sun	1.6 mol light, would not dry within the day
Apr	1 h sun	1.7 mol light, would not dry within the day
May	2 h sun	2 mol light, would not dry within the day
Jun	2 h sun	2.2 mol light, would not dry within the day
Jul	2 h sun	2.1 mol light, would not dry within the day
Aug	1 h sun	1.9 mol light, would not dry within the day
Sep	2 h sun	1.8 mol light, would not dry within the day
Oct	2 h sun	1.4 mol light, would not dry within the day
Nov	1 h sun	1 mol light, would not dry within the day
Dec	2 h sun	1 mol light, would not dry within the day

Where this stops

Anchoring and wind rating are the manufacturer's numbers, not ours. A cantilever umbrella in gusty conditions is a real hazard.
Anything involving permanent wiring is an electrician's work.
Permanent exterior circuits need code-compliant wiring.
This is a decision instrument. It models sun, shade, sightlines, radiant heat and drying from the geometry it was given. It is not a structural, drainage, electrical or planning assessment, and it does not replace one.

Who to ask, and what to ask them

Everything this reading cannot answer goes to 5 places: a structural engineer, a drainage engineer, an electrician, your planning authority and the manufacturer.

Inferred from the time zone America/New_York. A time zone identifies a country reasonably well and a county not at all, so nothing below is local to you.

A licensed professional engineer (PE), structural

Whether a wall, deck, post or fixing carries the thing you are proposing is a calculation about materials and connections. This product models sun, wind exposure and sightlines; it has never been told what the wall is made of or how the deck is framed.

Take these questions

Will this fixing or footing carry the load, in the wind this site actually gets?
What has to be opened up or exposed before that can be answered?
Is there a version of this that avoids a structural question altogether?

Take these with you

The contractor packet from this property, which has the dimensions and where each came from
Photographs of the wall or frame the thing would fix to
Anything you know about what is behind the surface

Where the register is

NCEES — licensure and verification — Licensing is by state; this points at the board that holds your state's register.

The 2 lines in this document that send you here

Anchoring and wind rating are the manufacturer's numbers, not ours. A cantilever umbrella in gusty conditions is a real hazard.
This is a decision instrument. It models sun, shade, sightlines, radiant heat and drying from the geometry it was given. It is not a structural, drainage, electrical or planning assessment, and it does not replace one.

A drainage contractor or civil engineer

This product reads how long a surface stays wet from sun, shelter and shade. It does not know where the water goes afterwards, what the ground is made of below the top few inches, or what your drains are connected to.

Take these questions

Where is this water going now, and where would it go after the change?
Is there a connection or a soakaway involved, and is that something I am allowed to alter?
What would a percolation or infiltration test cost here before anybody designs anything?

Take these with you

The wetness reading and the months it is worst in
Where the downspouts land and where water stands after rain
Any drainage drawing that came with the property

Where the register is

USDA NRCS — Web Soil Survey — Free drainage class and infiltration context for your parcel, before you pay anybody.

The line in this document that sends you here

This is a decision instrument. It models sun, shade, sightlines, radiant heat and drying from the geometry it was given. It is not a structural, drainage, electrical or planning assessment, and it does not replace one.

A licensed electrician

Outdoor lighting and anything powered near water is a wiring question with a legal answer, and this product models the light rather than the circuit.

Take these questions

Is this circuit suitable for outdoors and for the distance involved?
What protection does this need, and does the work have to be certified or inspected?
Can the fixture be aimed or shielded the way I need without changing the wiring?

Take these with you

Where the fixtures would go and what they are pointed at
The distance from the nearest existing supply

Where the register is

Your state or county building department — Permitting and licence checks are local; the state consumer office lists who holds them.

The 3 lines in this document that send you here

Anything involving permanent wiring is an electrician's work.
Permanent exterior circuits need code-compliant wiring.
This is a decision instrument. It models sun, shade, sightlines, radiant heat and drying from the geometry it was given. It is not a structural, drainage, electrical or planning assessment, and it does not replace one.

Your city or county planning and building department

Whether you are allowed to build a thing is decided by a local rule set that varies street by street. This product has no idea which rules apply to your address, and anything it said about consent would be a guess dressed as an answer.

Take these questions

Does this need consent at this height, this footprint and this distance from the boundary?
Is there anything specific to this property — a conservation designation, a covenant, an easement, an HOA rule?
If it does not need consent, is there anything that would make it need one?

Take these with you

The dimensions and the position relative to the boundary, which the contractor packet already states
A site plan showing where it sits
The property address, which is what everything above is actually keyed to

Where the register is

USA.gov — find your local government — Permits and setbacks are city or county; this finds the office that issues them.

The line in this document that sends you here

This is a decision instrument. It models sun, shade, sightlines, radiant heat and drying from the geometry it was given. It is not a structural, drainage, electrical or planning assessment, and it does not replace one.

The manufacturer or an approved installer

Wind ratings, fixing patterns and warranty conditions belong to whoever made the thing. This product can say what a change would do to the reading; it cannot say what voids the guarantee.

Take these questions

What is the wind rating, and in what mounting?
What does the warranty require of the installation and the maintenance?
What is the actual lead time and what does it look like in five years?

Take these with you

The exposure this product measured, including the windiest month
The fixing surface you actually have

No register is named here, because this router does not know which country holds one for you. The questions above are the same wherever you are.

The line in this document that sends you here

Anchoring and wind rating are the manufacturer's numbers, not ours. A cantilever umbrella in gusty conditions is a real hazard.

Nothing here says what the answer will be. These are registers rather than recommendations, and a name on one is a qualification rather than an endorsement.

What this was built on

The property record itself can be exported as a file and carried to another device. Nothing about this property has left your device unless you chose to send it somewhere.

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