The pool surround nobody can cross barefoot
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. | +3 97→100 | +3 97→100 | +46 54→100 | +3 97→100 | +14 | weak |
| A deciduous tree 23 ft west of the seat The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 97→97 | +3 97→100 | +40 54→94 | +0 97→97 | +11 | weak |
| Two 8.2 ft parasols instead of one The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 97→97 | +0 97→97 | +8 54→62 | +0 97→97 | +2 | weak |
| Move the table 6.6 ft east The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 97→97 | +0 97→97 | +0 54→54 | +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 97→97 | +0 97→97 | +0 54→54 | +0 97→97 | +0 | weak |
| A 9.8 ft umbrella The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 97→97 | +0 97→97 | +1 54→55 | +0 97→97 | +0 | weak |
What changes by season
January: works 97 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.
April: works 97 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.
July: no 54 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.
October: works 97 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -92.
January: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 97 → works 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -16.
July: no 54 → works 94; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading -67.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
January: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 54 → tight 62; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
January: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 54 → no 54; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
January: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 54 → no 54; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.
October: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
January: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
April: works 97 → works 97; after the change the controlling issue is direct sun; direct-sun reading +0.
July: no 54 → tight 55; after the change the controlling issue is surface heat; direct-sun reading +0.
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 +46; worst +3; four-season average +14.
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 +40; worst +0; four-season average +11.
Two 8.2 ft parasols instead of one
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +8; worst +0; four-season average +2.
Move the table 6.6 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 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 9.8 ft umbrella
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +1; worst +0; four-season average +0.