The screened lanai with no air in it
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 deciduous climber on tensioned wires This is a real seasonal trade: it helps in 1 season and hurts in 1. | -10 66→56 | +0 100→100 | +24 76→100 | +0 100→100 | +4 | tradeoff |
| Two 8.2 ft parasols instead of one This is a real seasonal trade: it helps in 1 season and hurts in 1. | -13 66→53 | +0 100→100 | +23 76→99 | +0 100→100 | +3 | tradeoff |
| A pergola with open slats This is a real seasonal trade: it helps in 1 season and hurts in 1. | -14 66→52 | +0 100→100 | +23 76→99 | +0 100→100 | +2 | tradeoff |
| Move the table 8.2 ft north-east The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | +0 66→66 | +0 100→100 | +0 76→76 | +0 100→100 | +0 | weak |
| A drawable outdoor curtain The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | -22 66→44 | +0 100→100 | +2 76→78 | -2 100→98 | -5 | weak |
| A 6.9 ft panel to the west The same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year. | -23 66→43 | +0 100→100 | +2 76→78 | +0 100→100 | -5 | weak |
What changes by season
January: unknown 66 → unknown 56; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
July: unknown 76 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading -5.
October: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
January: unknown 66 → unknown 53; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
July: unknown 76 → unknown 99; after the change the controlling issue is wetness; direct-sun reading -9.
October: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
January: unknown 66 → unknown 52; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: unknown 100 → unknown 100; after the change the controlling issue is wetness; direct-sun reading -6.
July: unknown 76 → unknown 99; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -7.
October: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
January: unknown 66 → unknown 66; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
April: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
July: unknown 76 → unknown 76; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
January: unknown 66 → unknown 44; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -57.
April: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
July: unknown 76 → unknown 78; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: unknown 100 → unknown 98; after the change the controlling issue is wetness; direct-sun reading -9.
January: unknown 66 → unknown 43; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading -60.
April: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
July: unknown 76 → unknown 78; after the change the controlling issue is what it feels like; direct-sun reading +0.
October: unknown 100 → unknown 100; no controlling failure remains; direct-sun reading +0.
Annual shortlist
6 exact proposals re-testedA deciduous climber on tensioned wires
tradeoffThis is a real seasonal trade: it helps in 1 season and hurts in 1.
Best seasonal delta +24; worst -10; four-season average +4.
Two 8.2 ft parasols instead of one
tradeoffThis is a real seasonal trade: it helps in 1 season and hurts in 1.
Best seasonal delta +23; worst -13; four-season average +3.
A pergola with open slats
tradeoffThis is a real seasonal trade: it helps in 1 season and hurts in 1.
Best seasonal delta +23; worst -14; four-season average +2.
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 drawable outdoor curtain
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +2; worst -22; four-season average -5.
A 6.9 ft panel to the west
weakThe same built change does not produce a dependable improvement across the year.
Best seasonal delta +2; worst -23; four-season average -5.