23 Apr 08 06:30, Bob Ackley wrote to Cindy Haglund:

 BA> Replying to a message of Cindy Haglund to all:

 CH>> Let me explain. Currently we are in Corporate housing so yes it's
 CH>> nice to be living free (for the next three 3.5 weeks).. There are
 CH>> three types of apartments and each is either with a liana (screened
 CH>> porch) or a
"""""solarium""""""

 CH>> Let me explain. A "solarium" is simply an extended living room
 CH>> space. You do get a lot of light in through the windows but I think
 CH>> they just call it something like this to make up for the fact it's
 CH>> NOT a patio and most people would rather have patio but this way
 CH>> they can CHARGE more for the patio....

 BA> 'Solariums' aren't much use from about OKC south, but they do work
 BA> out very
 BA>  nicely where the winters are cold.  Dad had one on his house in
 BA> Sequim, WA. And while it wasn't quite the same thing; his house in
 BA> Mount Vernon, WA, had a covered (with corrugated fiberglass panels)
 BA> patio with solid (uninsulated) walls and a sliding glass door - two
 BA> of them actually, one to go into the house, and one to come in from
 BA> the yard.  After I hit the Powerball jackpot I plan to put one on the
 BA> east side of my house.

I've seen such things in Southern California. The secret to using them in
the south is to get creative with the ventilaton system. In summer they
can be quit capable of keeping tempertures reasonablly cool and in winter,
quite warm. As you know, heat rises, so having a vent system that draws
cool air from a pit under the house can keep the room quite cool. Change
the vent system for winter heating and it's quite comfortable too.

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