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<blockquote data-quote="suffolksmallholder" data-source="post: 3733782" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>Our modest new build part now has a porch/coat drying area with nine coat hooks & a hat/glove/stuff shelf plus somewhere to sit to either put clobber on or off.</p><p>In my quest to orientate everything to maximise the solar gain I built this on the North wall as a three sided timber framed building with 200mm+ of insulation in walls & roof. . The East & West elevations of said porch have as much glass as I could fit. West has a fully glazed door. Frame material by Duraflex, argon filled with composite spacers & glass by Saint-Gobain UK. The East has a three light window one of which I can open, again top spec argon & etc. There is under-floor heating too.</p><p></p><p>From a technical point I have very little window frame showing inside, using the glass as the main insulator. There's the beading then a 5mm gap. My thoughts were to minimise any chance of cold bridging even with a quality frame. The door works in a similar way although there is a 30mm spacer on the hinge side so it will open correctly. </p><p></p><p>I had the heating on in Feb to help with drying paint & to work in just keeping the cold out so didn't think more of this until this month. While I have been finishing the tiling & other jobs I have been watching the main temperature guage. It hasn't dropped below 20 degrees if there's any chance the sun shines. </p><p></p><p>Solar orientation means the sun streams in the East window from 07.30am 'till 10.00am. instant heat. The evening sun streams in the door from 17.00pm until 19.00pm so again instant heat, also making a lovely place to sit at the end of the day! All free benefits<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p>SS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suffolksmallholder, post: 3733782, member: 1498"] Our modest new build part now has a porch/coat drying area with nine coat hooks & a hat/glove/stuff shelf plus somewhere to sit to either put clobber on or off. In my quest to orientate everything to maximise the solar gain I built this on the North wall as a three sided timber framed building with 200mm+ of insulation in walls & roof. . The East & West elevations of said porch have as much glass as I could fit. West has a fully glazed door. Frame material by Duraflex, argon filled with composite spacers & glass by Saint-Gobain UK. The East has a three light window one of which I can open, again top spec argon & etc. There is under-floor heating too. From a technical point I have very little window frame showing inside, using the glass as the main insulator. There's the beading then a 5mm gap. My thoughts were to minimise any chance of cold bridging even with a quality frame. The door works in a similar way although there is a 30mm spacer on the hinge side so it will open correctly. I had the heating on in Feb to help with drying paint & to work in just keeping the cold out so didn't think more of this until this month. While I have been finishing the tiling & other jobs I have been watching the main temperature guage. It hasn't dropped below 20 degrees if there's any chance the sun shines. Solar orientation means the sun streams in the East window from 07.30am 'till 10.00am. instant heat. The evening sun streams in the door from 17.00pm until 19.00pm so again instant heat, also making a lovely place to sit at the end of the day! All free benefits(y) SS [/QUOTE]
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