g'day chookie,

yes as we found the best aspect land may not have all the attributes
needed for comfortable living right up front, but you are streets
ahead of any other aspects when it comes to ending up with the ideal
or as close to as you can get.

we have our house aspected nroth (magnetic) as you know but then we
don't have any windbreak trees for our western side and some
protection from the southern side. and we ahve had to plant lots of
trees to the south east to some day tune down the south/easterly
needed for summer comfort but blowing way too strong.

but all that is the legacy of buying x-ag land that has been clear
felled. our gardens have eastern aspects as northern aspect can be
pretty hot for them in the summer but you could plant deciduous trees
to provide summer sun shelter for the gardens, and being deciduous
these won't interfere with the sun you need for the house in winter.

so when i read of people having problems with uncomfortable conditions
on the wrong aspects, it's a bit more heartening for us as in time
trees or even and extension will change a whole lot of things.
something to look forward to. just finding out how long it takes to
get trees to a height where they will have the impact needed, so very
easy to chop them down though hey? so we in a similar situation to
you.

have fun

len

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