Im lucky as im right below the roof so I get the effect but nobody on the other floors get that shade except for the balcony getting it from the balcony above.

Yes and his dish washer video was awesome as well. Agreed great channel.

i religiously watch the oil lamp videos. For some reason.

Dude, check out his channel. A wealth of knowledge and laughs

I heard that the sun is a deadly laser, ya learn something new all the time

If I could find it and it was as durable as regular paint, I would paint everything that white that converts visible light into infrared that isn't blocked by the atmosphere. Yeet that heat right the fuck back into space damnit!

Oh they do. It's just the hot areas in developed countries that pretend they shouldn't be using white paint.

always been confused why roofing in the NA area is often black, or close to black, it simply doesn't help anybody.

Awnings don't have to be a piece of fabric flapping in the wind. Wood, metal, extended roof overhangs, a deciduous tree, really anything that provides exterior shade to a window will be quite effective at reducing interior heating.

As a guy who does concrete. Trees close to your house love to drive roots through your foundation. Trees are great but can really do some damage. Especially where I live. Ground water is about 80' or deeper. The tree roots here stay shallow and spread out everywhere.

Honestly, I kinda hate the big tree in our front yard. It has these tiny leaves and every fall we have to clean the roof and gutters repeatedly until it finally drops everything, because those stupid leaves stick to everything and clog not just the gutters but the downpipes. This tree has caused our basement to flood during fall because one storm can simultaneously blow off a ton of leaves, instantly clogging the gutter, and then pour rain down the front of the house. We spent hundreds of dollars last year on a new gutter solution for 6ft of gutter. You read that right. Six feet of gutter cost us about $450, and they STILL wouldn't guarantee it would fix the problem because of the stupid tree.

We keep the tree trimmed and healthy, but every time the trimmers come out I dream about telling him to cut the stupid thing down. Awnings would be easier -_-

Better idea, they're not mutually exclusive

trees near buildings are a nightmare, they can often grow weirdly due to lack of sun, and often make maintenance and clean up on the tree itself a nightmare, if it grows to close to your house you need to do something about it. They are also generally liabilities during storms, especially if they hang directly over your house.

Like a previous commenter said, they can be problematic for foundations and driveways and things like that. It seems fairly common that surface level root structures will expose themselves and start to pop through the top layer of dirt, primarily due to soil erosion and compaction i imagine, but that's another problem for grounds keeping as well.

Speaking of grounds keeping, trees make grass grow really inconsistently, and also generally provide "dead spots" where the grass will get almost no sun, and almost certainly die. Also mowing under them is hard. Trees don't really grow at human accessible heights all that often. And when they do, they're not as good for providing shade.

Just start doing it and brag about your electric bill going down. Eventually others will do the same for the same reason. Then it becomes a trend for being a thing people are doing.

That which is old is new again.

They definitely make a house look dated. I doubt this would pass the wife test for most people. I know my wife wouldn't like them, and we're all about saving energy.

I've lived in NY for too long and that looks like it needs spray paint and giant locks

You should actually watch the video, he does adress them

There's modern louvre versions that look good.