furniture & weather-wear, tear & care

[shootingstar]

It's not like Arizona or Australia.
(I actually would not want to live a top sunny places of the world. It just would make more paranoid re my skin. I'm not kiddin', cycling already gives me plenty of sun. No more. I have to watch my skin now, according to dermatologist.)

But a whole lot sunnier than some of the places where I've lived. Yes, B.C. though might get alot of snow in certain areas, actually temperatures aren't super cold.

http://www.currentresults.com/Weathe...est-cities.php

Calgary's coldness, -25 to -30 degrees C in winter, is off-set by its sunny skies. ( It's not surprising a number of folks here have worked in the Far North, the expression means near the Arctic/in the Arctic...)

I also have never had a home with so much sun exposure. It is also the combination of drier air and very cold temperatures in winter, which can cause certain things to concrete, wood to split/heave plus temperature fluctuations.

Vancouver does not get pavement heave compared to ie. Toronto. I really noticed this when I return to cycle Toronto's bike routes.

[NbyNW]

Here are the recommendations on my humidistat:

-30℃, 15%
-25℃, 20%
-20℃, 25%
-10℃, 30%
-5℃, 35%
0℃, 40%

We have a humidifier that ties into the forced-air ducts of our heating system.

Also a little plug-in unit in the bedroom, which I like to crank up a couple hours before going to bed, then I put the fan on low for overnight so it's not too noisy. It is off the rest of the day so that condensation doesn't build up on the windows.

[shootingstar]

Here are the recommendations on my humidistat:

-30℃, 15%
-25℃, 20%
-20℃, 25%
-10℃, 30%
-5℃, 35%
0℃, 40%

We have a humidifier that ties into the forced-air ducts of our heating system.

Also a little plug-in unit in the bedroom, which I like to crank up a couple hours before going to bed, then I put the fan on low for overnight so it's not too noisy. It is off the rest of the day so that condensation doesn't build up on the windows.

Thanks!! Really, a humidifier tied into your heating system?? Amazing. Sounds foreign...and fancy.

[NbyNW]

Thanks!! Really, a humidifier tied into your heating system?? Amazing. Sounds foreign...and fancy.

Actually they seem to be quite common around here. Most of the homes we looked at when we first moved up had them.

Ours looks a lot like this

Home Depot and Rona also carry some other models.

[SheFly]

A couple of things:

1. I have brand new windows in my house, and the sun coming through not only faded my upholstered furniture, but also rotted it. We bought the furniture new about 5-7 years ago.

2. BE CAREFUL adding any UV protection to your windows! We have south facing windows in our vacation house, and it can get up over 103F inside in the summer months. We put tinting on the windows (the kind you would put on your car windows), and this caused a VERY EXPENSIVE replacement to one of the windows that cracked.

YMMV, but it's good that you are taking these things into consideration. We have gone away from upholstered furniture to leather to prevent some of these issues.

SheFly

[malkin]

I keep the sun off of the furniture with an assortment of light curtains, heavier curtains, shades, and lap blankets/shawls draped over them in the most hostile sunny times.

So far so good for the red leather!