My house has had old 'holey' iron on the verandah since I moved in, causing discomfort for poor Philippe trying to shelter during rainy season, and for laundry trying to do the same thing.
After unsuccessful negotiations with my landlord to fix the problem, I've decided to 'kill 2 birds' and use the beat-up iron from the front verandah to create a shallow shelter along the back wall. The existing cane mats and passionfruit vines provide shade but are looking worn, and mold patches have appeared where, according to him, water running down the side of the house 'can't dry' because of my jury-rigged shade.
Since I know that the shade cools the house down about 10C, I want something out back, and this way I can stop water coming down the walls too.
So today is cool (down to about 29C, with 40C predicted before the end of the day) and they're working on stage 1: new iron on the front (and some new support wood to replace warped beams), with old iron stocked for later use in back. It was that or a freezer, so the freezer will have to wait.
