Natural cotton / linen textile
31 / 100 relative exposure sensitivity here
Treat as exposure-sensitive unless the exact product is explicitly engineered for exterior use.
Will it survive?
Will this fade, stay wet, scorch, stain, rust or become a maintenance project?
Read a material against this exact exposure before you buy it or put it in the wrong place.
Reads the same property record as every other instrument.
5:00 PMUSE ZONE
Worksmedium confidence · 72%
The material will inherit this exposure every day you leave it here.
91/100 fit for this use
The first thing breaking the space is privacy exposure. privacy exposure is 57 against a 48 comfort limit for this use.
privacy exposure57
glare53
heat load66
Why this answer?
UseDinner outsideuser
SpaceWest patio · faces Wuser
Solar sample42° altitude · 260° bearingcomputed
Modeldeterministic exposure thresholds + one-change effectsheuristic
This instrument's own intelligence
What this exposure does to material families
This is family-level screening, not a substitute for the exact manufacturer's exterior-use, UV, slip, corrosion or warranty data.
Unfinished exterior wood
23 / 100 relative exposure sensitivity here
Weathering can be intentional, but repeated wetting and strong sun accelerate appearance change and maintenance.
Dark stone / concrete surface
21 / 100 relative exposure sensitivity here
Durability may be excellent while touch-temperature and glare comfort are poor. Those are separate questions.
Powder-coated steel
20 / 100 relative exposure sensitivity here
Finish quality, scratches, joints and trapped water matter more than the family name alone.
Exterior aluminum
18 / 100 relative exposure sensitivity here
Often more forgiving around moisture, though dark finishes can still become hot and coatings still age.
One change at a time
What should you try before you buy?
Ranked for this exact place, use, month and hour. We isolate one change first so you can tell what caused the improvement.
Before / after
Deciduous shade tree
Now91
With change97
Solves
privacy exposure, glare, heat load
Tradeoff
some view is traded away
Watch for
years to maturity, roots, utilities, leaf litter
Cross-system consequences
improves: direct sun · improves: glare · improves: heat load · improves: privacy exposure · improves: view corridor · improves: wind exposure
Professional boundary
Structural attachment, footing, wind and snow loads require a qualified professional. Confirm utilities, mature clearance and locally appropriate species before digging.
Reference basis
USDA Agricultural Research Service · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
This is decision support, not engineering.
Structural design, code compliance, drainage engineering, electrical work, HVAC sizing and guaranteed plant or material performance stay outside this instrument. When the answer depends on one of those, the product should stop and tell you what professional fact is missing.