Faerie Glen is a different kind of measure to Boardwalk Meander, and it's a useful contrast. Much of the suburb is established, with gardens that have had the years to grow proper shade — but the homes along the ridge, and the newer clusters and estate pockets built into the higher stands, face a similar problem to any new build: big view-facing glass with a lot of unmanaged afternoon sun, and often not much tree cover directly in front of the window that matters.
What tends to get specified here
- Sunscreen roller blinds on the ridge-facing living rooms and studies, keeping the view while cutting the glare that comes with it.
- Cellular blinds in bedrooms and studies that run hot on the west side of the ridge through summer afternoons.
- External venetians or roller shutters on the most exposed elevations, where stopping heat before the glass matters more than it does lower down the slope.
- Motorised systems for the newer estate-style clusters, where large glazing and body-corporate-style street presentation both favour a wired-in solution.
Because Faerie Glen mixes older freehold stands with newer complexes and estate pockets, we treat every measure on its own merits rather than assuming one specification fits the whole suburb.
For the full picture, read The Boardwalk Meander Sun & Glass Playbook — what the Highveld sun does to each elevation through the year, and which blinds we’d fit where, with the honest trade-offs both ways.