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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
If you aren't going to insulate all the walls, start with the north, then the east. In some parts of the year, the south and west can provide valuable heat.
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The traditional way of solar heating is majority south facing windows on a house built like a yeti cooler with big awnings to keep the high angle summer sun off the walls and out of the windows but allow the low angle winter sun to come in through the windows. Then they will finish off the windows with that black mosquito net looking stuff that cuts like 50% of the heat coming through the window and they can go up and down depending on need. External pvc porch blinds would work very well too. Stops the energy on the outside of the window before it has made it inside.
I'm a big passive house guy so my vote is seal up so your house doesn't leak all of your conditioned and dehumidified air so badly, get a whole shed(?) dehumidifier with or without an external compressor. I like the split systems because they aren't pumping in 600 watts of heat constantly.
I would probably insulate the south facing side of your roof first if you have to choose just a little at a time.
Not sure of your angles and facings here but it looks like your fence got rid of all the winter heat ability and possible some of the summer heating if any.
Also, a fresh air system if it is determined that your installation needs one (basically you did a good job).