Hi there, time to share ways to keep your home cool during hot times
So ok, usual ways I use:
- open everything during night
- close everything during day
- external sheets on windows without shutters
- some curtains to prevent heat from going upstairs
I was also wondering if plants could also help inside, any ideas ?
Share your advices !
As someone from the equator with hot and humid air, this thing is common, it allow hot air in the attic to escape so the hot attic won’t radiate into your house, while sucking fresh air into your house. Plant surrounding your home exterior also will help with the cooling as well, especially when it stop light from hitting your wall. I usually just open everything during day, but open everything during night will also help circulate the hot air heated by the heat-trapping concrete wall. As of now i can’t open during night because my cat will escape, so i just use ac for half hour or so.
as someone from a similar place, mosquitoes make opening windows at night a health hazard, unless you install netting.
I should be getting to do that…
Yeah the mozzy mesh is a life saver, for both mosquitoes and flying termite/ant swarm after rain, but do keep in mind that meshes will restrict some air flow. Still, it’s better than nothing, and combine with that rooftop onion you might get better result.
I never knew what that rooftop onion does. But now that I know, that’s another thing to fix.