Leave Attic Door Open In Summer

Have you ever lived inside a closed shade closed like a room.

Leave attic door open in summer.

For a window or portable unit keep the door of the room it s in closed. Your avid reader mount prospect ill. This will allow to cool down the temperature of air within the attic apace and ultimately will provide better insulation to heat. Opening your automatic garage door will let cool air and a draft in.

But did you know that the tar shingles on your roof actually heat your home. I had new power vents installed they are more powerful move more air than previous ones. They heat up and by conduction they heat everything they touch and the warming. As a general rule hot air rises.

Told that the 2 attic power vents are the only attic ventilation i have the house does have vented soffits every other soffit cover is vented. As you know cold air settles and hot air rises. They need to be open in the summer. In the garage is an access door to the attic.

During the hot months many people leave their garage doors open in the day or there is even a screen door type covering for a garage. For having the air conditioner running almost continuously this summer i thought my utility bills were not that expensive. Although air should circulate year round through the attic your house will probably be more comfortable if you cover the foundation vents in the winter. Its best if you can arrange a ventilation fan to the attic space or open the window vents if you have in attic.

What is the philosophy about reducing heat in garages during summer months. Opening your attic access panel will draw that air into the attic and help to push the hot air up there and out through the roof vents assuming you have proper attic ventilation. Lacking these i did the following. Leaving the garage door open a bit doesn t do much to cool the garage.

Is it best to leave the garage door open.