Leave Attic Door Open In Summer

Is it best to leave the garage door open.

Leave attic door open in summer.

During this brutally hot summer of 2012 i ve left the garage access door open and it dropped the temperature in the attic substantially. Set the garage door so. What is the philosophy about reducing heat in garages during summer months. For a window or portable unit keep the door of the room it s in closed.

Opening your automatic garage door will let cool air and a draft in. 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. 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. Lacking these i did the following.

Your avid reader mount prospect ill. Have you ever lived inside a closed shade closed like a room. This will allow to cool down the temperature of air within the attic apace and ultimately will provide better insulation to heat. For central air leave the doors open to help the system keep the temperature balanced throughout the home.

In the garage is an access door to the attic. 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. But did you know that the tar shingles on your roof actually heat your home. They need to be open in the summer.

As a general rule hot air rises. For having the air conditioner running almost continuously this summer i thought my utility bills were not that expensive. Leaving the garage door open a bit doesn t do much to cool the garage. 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.