Leave Attic Door Open In Summer

Is it best to leave the garage door open.

Leave attic door open in summer.

I had new power vents installed they are more powerful move more air than previous ones. 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. Your avid reader mount prospect ill.

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. This will allow to cool down the temperature of air within the attic apace and ultimately will provide better insulation to heat. For having the air conditioner running almost continuously this summer i thought my utility bills were not that expensive. They need to be open in the summer.

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. They heat up and by conduction they heat everything they touch and the warming. But did you know that the tar shingles on your roof actually heat your home. In the garage is an access door to the attic.

During this brutally hot summer of 2012 i ve left the garage access door open and it dropped the temperature in the attic substantially. Opening your automatic garage door will let cool air and a draft in. 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. As a general rule hot air rises.

Its best if you can arrange a ventilation fan to the attic space or open the window vents if you have in attic. Have you ever lived inside a closed shade closed like a room. Leaving the garage door open a bit doesn t do much to cool the garage. Set the garage door so.

As you know cold air settles and hot air rises.