Overcome the hot attic effect with the right home improvements even if your attic is too cold in the winter it s likely that the temperature inside your attic will still be higher than the temperature outside during summer months.
Attic bedroom too hot.
An overheated attic can bake asphalt shingles on the roof and cause them to deteriorate.
And it can cause your air conditioner to work harder than it needs to and send your energy bills soaring with the temperature.
Roof shingles absorb a great deal of the sun s heat especially if they re dark in color.
Low cfm similar to a bathroom vent 300cfm and only in the hot spots basically by adding an inline ducting fan to the return ducts for the hotspot rooms.
The attic is a huge determinant in keeping your entire home cool so the first place to start cooling your home should be the attic.
The house is at 74f and the attic bedroom was at close to 80f.
This is a very good day.
When your attic bedroom is always too hot block direct sunlight with insulated drapes and light blocking window shades.
The microfiber thermal layer blocks the heat of the sun.
Darker colors are more effective at blocking heat and light.
If hot air is allowed to sit in your attic it could overheat the shingles on your roof and cause damage.
When the attic and attic access are not properly sealed and insulated the hot air coming in through the roof can leak into the lower floors of the home.
Fixing such issues first will help a lot to get the best benefits of any steps you take to cool down the room later.
Too many people believe that because heat rises ventilating an attic space during the winter means you re releasing warm air and creating a drag on your heating efficiency.
Usually much hotter up there when sun is out.
That s the simplest and easiest way to cool an attic bedroom with no insulation.
Another reason your attic is so hot is because of insulation.
Having a properly vented attic is the best way to keep attic cool because it allows the hot air to escape during the summer.
My idea is to vent the build up of hot air that has risen to the ceiling in the hotspot rooms into the attic so that air from cooler parts of the house can move in.
In addition hot air in your attic could increase moisture levels which could result in wood rot and mold growth.
Within the attic insulation is a must.
One attic temperature where air handler is the ones adjacent to wing walls are hard to access was 81 5f it has a whirly bird.
But such gaps and cracks let outside hot air inside the attic room.
Combine this with the hot air rising from the lower floors and you re looking at a perfect recipe for uncomfortable upstairs environments.
You can go forward with caulking or weather stripping.
An unventilated attic can reach 150 degrees in the heat of summer 50 degrees higher than it should be.
Not the overabundance but the lack of insulation in the attic.