Leave Attic Door Open

If you have an attached garage with attic space above it as well as a garage based attic access ladder or access hole you can use one of our favorite cooling tips.

Leave attic door open.

Most effective ventilation uses a ridge and soffit continuous ventilation system but even these designs can vary from roof to roof. Set the garage door so it closes leaving about 1 foot gap at bottom also lets cats come and go as they wish. I think you should do the reverse one. How to hide an attic door in a ceiling 1.

This insulation resists the heat from the terrace to pass it directly to the living room. So leaving your attic open the a c would just pull hot. Soffit vents may leave air trapped at the top of your attic. You may only need access a few times a year depending on the.

Your attic acts as an insulation between the terrace and the living room. If you don t know how your roof vents work or if you re unsure about your attic ventilation in general you should talk to a roof inspector about. My garage door and window are opened all day anyway. Central air runs off a blower fan and the system is balanced for whole house cooling.

Get rid of that pull cord. Keep in mind other critters especially of the slithering variety can find their way through this gap. 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. A very high level of attic floor insulation r 40 or more would delay the heat penetration through the insulation until the cooler evenings at which time night radiation takes over.

This insulation is penetrated if you open u. When i open the attic door in the garage heat comes pouring down. Lacking these i did the following. I m in southwest florida and it heats up pretty much 8 or 9 months.

The garage ceiling has a door to the attic. Place decor to divert the eyes away from the panel. Closing a door unbalances the system. It is a single level and the attic extends the whole house and over the garage.

Always keep all of the doors open when running central air conditioning. I m thinking of making a screen opening for the attic door to release the pent up heat. No it wouldn t your attic isn t as insulated as the rest of your house and your a c pulls air in to your return air vent to cool your house.