This insulation resists the heat from the terrace to pass it directly to the living room.
Leaving garage attic door open.
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.
The garage ceiling has a door to the attic.
Leaving the garage door open is going to invite a whole host of potential issues said ernie henson president of stormin norman termite and pest control which serves the southeast.
This can be achieved by slightly opening the overhead door about a foot from the floor.
Your attic acts as an insulation between the terrace and the living room.
Opening your automatic garage door will let cool air and a draft in.
As you know cold air settles and hot air rises.
Then prop open the garage s attic access ladder by about 12 inches or enough to let a sizable draft enter your attic.
This insulation is penetrated if you open u.
Opening your attic access panel will draw that air into the attic and help to push the hot air up there.
In the garage is an access door to the attic.
Slightly or fully opening the garage man door and adding a fan also can help.
Set the garage door so it closes leaving about 1 foot gap at bottom also lets cats come and go as they wish.
During summer increasing airflow in the garage is step one.
During this brutally hot summer of 2012 i ve left the garage access door open and it dropped the temperature in the attic substantially.
For having the air conditioner running almost continuously this summer i thought my utility bills were not that expensive.