How To Prepare Your Home For Summer

When the weather heats up, it can be difficult to keep your home feeling cool and comfortable. But it doesn’t have to be this way — with some easy preparation, your home can remain a cool place to relax during summer. Here’s our list of top things to help keep your house fresh during the hot season.

Tips For A Cool Home

Maintain Air Conditioning: Get your air conditioning checked in the spring before the temperature starts to get higher. It typically doesn’t get used in the winter, and the extended time out of service sometimes results in mechanical problems once you start using it again. If you don’t have an air conditioner, consider investing in one even if you only use it for emergencies.

Fans and Windows: If you don’t have a metal roof or your air conditioning doesn’t work, open your windows and place a fan in them facing inward. This will help you circulate the air throughout the house, keeping it cooler in the process. Fans are a good money saving tip, as they cost virtually nothing to run, while your air conditioner can guzzle electricity and is responsible for a large amount of CO2 omissions.

Door and Window Screens: Make sure that all of your major windows and doors have screens in them, so you can open the windows when you need to without the concern of debris flying into your home, being invaded by insects or children escaping.

Landscaping: If you’ve been putting off a landscaping project, now may be the time to get started. Strategically placed shade trees or shrubs can help to shade your windows and keep your house from getting as warm during the day, especially if you have windows that receive light from the setting sun. Not only that, they’ll also look great and help you to reduce your carbon footprint!

Cool Your Body: Focus on the temperature in your body, not just the house. From sipping tasty iced drinks to applying a cold cloth to areas such as your neck and wrists, cooling yourself from the inside out is effective. Other tricks include being smart about your clothing choices and even freezing a pillow case or two to help you stop tossing and turning on those hot summer nights.

Insulated Metal Roofing: Ensure that your house is fully insulated to help keep the cold air in and keep the heat out for a longer period of time. The attic and the roof are two areas to check, because they absorb a lot of sunlight and heat during the day. In addition, roof insulation may reduce condensation in the home. This can provide health benefits by reducing mold and damp. Insulated metal roofing for your patio extension or outdoor summer room or even a metal roof replacement will help you keep your home cooler and reduced your energy costs for years to come.

Gold Coast Insulated Metal Roofing

If you’re looking for insulated metal roofing suppliers in the Gold Coast, Northern Rivers and Tweed Coast region, give Ron Nickel Roofing a call today on 07 5688 7681 for an obligation-free quote.

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