Leaving Attic Open In Summer

We have a large full attic.

Leaving attic open in summer.

Leave the doors open to help the system keep the temperature balanced throughout the home. 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 house that i live in also has windows in the attic which are my dormers. Lacking these i did the following.

My mom says it should be closed. This insulation resists the heat from the terrace to pass it directly to the living room. My home has a whole house fan installed in the upstairs hallway ceiling when its cool at night that thing can suck the heat out of the house in record time. It s hot af in here right now and my mom and i are fighting over whether to leave my window open or closed.

Set the garage door so it closes leaving about 1 foot gap at bottom also lets cats come and go as they wish. In the garage is an access door to the attic. 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. We do get bugs flies in the summer ladybugs in the fall.

Your avid reader mount prospect ill. The windows have screens. What i m wondering is if i was to leave these attic entryways open would it cool down the 2nd floor of my townhouse even by just a degree s because the hot air would. I live with my parents and my bedroom is 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. This insulation is penetrated if you open u. I have my windows opened and my sister in law came over. During the summer and most of fall we keep 2 windows open for cross ventilation.

Staying comfortable through the summer often comes at a price. She said leaving the windows will cause major problems. 2 are ornamental and the other 4 are regular functioning windows. Closed vents during the summer.

As you know hot air rises. During the summer they would open the windows to let the heat out and have cross ventilation. They are on the front and back of the house. Leaving attic bedroom window open or closed in summer.

It even rained and the sill got wet but not the floor. From the basement on up to the attic. Well in my two story townhouse i have a couple of closets upstairs that have access to the attic. I think you should do the reverse one.

To get into the attic there are sliding boards about 6 ft by 3 ft on the ceiling of my closets. After leaving the attic window open overnight it was amazing how cool it got in there. 6 windows in all. Your attic acts as an insulation between the terrace and the living room.