The summer is very hot. You could not want to go home because your home is hotter than office. These are some tips to make your home cool in summer. Read more if you feel very hot in the moments!
1. Planting
If you have a garden in the terrace balcony or a small garden, the house will be a lot cooler in the summer. Trees always reduce temperature. You house design your garden and make it green as possible. Then, you should plant more trees when the summer arrives.
2. Keeping cool roof
You must insulate your roof. This can be done by making more false ceiling. A cheaper way is putting straw on the roof and frequent watering.
3. Adding water
There is a water tank or a small fountain in the house somewhere close to the wind as close to door or the balcony will help your house become cooler. Make sure that you clean the tank or water fountain regularly to avoid the growing of insects.
4. Removing rubbish
Before the summer, you need to complete list unnecessary items in the house and remove them. You house often seems more cramped and claustrophobic by so much garbage. So, you should remove all unnecessary out of the house. You can even choose to offload some old clothes and earn some money.
5. Use vents
In this season, the air circulation is very important for your house. Open your home ventilation in the morning. Close doors and windows during the hottest time to prevent heat transfer into the house.
6. Hanging bamboo blinds
Bamboo blinds can help your home become cooler in summer. You can mount blinds in the balcony and windows. If you give some water on the blinds, your house will become cooler.
7. Turn off electronic devices when not in use
TV, microwave, water heater and even light bulbs are heat sources. Please turn off your electronic devices when not in use.
8. Use thin curtains
Most people use thick curtains to avoid the summer sun, but that is a misconception. You should use thin curtain to feel airy and light enough but not hot and humid.
9. Clean the fan
The fans in home often have a lot of dust. Clean ceiling fans and kitchen exhaust fans to help them work better.
10. Changing lights
Yellow lights is very warm. Green light will cool. You should replace the bulbs in the house with fluorescent lighting. In fact, you should reduce the amount of light in the house to a minimum.
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