Summary: Does your garage heat up like an oven? Once the heat builds up in the objects in the garage, they can radiate heat for hours after the direct sun is gone. Insulation and ventilation fans will help reduce the temperature inside your hot garage.
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Ted
12 Jun 2008, 17:11
Dear Tim,
I have a detached 2 car garage (garage doors facing south) with a
fenced in brick layered back yard that gets sun (end unit townhouse) from
the east and south. My back yard gets extremely hot and I'm sure a lot of
the heat is keeping me from being able to cool off my garage. What type of
ventilation fans might be best for my situation? The garage area is
20x20x9ft and the attic is about 1400 cubic feet. This was the only
article I found about garage ventilation and their scenario seems much
different than mine.
Thanks for any help.
Regards,
Ted
Matt
08 Jul 2008, 15:55
Dear Tim,
Would a roof turbine vent be effective for cooling my garage? The garage is
open up to the roof, so there's no insulation in what would normally be
attic space. I have a highly insulated garage door newly installed that has
turned the garage into an oven, and am looking for ventilation options. Is
a roof turbine sufficient, or would sidewall ventilation fans be better?
Thanks,
Matt
Dina
19 Jul 2008, 16:15
I live in St. Louis and many of the neighbors on our street keep their
garage doors open partially in the summer. Is this a benefit of some sort?
Nobody really has a good reason for doing it and it doesn't look good.
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