My house is hot in the southern United States. Trying to add insulation in the attic space during the summer almost killed me last year. The attic was so unbelievably hot. I have developed a roof leak and was thinking about a metal roof on top of my current roof. I was wondering why a metal roof can’t be installed on braces a few inches above an existing roof to function as a roof and shade. The airflow between the two would have to cool the attic, much better than if the heat radiated through straight to the shingles and plywood. We bought a sunshade for our back patio, and I’ve thought about even something as simple as that over smaller homes could drastically help.
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They are called trees.
Just kidding. I know that is not possible everywhere. But create a shady dry spot over your rough and you well have animals living up there in no time.
Although as I type this I had a brick house in So Indiana that the bedroom wall faced the setting sun. The brick would heat up and radiate heat into the house all night.
I started hanging 3 10×10 silver tarps from the eaves on sunny days and it made a world of difference.
Good idea. You just have to pick the right method for your property
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