garage and attic heat

[mstng86]

My garage faces east and my attic entry is in the garage. Will it help release some heat from the house if i open the garage and open the attic door?

[Snatch Napkin]

Heat rises, man.

Adding more ventilation at the roof peak would do you better. Insulating your garage door will help too, if you're keeping it closed.

[Broncojohnny]

Go to HD and get you a attic fan with a thermostat. Costs about $80. Don't get the solar ones, they don't move enough cfm. It will drop your attic temp by 20-30 degrees.

[BlackSnake]

I dont have a attic entry in my garage, so I have cut a hole in the ceiling and installed a large vent cover. Kind of the same concept and it works.

[mstng86]

I may look at an attic fan. Half of the house is cool and the other is probably 80 degrees..

[Snatch Napkin]

I may look at an attic fan. Half of the house is cool and the other is probably 80 degrees..

Which half is cooler?

[HarrisonTX]

Put a fan in there. Easy to do, huge difference.

[mstng86]

Which half is cooler?

The master and bed rooms on the west side of the house. The living room and kitchen on the east are pretty warm. Both rooms have a lot of Windows and the living room is a vaulted ceiling. I can actually feel warm air blowing when the ac kicks on after sitting a bit.



Oh and the tstat is in the hallway right where the hot rooms and cold rooms meet.

[lincolnboy]

Redneck it. Grap a old a/c unit blower and install it in the attic. Blow the hot air our the attic. Two thing, its loud and draws a lot of power.

[Hicompression]

My garage faces east and my attic entry is in the garage. Will it help release some heat from the house if i open the garage and open the attic door?

To answer your question...yes! I have the same set-up and leave the attic access door open about 6". This draws cooler air into the attic from the garage and up through the roof turbines.

Lower attic temps = lower house temps.

[jnobles06]

sorry for hi-jacking but, this peaked my curiosity. my attic is hot as hell and the house's exterior rooms hardly get cold. i really want to install an attic fan tomorrow what kind to i need? my house hast the turbine globe things on the top now.

will this work? maybe 2 smaller ones? attic area is probably 1000 sqft.

http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=62506-228-WCGB&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=1094913&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1#BVRRWidgetID

[big_tiger]

sorry for hi-jacking but, this peaked my curiosity. my attic is hot as hell and the house's exterior rooms hardly get cold. i really want to install an attic fan tomorrow what kind to i need? my house hast the turbine globe things on the top now.

will this work? maybe 2 smaller ones? attic area is probably 1000 sqft.
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?...1#BVRRWidgetID

I had no idea what a Gable Vent was, but after searching that isn't meant for those globe vents.

http://www.lowes.com/SearchCatalogDisplay?Ntt=gable+vents&storeId=10151&N=0&langId=-1&catalogId=10051

I never really thought you could just cut a hole, and install over the shingles. This guy did it, but is that an ok way to install vents?

http://handyowner.com/why-and-how-to-install-attic-vent/

This install looks correct. Link

[jnobles06]

I had no idea what a Gable Vent was, but after searching that isn't meant for those globe vents.

http://www.lowes.com/SearchCatalogDisplay?Ntt=gable+vents&storeId=10151&N=0&langId=-1&catalogId=10051

I never really thought you could just cut a hole, and install over the shingles. This guy did it, but is that an ok way to install vents?

http://handyowner.com/why-and-how-to-install-attic-vent/

This install looks correct. Link

i planned on taking the globe down and putting one of those covers over it. i guess i was wondering if they used the same size hole. i guess if they don't i can just make my own mounting bracket for the fan and install a cover over it.

[jnobles06]

probably going with this one.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100072633/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

[big_tiger]

i planned on taking the globe down and putting one of those covers over it. i guess i was wondering if they used the same size hole. i guess if they don't i can just make my own mounting bracket for the fan and install a cover over it.

Those vents aren't meant for the roof.


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