Hot Hot Heat & How To Deal With It In Your Home

Whether you are a person that runs cool and likes the heat or not, there is always a point when a home can become too hot for comfort. That is why it's so important to have effective ways to manage the heat in your home. The good news is you can discover the most popular ways of keeping your home at a pleasant temperature all year round, below. Read on to find out what they are. 

Make sure you have energy-efficient windows 

One of the smartest ways to keep your home cool in the heat is to make sure you replace your old windows with energy-efficient ones. This usually means double or triple-glazed windows which feature multiple panes with an air gap in between. It's this gap that gives them enhanced insulative properties which means all the air you have paid to cool stays in your home rather than escaping.

Invest in HVAC

Of course, if you want to cool that air most effectively, investing in an HVAC is probably for the best. This is because the AC or air conditioning part of the HVAC system is designed to cool the air making the inside of your home a more pleasing temperature. 

Once combined with energy-efficient windows, HVACs can be a very effective way of keeping the inside of your property at a pleasant temperature, even in the hottest conditions. However, some people choose to also run a humidifier alongside their air con as this will stop the air in your home from drying out. 

Cook and eat outside 

When we cook our food we need to use a heat source, usually an oven or hob. Unfortunately, the transfer of heat to the food we are cooking is not 100%, and that means some of it escapes into our atmospheres heating up our space. This can be problematic if our space is already too hot, or if we are using lots of energy to cool it and that is why we should both cook and eat outside when it's warm. 

In this way, the cooking process will not add extra heat to your environment. However, if the conditions are super sunny outside you will want to consider installing plenty of shade so you can eat and cook without the risk of sunburn. 

Use permeable pavers 

Another great option for keeping your home cool is to use Permeable Pavers in your garden, driveway and surrounding land. Permeable pavers are paving that are strong enough to drive on, but that also let water permeate into the ground underneath. This can help create a cool effect around your home because it stops heat from building up in the ground surrounding your property. An effect that is known as a heat island. 

Install external shutters 

Last of all, if heat is a very serious problem in your home, you may wish to consider installing external shutters. External shutters work by creating a physical barrier between the sun and your windows. This absorbs the heat before it can reach your window, and this means that your window and so your home will heat up less and stay cooler.