7 Tips to keep your house cool naturally

Summer is hitting harder each year and it is becoming unbearable, so you need to be really prepared for it and know how to keep your house cool during the summer peak. Air conditioning is the perfect solution in these hot days, but let me ask you this, how is your electricity bill treating you these days? Yes, I know you are 100% relating to this.

Well, let me tell you that there are plenty of alternatives you can do to keep your house cool naturally without the need to use the AC but no harm in using it every once and a while.

Tips for keeping your house naturally cool:-

1- Ceiling fans:-

This invention is magic if used right, what do I mean by “used right?” Well, ceiling fans should be adjusted to rotate counter-clockwise in the summer at a higher speed to help keep your house cool more efficiently.

This will lead to:-

Producing airflow that creates the wind-chill effect leaving you feeling much cooler than before.

2- Invite the cool air:-

Even in the hottest days ever, at night air tends to be a little cooler than the day time, so use this amazing privilege to your best interest by opening windows and blinds and inviting this amazing breeze to help keep your house cool during both day and night times.

But, be sure to close all your open leaks before you go to sleep, otherwise, you will literally wake up in an oven.

3- Seal and Insulate:-

Seal and insulate all leaks that could sneak hot air into your house during the day. You made a huge effort during the night time to let the cool breeze in so don’t let it run out that easy.

Close the doors of unused bedrooms so you keep the cool breeze of the nigh as much as you can. Close your windows and shut your blinds, take all the necessary measures to keep your home cooler during the day time.

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4- Shades:-

Does you have to live in darkness during the day? Well, closing your windows and shutting drapes are solutions but you can also slightly open them if you are using shades.

Shades come in various forms:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A- Planted trees outside that get most of the sun.

B- Reflective window films that lessens the sun effect during the daytime and, as a result, keep your house cooler than normal.

C- Plants inside the house facing your windows where they will absorb most of the heat.

D- Awnings

E- Plant Vines

F- External Blinds

5- No to shining light bulbs:-

These bulbs waste 90% of their energy through the heat they emit, so you replace them with lights that are more energy friendly and enjoy the cool breeze and low electricity bill.

6- Stay away from carpets:-

Carpets are known for trapping and holding warmth, so unless you want to live in a sauna room, lose the carpets.

7- Stay out of the kitchen:-

Ovens are a great heat source, so what if you want to cook a delicious meal? Then my answer would be try as hard as you can using the oven only when necessary and in times when the sun heat is not at its peak, otherwise, you will not stand the double heat effect.

Also, you can lose your indoor kitchen and build an outdoor summer kitchen.

A better idea, if you have an outside area like a rooftop or a garden, try cooking there during daytime(outdoor barbeque or something like that)

While using an air conditioner helps indeed in reducing the scorching summer heat effects on your place, you might not be able to install one in each of the main rooms in your residence due to the to its high prices that keep soaring up with each summer; let alone the costs of operating and maintaining it.

For this, make sure you follow the tips we mentioned here to keep your house cool naturally as much as you can specially during the dog days of the year; if done right, the results will definitely surprise you.