In the coming days (and undoubtedly more often this summer) the mercury will rise to summer temperatures. Although you prefer not to do that heat in the house. This is how you take care of that.
Airs at the right times
First of all, there are the obvious things, but always good to have them ready again: open air through doors and windows when the temperature is the lowest, so in the morning and in the evening.
Older houses in particular warm up faster, Suzanne Hoogers from Milieu Centraal knows. For the future, it is therefore a consideration to better insulate the house, but for the short term it is important to keep the heat out as much as possible.
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Keep everything closed as much as possible
You do that by keeping everything closed as much as possible: windows, doors, curtains, so that the heat does not get the chance to come in. Keep the sun outdoors as much as possible with sun protection or a shade cloth in front of the windows.
From research from it American Department of Energy It appears that with windows on the south the temperature rise decreases by 65 percent, there is 77 percent for windows located on the west.
Also try to limit the use of hot devices as much as possible. After all, lamps, oven and stove give up heat, something that you don’t want.
Plant a tree
For now a bit too last minute, but good for the next summer or later: the right insulation ensures a pleasant house. That is possible with the help of green: a ivy against the wall stops the sun (and also looks cozy), plants on the roof ensure the same effect. A tree in the garden also provides shade, although you only benefit from it after the necessary years of growth.
In his research The Value of Shade Scientist Geoffrey Donovan concludes that trees within a radius of 12 meters on the south side or 18 meters on the west side of a house already make a profit. Trees on the east side have no effect.
Milieu Centraal recommends tiling up to 40 percent of the garden. After all, tiles hold heat and plants absorb the sunlight.
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Fewer tiles in the garden also cause less warmth in the house. © Getty Images
This way you keep it pleasant inside (even without air conditioning)
Is it still unpleasant warm in the house? Air conditioning is a solution, but is not very energy efficient and therefore not exactly good for wallets and the environment. An old -fashioned fan also offers a solution.
An ‘old -fashioned’ fan brings cooling on hot days. © Getty Images
An ancient home-garden-and-kitchen tip is to place a bottle with frozen water or cold cloth for that fan: for example, the air that is scattered is colder and the fan is not only the already hanging warmer air.
Or think of an intermediate shape: an air conditioner. More affordable and energy -saving than an air conditioner, quieter than a fan. An air conditioner sucks warm air, passes it along a cooling element with water and ensures that the cooled air comes out again.
For both a fan and the air conditioner, the temperature will not reduce and once, and once out the effect is also gone, but it probably helps to keep it more livable.
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Every bit helps: lamps and other electrical appliances get warm, so take them off. Even on standby, the devices give off some heat, so pull out the plugs.
Still the warmth in the house? Provide a fireplace effect
To get the incoming heat out of your house again, there is actually only one solution: open windows and doors when it is cooler outside than inside.
In addition, the so -called fireplace effect is a tip: open one window down and one top in your home. “If you open some doors in between, you create that fireplace effect: a kind of draft in your home, which will also reduce the temperature,” advises Jelle Laverge, building physics teacher at UGent.