Need to stop heat from coming in windows cheaply. Any ideas?

I have this problem with my tin fkn roof!! The thing just cooks, its flat. some days you could fry an egg on it.

So after reading this thread im thinking of covering my roof with a few layers of bubble wrap and then put some Al. foil over it? painting it white wont cut it I guess...

I guess for price per inch, the mylar first aid blankets would cover more space, and one of those huge rolls of bubble wrap. Hope that'll be ok with rain..
great thread though... learnt some interesting stuff here.

i tried to hose down the roof, it kinda works for a short time, and strapping ice packs to the fans has worked a charm.. but the poster who said its the roof is spot on in my situation.

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or this

anyone have experience with green roof?

Could i grow veggies on it?

LOL close them up inside and outside -literally.
just did the annual routine over here,insulated foam panels,then 2 layers insulation,foil,then inside the same along w/ clean cardboard panels tacked in the window frames to keep everything nice and tight...then insulated drapes.
works fine.
welcome to the cave.
and yeah i'm cheap,i carefully remove and store everything around November when the weather finally remains cool then we do have winter but then that westerly exposure is glorious.
I also run a 5000 btu window AC basically 24/7 as the humidity here is high-and believe me this 5000 btu unit dehumidifies one half the house,maintains it at 80--i run good fans to keep the air circulating,rarely had to use the central system and use past tense as IT died-
will invest in a split for the living room and know it will cool down other areas the same.
to install a new central system as the 1 here is 25 years old and inefficient,is not possible right now,so a nice split unit that can heat,cool,circulate and dehumidify will be a godsend .

i wonder how the drainage works. if it rains too much either turns to mud soup, or too dry.. or if it all rots.. ewwww...

I have this problem with my tin fkn roof!! The thing just cooks, its flat. some days you could fry an egg on it.

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What about planting some shade trees on the south side of the house?

do you have an attic space or anything between "you" and the roof ?
any form of ventilation at that level indoors ?
then run an exhaust fan,get cross ventilation moving etc-the heat definitely does rise up,so move it out.

why be dickin around w/bubble wrap etc when you can at the minimum PAINT it w/ a form of reflective paint and be done w/that aspect of things-

Nah! its a converted garage, so just some thin board. The only space I have to work with is on the top.

do you think reflective paint would be that effective on metal? The roof garden does look pretty cool though..

nah its deep inner city. no places for trees or gardens :(

thanks though.

millar blanket

in the outside....for uv


to keep warm on the inside.

light still pass to a certain degree.

Shutters. Sometimes the old ways are the best!

Styro-foam sheets like used for insulation on houses. Available in 5 X 8 sheets, can be easily cut with knife. Put it on the outside of the window. Use 2 sided tape or dab of silicone putty to stick to glass.

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Foam rubber works well and is free if your very resourceful...

Then use that classy gold foil like nasa!

Window overhangs are a cheap year round solution. The sun is angled higher during summer so overhangs can block heat radiated from the sun during peak hours while still letting heat come in during winter.

If you need to go cheaper and don't care about looks then anything blocking the window from the outside works. Internal blinds still transfer heat to the inside air so they are of limited effectiveness.

Is this a joke?

Adobe window Film.

I have it on all my windows.

Choice of Colours.

I went for reflective Grey,less noticeable,reflects all the outside surroundings.

In my case keeping the House cool was a bi-product.I got it because i was sick of nosey bastard neighbors staring in.

You can see out,they can not see in.

Unless it is night time and you turn the light on,it has the opposite effect.

Love it.

Window film tint from Home Depot will help repeal heat from coming in.

Forgot to add very easy to install.

Water bottle Sprayer, add half a teaspoon of washing up liquid mix it by shaking.

Craft Knife.

Clean your window first.

Spray with solution add the Film and carefully trim with the craft knife

Wife loves it..

Here you go.



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Forget the aluminum foil ghetto trick. Not worth it.

Get a roll of 1.5 mil clear plastic sheeting used for painters drop cloth and quick weather covering. Most painters or hardware box stores have this. Get double sided scotch tape, lots of it. You will need sharp scissors. Also get clear packing tape. Cut sheeting to size of the window frame or molding as neatly as possible. Two extra hands helps. Put double tape around the window on the molding and apply the sheeting as taught as possible to avoid wrinkles so the air pocket is sealed inside the space. Air is a great insulator. To get rid of wrinkles ot to pull it tight, lightly blow a hair drier around the plastic and it will cinch up.

The UV/IR window treatment is a good idea.

You can additionally add an insulated white curtain sheer that will deflect some heat. Add blackout curtains that also have an insulation value. These can sometimes be found at Big Lots pretty cheap.

Exterior storm windows can be purchased with various insulation and reflective value. This gets expensive. There are also interior fitted secondary panes that perform a similar service as to the plastic sheeting above.

Exterior storm shutters on the windows is always helpful, but expensive. Or, if you don't mind ghetto looking, some sheets of insulated panel could be cut to serve the purpose.

You can plant heat tolerant bushes outside of these sun facing windows. Trees also help shield heat from your house, but that would take you a while to get that growth.

In dry areas, a water misting system on your HVAC evaporator coil will increase it's efficiency.

Ceiling fans in every room to keep the air flowing. Box fans if needed to pipe air down a hallway. If you are in dry areas, build an evaporate fan system.

Shelter in place

Plastic sheeting and duct tape

Tell the heat to GTFO.

Easy.

Here's an idea that might work. You take a metal plate that is about the size of the window, paint it black, mount it in a frame just in front of the window so it shadows the window. Crack the window so interior air can exhaust. You will need this for the next step. On the other end of the house install an evaporative cooling system with a fan and pump and a medium that can get moist and evaporate water. This will work if your climate humidity is fairly low. The system will humidify the air slightly and lower the air temp about thirty degrees. So humidity does not build up you need to exhaust some of the air which was covered earlier.

window film works and probably there are some on ebay that are left overv

ohhh that was a good laugh, thank you.

OP I'm sure you already know of the sunblocking drapes you can buy at walmart/target etc? @$15
that and aluminum foil on the outside should help

Tin foil...put the shiny side facing out.
Put heavy blankets or curtains up.
Put shade cloth on the outside of the window

I have this problem with my tin fkn roof!! The thing just cooks, its flat. some days you could fry an egg on it.

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You need to block the sun from hitting your roof (or most of it)...the trick is how to do it cheaply.

Start cutting down metal street signs and lay them on your roof post side down :D

The post will keep the sign an inch off your roof, so the sign will heat up but the heat wont be transferred to your roof

Or you could buy the parts yourself (metal fence posts/tubing & sheet metal)...or you could lay gutters upside-down on your roof...or metal garbage can lids.

Last Edited by Mental Case on 05/27/2019 12:03 AM