My Apartment Stays Hot On Second Floor

Block out the sun.

My apartment stays hot on second floor.

No more it s too hot upstairs one of the most common complaints many of us have about our homes is that it s too hot upstairs or too cold downstairs. During the day it can be 75 outside and 81 inside. If you have something heavy like new furniture to bring in or out of your apartment it could be a quite the hassle. If you need to understand why venture up to your attic on a 90 degree day.

It basically amounts to 14 feet wide by 7 feet tall of glass facing south. The one area of your home where insulation has the most impact on your second floor comfort is your attic. The more sunlight that comes into your home the hotter it s going to get. Before you spend any more time fiddling with the thermostat.

My second floor is too hot. For some reason it s usually 5 10 degrees hotter inside than out. My sister once lived on the top floor of a three floor walk up apartment building and just carrying her groceries up was a workout. You can decrease the heat in your apartment by a significant amount by keeping blinds closed at the right times of the day.

As we just discussed hot air rises. Unfortunately you may not remember or notice the problem until the hot summer months come scorching in. I basically have a wall of 3 south facing windows. Your roof absorbs a ton of heat from the sun unless you have a lot of shady tree cover.

But to your dismay when you. So your upstairs has a natural tendency to be warmer than lower levels. All that hot air moves through your roof into the attic and ultimately into your top floor. It doesn t seem to make a difference if we close all windows and blinds during the day or keep them open.

If you choose to live on the top apartment floor you want to check out the conditions of the exterior roof and see if any damage has occurred that ll directly affect your apartment. Here are some tips on how to keep your apartment cool. Most apartment complexes will have a maintenance team dedicated to the care and upkeep of the place. Also focus on just the part of the apartment you re going to be using.

In some houses it may be a slight inconvenience. Typically your attic temperature is going to far exceed the outdoor temperature. You may have tried making the air colder and even left it there all day hoping it would help. I live in a 2nd story apartment in socal.

When i lived on the second floor despite harsh and cold winters my. I can speak from the experience of having lived on the second floor and then moving to a bigger apartment on the third floor. In others especially in older homes this problem may be a symptom of a more serious issue with air flow insulation or efficiency. That blanket of hot air is resting right on your second floor all day long.

Physics is the challenge here because hot air rises and cold air sinks. More exposure to natural light. The windows only slide open at the very bottom. If you live in a two story home you may have found yourself saying the same thing.