Need ideas for keeping my house cool

[Ah Pook]

Park one of these in front of the windows?




Is an attic fan feasible? Install it near the windows to suck up the heat and draw cool air from the rest of the house.

[Hotchef181818]

I deal with the same problem. I've installed thermal curtains that definately help. I'm in the process of figuring out how to install a solar powered exhaust fan in my attic as well since I have a tile roof that acts as a pizza stone in the summer. Has anyone had one of these installed ?

[Rooskibar03]

Tint window.

Instal thermal curtains, they really do help.

install a small on room window A/C unit. Nothing worse than a hot room to sleep in.

[funkymonkey1111]

if it's just one room, even the smallest little window AC units will work find, especially if there's other cooling going on in the house. if you want real cooling, do that--otherwise you're just wasting your time and $$$

[jslo]

Tint windows, thermal curtains, add insulation and attic exhaust. Or, move thermostat to bedroom but sounds like it will run pretty much nonstop.

[Irving]

Awnings can do a decent job but have the potential to be ugly, especially if they are only on a few windows. Tint is probably the way to go. I'd do the cheap auto tint for now some the windows need replaced anyway.

[Great-Kazoo]

Turn your furnace fan from Auto to ON.

[ray1970]

Turn your furnace fan from Auto to ON.

I've tried this. It doesn't help. The house is one of those funky multi level houses. It has four levels. The thermostat is on the ground level. The lowest level will usually be about 64 degrees and my bedroom will be over 80 degrees.

I've seriously been thinking about an attic fan of some sort.

[SideShow Bob]

Move your bedroom to the lowest level. Short of a window A/C unit or swamp cooler, the sun beating on the outer wall(s) will raise the inside temperature of that side of the house even with tinted & multi pane windows.
Plant another tree outside that side of the house, and in about 15 - 20 years it will shade the house again.

[ray1970]

Plant another tree outside that side of the house, and in about 15 - 20 years it will shade the house again.

I'll probably do that. Unfortunately, I'll probably be dead before it gets big enough to shade the house.