18 Jul Feeling the Heat? Tips to Keep Your Tiny Home Cool in the Summer
It’s mid-July and chances are, you are feeling the heat this summer. Tiny Homes can heat up faster, thanks to their compact size, especially during summer, compromising your home’s comfort. If you’re looking for ways to cool off in your Tiny, read on.
The Ever Popular Mini-Split System
A ductless mini split air conditioner and heater mounts directly in the room it’s designed to heat or cool. Its user-friendly features include a two-direction air vane that evenly distributes air. A mini split air conditioner is less expensive than a central air system, but it’s still an investment, and it’s important to choose the right one. That means knowing how many zones and BTUs would work best, as well as what modes and other features would help keep your home as comfortable as possible. I would advise doing your online research and checking out reviews.
Insulation
If you haven’t built your home yet, you should definitely plan on insulating your tiny home. If you’re getting your home NOAH Certified, then this is a requirement. Insulating the walls of a house is among the most effective internal cooling methods you’ll come across. Of these, a reflective foil or radiant barrier is a highly efficient insulation option for tiny homes. Insulation is a practical way to help maintain a tiny house’s ideal indoor temperatures.
Wall Mounted AC units
Let’s start by talking about this popular air-conditioning option for tiny homes that does away with the need to block the windows. Wall-mounted air-conditioning units are, in effect, ductless systems but do need to be installed by a professional. So, if you’ve started work on a tiny home, make sure you devote adequate time to getting the wall-mounted unit installed in the course of the building process. But here’s a point of caution if you’re considering this technique — smaller wall-mounted units tend to be a bit noisy. So, do your homework and research and read any available reviews before you make a decision.
Solar Shades
Solar shades block UV rays and sunlight while still maintaining your view outside. These shades are typically see-through window coverings made using HDPE or PVC that regulate the sunlight entering through the windows while allowing the breeze to flow through.
Portable Air Conditioning System
If you find you need to supplement the cooling system in your tiny home, then a portable AC system would be an ideal choice and the best option to obtain year-round comfort with ease. These systems work like fans, releasing air in the form of an undirected cone. Benefits are their low price, they’re easy to install and they’re portable. Many portable ACs on the market feature more than just cooling options, making them the
perfect choice for year-round indoor comfort. Firstly, know that dual-hose options draw air from outside through one hose and expel moisture and warm air back through the other. As for the single-hose units, the air is absorbed from as well as released into the room through a single hose.
Plants and Trees
If you own the property where your Tiny Home resides, consider planting some trees. They provide shade and provide cooling in your home and garden through the evaporation process in the leaves. Research shows that some trees provide the equivalent of 10 air conditioners in cooling. A green garden and healthy soil also retain more moisture, so that your house and garden remain at a more pleasant temperature. The more stone and tiles you add to your garden, the warmer it will be in summer.
If you don’t own the property, try to place your house in such a place where trees block the sun and reduce wind. And, parking your tiny house on a grass surface rather than black asphalt will help you turn the heat down during summer. Almost half of the unwanted heat invades your home through the windows.
Using Ceiling or Oscillating Fans
You might not always need a powerful air conditioning system to maintain a cool atmosphere within a tiny home. In such situations, ceiling fans or oscillating fans are helpful additions that can create a breeze cool enough to keep your family and guests refreshed. Among the two types, oscillating fans are perfect options in case there are multiple people sleeping in a tiny home who prefer different temperatures. The only drawback of oscillating fans is that they might occupy considerable surface space in a tiny home. However, a drawback of oscillating fans is that they might occupy considerable surface space in a tiny home.
Sun protection
Keeping the sun outside as much as possible during the hottest hours of the day is of course an important measure that you can achieve with sun protection. Close windows and doors and close the curtains during the day. Sun protection that is on the outside of your facade is the most effective. Sun Shades such as these offer great shade from the hot sun.
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Conclusion
So, when you start feeling the heat, don’t panic! There are options and know that there is no need to sacrifice your comfort when you live in a tiny house. And during summer, you can comfortably have all the options available for tiny house cooling. So be enthusiastic as there are many ways in front of you to cool your tiny house in summer and make your life comfortable within your economic affordability.
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