My Apartment Stays Hot On Second Floor

In others especially in older homes this problem may be a symptom of a more serious issue with air flow insulation or efficiency.

My apartment stays hot on second floor. I can speak from the experience of having lived on the second floor and then moving to a bigger apartment on the third floor. 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. I know that the other apartments in the block do not get as hot as ours as none of them are so constantly in the sun. You may have tried making the air colder and even left it there all day hoping it would help.

Typically your attic temperature is going to far exceed the outdoor temperature. The one area of your home where insulation has the most impact on your second floor comfort is your attic. At night 62 outside 72 inside. All that hot air moves through your roof into the attic and ultimately into your top floor.

When i lived on the second floor despite harsh and cold winters my. More exposure to natural light. Block out the sun. My second floor is too hot.

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. If you need to understand why venture up to your attic on a 90 degree day. During the day it can be 75 outside and 81 inside.

It doesn t seem to make a difference if we close all windows and blinds during the day or keep them open. In some houses it may be a slight inconvenience. 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. Here are some tips on how to keep your apartment cool.

I live in a 2nd story apartment in socal. 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 live in a two story home you may have found yourself saying the same thing. It doesn t cool down at night the heat seems to get trapped inside no matter how many windows or doors we open.

It basically amounts to 14 feet wide by 7 feet tall of glass facing south. That blanket of hot air is resting right on your second floor all day long. I basically have a wall of 3 south facing windows. So your upstairs has a natural tendency to be warmer than lower levels.

Unfortunately you may not remember or notice the problem until the hot summer months come scorching in. Before you spend any more time fiddling with the thermostat. The more sunlight that comes into your home the hotter it s going to get. But to your dismay when you.

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. Physics is the challenge here because hot air rises and cold air sinks. Also focus on just the part of the apartment you re going to be using. Most apartment complexes will have a maintenance team dedicated to the care and upkeep of the place.