Your roof absorbs a ton of heat from the sun unless you have a lot of shady tree cover.
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.
When i lived on the second floor despite harsh and cold winters my.
It basically amounts to 14 feet wide by 7 feet tall of glass facing south.
As we just discussed hot air rises.
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.
Block out the sun.
Here are some tips on how to keep your apartment cool.
The one area of your home where insulation has the most impact on your second floor comfort is your attic.
My second floor is too hot.
In some houses it may be a slight inconvenience.
If you have something heavy like new furniture to bring in or out of your apartment it could be a quite the hassle.
Typically your attic temperature is going to far exceed the outdoor temperature.
Most apartment complexes will have a maintenance team dedicated to the care and upkeep of the place.
For some reason it s usually 5 10 degrees hotter inside than out.
So your upstairs has a natural tendency to be warmer than lower levels.
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.
If you live in a two story home you may have found yourself saying the same thing.
That blanket of hot air is resting right on your second floor all day long.
During the day it can be 75 outside and 81 inside.
More exposure to natural light.
At night 62 outside 72 inside.
I can speak from the experience of having lived on the second floor and then moving to a bigger apartment on the third floor.
Also focus on just the part of the apartment you re going to be using.
You may have tried making the air colder and even left it there all day hoping it would help.
The windows only slide open at the very bottom.
All that hot air moves through your roof into the attic and ultimately into your top floor.
If you need to understand why venture up to your attic on a 90 degree day.
I live in a 2nd story apartment in socal.
It doesn t cool down at night the heat seems to get trapped inside no matter how many windows or doors we open.
Physics is the challenge here because hot air rises and cold air sinks.
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.
Before you spend any more time fiddling with the thermostat.
Unfortunately you may not remember or notice the problem until the hot summer months come scorching in.
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.
But to your dismay when you.
The more sunlight that comes into your home the hotter it s going to get.
