How to create good airflow when it's hot outside.
Now I am a day late posting this blog due to having the migraines of all migraines yesterday! But I’m back and wanted to help you understand how to create airflow in your home this summer!
This blog has fit perfectly with my new client in Mauritius too. I’ve had to understand the climate out there to help create a home that is relaxing for them and not a sauna!
If you have me on Instagram and Facebook I’m sure you’ve seen all these photos already, but if not just look how beautiful it is.
To begin I’ll explain ways that you can create airflow without the use of air conditioning, and then to finish I will let you in a little secret and show you who I use!
There are ways to create a cooler environment that can help reduce the need for always having the Air Con on.
Firstly begin by identifying where the sun is coming into the house, which window it enters, where the sun is at peak time, where it hits inside the house and what seasons are worse than others.
Once you’ve gathered this information, we can move on to thinking about window treatments. Blinds, sheers, curtains etc can help tackle the heat, but with houses in hot countries, I would recommend starting from the outside first. You can do this by adding shutters on the outside of your house.
Now we can begin to work on airflow in the house. Cross ventilation is a great way to create an airflow throughout the house, this is done by opening one window at one side of the house and then doing the same on the other side. You will need to keep in mind that the windows will need to be a similar size this will allow the air to flow through. This won't be as effective if there is a drastic difference in size. I found and research has said that smaller openings create better airflow.
image sourced from https://www.qnaguides.com/Cross-Ventilation-in-House-designs-for-Natural-Passive-Air-Flow.html
Adding a ceiling fan to a room can help the airflow but if it’s there's no way for fresh air to get in its just warm air cycling around. Once you have opened the windows adding the fan can be a lot more useful. Fans are more cost-effective than Aircon units.
Heres my little secret my recommendation for a brilliant company I use for all my clients if they were to purchase an Aircon unit is Hertfordshire Air Conditioning. Ken is fantastic at what he does, and I’d have to admit pretty funny too! He has a few dad jokes up his sleeve. Heres a few examples of his work…
Ken is very knowledgeable in this field, I’ve taken a few blogs from his website that can explain air conditioning in a bit more depth than I could.
Commercial
https://www.hertfordshireaircon.co.uk/what-are-tm44-surveys
Residential
https://www.hertfordshireaircon.co.uk/what-is-air-conditioning
https://www.hertfordshireaircon.co.uk/what-is-refcom
For both
https://www.hertfordshireaircon.co.uk/f-gas-news-f-gas-violators-face-200-000-fines
He also has a new blog I think being released this week on the cost of air conditioning
Once your aircon is properly fitted and secure having short spurts of air from the air con then using the fan can help to keep that cool air circulating instead of having the air con on all the time.
In next week's blog we will be talking about the kind of materials used when creating a dream home in a hot climate.
Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or would like to have more of a 1 2 1 chat, please contact me via email at jess@jcavareeinteriors.com or through my social media below!
Take care, and speak soon
Jess x