Samson

anyone here have an attic fan type thing or something else that vents your garage space? being that we have bedrooms directly over the garage... and the garage reaching 100+ degree heat during the day and hot cars returning at night... the rooms above seem to stay much warmer than anywhere else in the house. atleast this is what i think is causing the difference. at 9pm right now, the closed garage w/ the hot engines from the cars.. its still gotta be atleast 100' in there.

what would be the best solution? I was thinking some sort of exhaust ventilation system (fan) mounted in either the ceiling or the side where the vents are.

suggestions?

Misa

it would help.

dj02

uh huh.....and you need to cool down the garage because?

dubcac

The heat rises and heats the ceiling, which is the floor of the upstairs bedrooms that are directly above the garage, which heats the rooms themselves.

Misa

or if you could.... insulate the garage ceiling / bedroom floor.

AcuraFanatic

Or you can just remove it

TheOtherDave™

A thermostat-controlled vent fan (with a vent hood and damper) on the outside wall combined with insulation between the garage and the bedroom would do the job.

Also, have you weatherstripped the garage door?
The more hot outside air you can keep out of the garage during the day, the better.

dj02

thats what ac's are for

exactly

dj02

check out bob villa over here.

dubcac

They're jewish