My Apartment Stays Hot On Second Floor

In some houses it may be a slight inconvenience.

My apartment stays hot on second floor.

I live in a 2nd story apartment in socal. During the day it can be 75 outside and 81 inside. At night 62 outside 72 inside. 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.

Before you spend any more time fiddling with the thermostat. It doesn t seem to make a difference if we close all windows and blinds during the day or keep them open. Typically your attic temperature is going to far exceed the outdoor temperature. More exposure to natural light.

When i lived on the second floor despite harsh and cold winters my. As we just discussed hot air rises. Also focus on just the part of the apartment you re going to be using. If you live in a two story home you may have found yourself saying the same thing.

If you have something heavy like new furniture to bring in or out of your apartment it could be a quite the hassle. But to your dismay when you. My second floor is too hot. Your roof absorbs a ton of heat from the sun unless you have a lot of shady tree cover.

So your upstairs has a natural tendency to be warmer than lower levels. The windows only slide open at the very bottom. It basically amounts to 14 feet wide by 7 feet tall of glass facing south. Block out the sun.

In others especially in older homes this problem may be a symptom of a more serious issue with air flow insulation or efficiency. Here are some tips on how to keep your apartment cool. It doesn t cool down at night the heat seems to get trapped inside no matter how many windows or doors we open. That blanket of hot air is resting right on your second floor all day long.

You can decrease the heat in your apartment by a significant amount by keeping blinds closed at the right times of the day. The more sunlight that comes into your home the hotter it s going to get. The one area of your home where insulation has the most impact on your second floor comfort is your attic. Physics is the challenge here because hot air rises and cold air sinks.

I basically have a wall of 3 south facing windows. I can speak from the experience of having lived on the second floor and then moving to a bigger apartment on the third floor. For some reason it s usually 5 10 degrees hotter inside than out. All that hot air moves through your roof into the attic and ultimately into your top floor.

Unfortunately you may not remember or notice the problem until the hot summer months come scorching in. You may have tried making the air colder and even left it there all day hoping it would help. 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. 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.