Upstairs bedrooms so hot - what would you do?
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Anonymous
expensive solution but if you have $, this is probably the best way to go. |
Anonymous
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The REASON the room is hot is because the roof is not adequately insulated.
Insulate the roof and you'll have a cooler room and not need to spend a ton on electricity getting it cooler all the time. |
Anonymous
What's the right position? |
Anonymous
| OP here, thanks everyone. Unfortuantely we don't have ceiling fans, though I can see why they'd be helpful. I think another issue is that the vents are in the floor, so I have a feeling the cool air is not getting up into the room very far. The house was renovated prior to us moving in, so we don't have a lot of history regarding how or why they did certain things. |
Anonymous
We were told NOT to insulate the roof, but to add insulation to the attic floor (which we did). Insulating the roof traps the hot air. The reason the upstairs is hotter is because heat rises. |
Anonymous
The other side of left position. Sorry... Couldn't resist. Carry on. |
Anonymous
| OP again. Actually it's the same floor for the bedrooms and attic/storage spaces. They look fairly well insulated, but what do I know. Maybe additional insulation between the unfinished storage spaces and the bedrooms would help? I think we're probably just looking at another window unit and extreme childproofing though. |
Anonymous
What is your concern with kids? |
Anonymous
| Our toddler likes to push buttons so I'm afraid she will try to play with it or push/pull on a window unit. I didn't grow up with window units so they all seem sort of dodgy to me (although I have appreciated the one we've been putting in our bedroom). |
Anonymous
| Is attic insulation a potential DIY project? |
Anonymous
Have you seen a portable unit? AC sits inside so you don't have to worry about kids pushing/pulling out the window. |
Anonymous
| Try a Mitsubishi mini split. |
Anonymous
| How about a minisplit for upstairs? We had one put in for $3000 |
Anonymous
NP here. OP, I had ceiling fans installed for like $200/fan (including the fans, I bought them on sale at Home Depot). I'd also look into mini splits, which are a great alternative. Ultimately, though, the cheapest and best for the environment would be to rebalance your vents and to install ceiling fans. It was 79 in our house last night (thanks, summer-like weather and tons of pollen so we couldn't open windows!), and the ceiling fan made me so cool I had to cover up with my blanket. |
Anonymous
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OP, we have the same problem. We switch the dampers in our basement from one side to the other, we have ceiling fans in our bedrooms that we turn on. The best thing that works is turning the a/c on colder than necessary at night--usually above 70--so that the upstairs bedrooms are cool enough. We turn the air down at kid bedtime and then sit on the sofa, wrapped in blankets, until our bedtime.
Cheaper than a new a/c for upstairs. |