In this section of Home Improvement, I explain how to keep your house cool without any air conditioning (AC).

Those who can afford an air conditioner are fortunate. But not everyone is able to afford air conditioning. So, what do they do? Well, there are certain tips that you can follow and still keep your home cool with no AC. Here, the basic idea and the trick behind cooling your house without any air conditioning is to minimize heat sources to the home and remove any built-up heat from inside the house.

For e.g, heat coming into the house through doors and windows can increase the temperature. The king of roofing material used also plays a significant role here. Design and architect of the house all plays a role in home cooling or home heating.

Below are some tips, tricks and ideas to keep your house cool without air conditioning.

Yes; arrange all your furniture in positions such that they do not restrict flow of air in the house. Remove any furniture from near doors and windows. No not place any furniture in between two opposite windows or doors. When there is no hurdle in the way of airflow, there will be proper movement of air and breeze that will help to keep your house cool.

Yes, your doors and windows can play a very significant role in keeping your house cool without any air conditioner.

Check out for the direction in your house from where breeze or air flows in the most. Keep all windows open on this part of the house. Leave the windows closed on the other sides of your house. Also make sure there is no resistance to air movement. These resistant can be furniture or any other object.

Install heat-reflecting film on windows that face the sun. This will protect heat from entering the house to some extent.

Use shelters to prevent direct sunlight from entering the house through windows mainly on areas of the house facing south- and west. You can use shelter such as overhangs, patio overheads, latticework, awnings etc.

Fans and proper home ventilation can help keep your house cool without any air conditioning. Find one window near the center of the house and install a window fan. Place it so that it blows outward. This fan will pull the fresh air coming in from the open windows through the entire house and keep constant circulation. You can use a portable fan or a window fan.

Make sure there is proper ventilation in all rooms of your home. Warn air rises up and escapes through ventilators. If your home has a whole-house fan, turn it on to extract warm air.

This measure can help temperature drop by upto 2-3 Degrees Celsius.

Read More on Fans and Home ventilation:

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If you have a proud owner of a house with a garden, make use of the garden. Plant trees. Trees and bushes can provide shade and cooling evaporation. Cool breeze entering the house will make you feel happy and cool.

If you are still not satisfied and want to get rid of the heat completely, maybe its time to consider installing an air conditioner.

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