After I purchased my latest patio umbrella I was bummed to find the top pole is about 8″ shorter than the previous umbrella. This is a problem as the sun heats up the umbrella and traps heat underneath. The previous umbrella was higher than the walls of my patio allowing air to vent under […]
Home Depot
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Foam Insulation from Home Depot
I don’t like using the heater or the AC so I’ve been insulating the townhouse. My last project was replacing my 2 patio doors with vinyl low-E 4 patio doors. That did reduce the temperature spikes but it still got warmer and colder than I prefer. My latest project has been to put one […]
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Home Depot – Clairemont
This is Part 3 of my efforts to keep my place cool without using AC. My front door/kitchen gets direct sunlight from around 7am till 11am. During the summer enough heat comes through the door and the little windows at the top to heat up my kitchen 5-8 degrees. I visited Home Depot to buy […]