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Posted by Abby Normal on June 28, 2007, 5:52 pm
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> > Some of you guys in here know me, know the kind of climate I am in.
>
> > Anyways I built a place with asealedattic, keeps the heat out in the
> > first place, seems to have really minimized infiltration. Holding 40%
> > RH in a real humid climate without a dehumidifier. Any of you want
> > some details of my opinion of thesealedattic, email me
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> > Atticis pretty bearable to be in, first test run the temps peaked at
> > less than 85 F, averaged about 82 degrees, RH up there in mid 50s. I
> > think my second round of tests will have it doing better than that.
>
> so how do you keep the heat from the sun on the roof out of the attic?
>
> Mark
White metal roofing, on top of foam insulation, on top of the roof.
About R7, looking a lot more effective at keeping the heat out than a
lot of fibreglass does agaionst superheated air.
Gable end attic walls are insulated on the inside with 1.5 inches of
styrofoam also.
My second round of tests right now, figure the attic is going to
average about 80F. But involved my lowering the temperature in the
home down from 79 to 75.
Sheet rock ceiling is presently separting the unconditioned attic from
the space below.
The location is a year round cooling environment, humid
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