So my house has no shade trees and is brick and holds heat like crazy!! So I water the roof and bricks to help cool it down. Anyone else do this? Also I've been thinking about putting a sprinkler on my roof and put on a timer for about 15 minutes at 1900.... Any ideas?
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InterestingLast edited by HoustonHunter; 06-16-2016, 08:13 PM. -
My grandfather has watered his roof to cool it off for as long as I can rememberComment
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Gotta help and waters a lot cheaper than gooch.Comment
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I water portions of my lawn for 10 minutes at a time to cool them off, but never my home. Interesting idea though...Comment
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My dad that to our swamp cooler back in the late 70's/early 80's back in west Texas.
Those swamp coolers actually dropped the temp about 10 degrees in about 10 minutesComment
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My dad does that when he is working in his shop. Cools it down pretty good.Comment
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Better be careful, do that too much and your house will grow and you'll have To buy more furniture.Comment
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I used to live in a cheap trailer house.
I would spray down my roof most every evening.
Made a big differenceComment
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I've seen homes in Arizona that have systems that spray mist on roofs & door openingsComment
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Was watching some chick home show with the wife...a guy in California built a house where he could put 3-4 inches of water on his flat roof. Kept the house cooler.Comment
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Cool the roof and sides with water. Helps the A/C. My A/C is running nearly 18 hours a day.Last edited by doghouse; 06-16-2016, 08:15 PM.Comment
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This is why I still do it when we had a bachelor pad we'd go spray water on roof and sides and if you were sitting inside you could literally feel the heat dissipateOriginally posted by Buff View PostComment
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A misting system on the roof sounds like a good idea...
Capture the run-off from the gutters in a barrel.
Then reculate it.......
Sounds like a business plan to me.....
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