2023-07-22 20:28:33
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Midsummer is still to come – and residents of attic apartments are groaning in despair. This inexpensive lightning trick provides a remedy.
Die summer heat is often difficult to get out of the apartment.Fans* and air conditioning systems represent the somewhat more expensive solutions.With a cheap Blitz-Trick but you can also help yourself.
If the weather forecast is to be trusted, then midsummer is finally breaking in Germany. Some will be happy – after all, bathing lakes and balmy evenings on the balcony will tempt you – others will be put off by it. Especially get residents of attic apartments the heat often completely off and don’t even sleep at night because the rooms don’t cool down enough in the evening. But what if you don’t have enough money for a fan? Or are all the devices in the electronics store already sold out? Then the following tip might come in handy for you.
Cooling the apartment in summer: where does the heat come from?
When it’s hot in the apartment, many people don’t know what to do anymore. © dpa/Kay Nietfeld
The heat usually comes from the fact that the facade and roof are not sufficiently insulated or the sun shines directly into the apartment through the south-facing window. It’s nice when there’s plenty of light falling into your own four walls during the day, but at the same time this often creates unbearable heat. The apartment is already so hot in the midday hours that it can no longer be endured.
So to keep the heat out, you can intercept the sun’s rays – with curtains, for example. A cheaper method, which is also used in cars, is however aluminum foil. The aluminum covers are often clamped behind the windshield of the car as sun visors, so that the car cannot heat up so much. The same principle can also be applied to the apartment by placing aluminum foil in front of the windows. Because if the heat doesn’t come in, you don’t have to cool down the apartment either.
Avoid heat with protective films
In addition to the classic aluminum foil, there is special mirror foils ( link), which can be self-adhesively attached to the windows. They effectively insulate rooms from high temperatures in summer and save on air conditioning costs.
Also interesting: How to banish the sweltering heat from your home.
This is how the aluminum foil trick works for a cool apartment
Get one tear-resistant aluminum foil – you need a few meters of this.Aire well in the morning before you attach the aluminum foil.Attach the aluminum foil such as curtains or curtains in long strips on the window. Either hang them on the curtain rod or directly on the window by clamping the aluminum foil between the window and the frame. Alternatively, you can use the Spray windows with water and just “stick” the aluminum foil like this Online-Portal desired advises. The film sticks to the pane because of the water.
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The silver coating of the aluminum foil effectively keeps the heat from penetrating the apartment. Make sure the shiny side is facing out as the mat is more likely to attract heat. Meanwhile, 24vita.de* reports on Sun protection films at Stiftung Warentest. *Merkur.de and 24vita.de are offered by IPPEN.MEDIA
also read: This simple and cheap trick makes your curtains fall much more beautifully.
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