If you ve ever lived in a home with more than one floor or a top floor apartment you ve probably noticed that the higher you are in the building the hotter it gets.
Top floor apartment hot.
But in the dog days of summer when your top floor apartment gets hotter than the community dryer on sunday afternoon you re going to wish you d paid attention in 1st grade science class.
Everybody knows that hot air rises.
Maximize this effect with a simple household item for an even cooler space.
Luckily we have a few tips and tricks to help you stay cool in your top floor tower during the summer.
I can t start a community garden upstairs and am dying with the air conditioning bills.
While the fan s air won t blow on you the room will still cool down as the hot air gets pulled out of your apartment and spit back outside.
Living on the top floor gives you added height and more exposure to natural sunlight.
This also means it will be hotter in the summer months so consider investing in good curtains fans and other ways to keep cool.
Send the hot air packing and make room for cooler air to settle into your home.
The sun is pretty hot.
In summer the place gets very hot.
This is great for keeping your heating costs down in the winter especially if you live in a colder area.
Fill a large bowl with ice or ice packs and put.
I have an apartment on the top floor of an apartment building the community roof is right over us.