Easy Home Cooling Tips in the College Station, TX Area

Image credit: freedigitalphotos,net

People who move from the cooler northern states and purchase a home in the hot south with the help of a College Station realtor may find it difficult to acclimate to the new climate. Even lifelong Texans appreciate ways to keep their home cool without running the air conditioner 24 hours a day and racking up large energy bills.

Besides the obvious recommendations of wearing light clothing and turning on a fan, there are other, more long-term solutions to keeping a Brazos Valley, Texas home cool all year round. In the hot summer months, this region of the country has regular daily temperatures in the 90s and nights in the mid to upper 70s. While opening the windows to let in the cool night air on some nights may work, it may not provide the cooling you desire.

Long-Term Cooling Tips

Not only is it important to make your house as cool as possible for the hot Texas summers, but these measures will also help it become much more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. You can look for a house with your College Station realtor with some of these features already existing, or they can be renovations or additions you do after the purchase.

• Plant trees or install a latticework for a vine to prolong in front of eastern and western windows to block some of the hottest direct rays of the sun.

• Construct or install porches with roofs, awnings over decks and pergolas to help shade the ground and the walls around your house.

• Choose light-colored roofing material and exterior paint so the heat from the sun is not soak into your house.

• Boost the house's insulation and roof ventilation to help prevent heat from entering and getting trapped inside.

• Install sun blocking shades and curtains to keep out as much light as possible. These should also be a light color on the outside to reflect the heat out instead of soaking it in.

Quick Relief Cooling Tips

• There are several things you can do in the hot College Station and Bryan, TX summer months to boost the efficiency of your air conditioner and keep your rooms and yourself nice and cool.

• Switch the direction of ceiling fans to draw cooler air up from the floor toward the ceiling.

• Keep a spritz bottle full of cool water nearby and apply a missed to exposed skin to increase cooling evaporation.

• Place a shallow dish full of ice in front of a fan for a frosty breeze.

• Turn off incandescent lights, close the blinds and limit use of electronics to minimize heating the air.

• Keep your air conditioner in the top working condition by cleaning the fence and replacing the filters frequently. Also, make sure all ducts and hoses are leak-proof and insulated.

All of these cooling tips can help you feel more comfortable after experience climate shock when you moved to the house you picked out with the help of your knowledgeable College Station realtor.

Featured Home for Sale in College Station, TX

Sarah Miller, your RE/MAX realtor bryan-college station can help you discover a lot of great tips for making a profitable sale of your home. Call Sarah Miller at 979-255-1904 for your real estate needs in Bryan-College Station and the entire Brazos Valley!