ᐅ House (built in 2019) always too warm from April to October
Created on: 23 May 2023 07:28
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chewbacca123
Hello everyone, I wasn’t sure under which category to post this topic.
We have been living in our house for about four years now; it was built in 2019. The house is built into a slope, with the ground floor containing the living area, kitchen, workspace, and a small bathroom, and the basement level having the bedrooms, building services, and utility room. The attic is not converted.
Now that it’s slowly getting warmer, I notice again, as I do every year:
It’s so warm inside the house. The heating system, underfloor heating (heat pump), is no longer running. We have a thermometer in the cloakroom on the ground floor. This morning it showed 23.4°C (74°F), stuffy and uncomfortable.
Our house has a ventilation system (Wolf), a central ventilation unit. It runs at night and is supposed to bring fresh air into the house or extract air from the rooms as needed.
How can it be that we always have such heat? 23.4°C (74°F) in the hallway?
Of course, I should mention that we get a lot of sun. On the ground floor, in the living area, there are large south-facing windows which we shade when the sun is shining.
In the basement, the terrace door is 2m (6.6 ft) wide and also exposed to the sun. We shade that partially.
We installed the ventilation system back then because it was said to save us from having to open all the windows every morning. Now, between April and October, I basically spend my mornings opening all the windows anyway to get rid of the stuffy and unpleasant warmth inside the house.
Does anyone have similar experiences? How can it be that after a night with 12°C (54°F) outside temperature, the hallway is 23.4°C (74°F) at 7 a.m.?
When I leave the bedroom and walk up the stairs to the ground floor, I can feel the temperature rising with every step :-/
Could this be related to the building services system? The house was built in 2019, with 36cm (14 inch) Porit bricks.
Thanks for your help, best regards
ina
We have been living in our house for about four years now; it was built in 2019. The house is built into a slope, with the ground floor containing the living area, kitchen, workspace, and a small bathroom, and the basement level having the bedrooms, building services, and utility room. The attic is not converted.
Now that it’s slowly getting warmer, I notice again, as I do every year:
It’s so warm inside the house. The heating system, underfloor heating (heat pump), is no longer running. We have a thermometer in the cloakroom on the ground floor. This morning it showed 23.4°C (74°F), stuffy and uncomfortable.
Our house has a ventilation system (Wolf), a central ventilation unit. It runs at night and is supposed to bring fresh air into the house or extract air from the rooms as needed.
How can it be that we always have such heat? 23.4°C (74°F) in the hallway?
Of course, I should mention that we get a lot of sun. On the ground floor, in the living area, there are large south-facing windows which we shade when the sun is shining.
In the basement, the terrace door is 2m (6.6 ft) wide and also exposed to the sun. We shade that partially.
We installed the ventilation system back then because it was said to save us from having to open all the windows every morning. Now, between April and October, I basically spend my mornings opening all the windows anyway to get rid of the stuffy and unpleasant warmth inside the house.
Does anyone have similar experiences? How can it be that after a night with 12°C (54°F) outside temperature, the hallway is 23.4°C (74°F) at 7 a.m.?
When I leave the bedroom and walk up the stairs to the ground floor, I can feel the temperature rising with every step :-/
Could this be related to the building services system? The house was built in 2019, with 36cm (14 inch) Porit bricks.
Thanks for your help, best regards
ina
Hello,
Yes, that is unfortunately quite common. For most architects, any kind of external shading is considered a bad idea… for reasons unknown…
Best regards,
Andreas
Costruttrice schrieb:
Unfortunately, we followed the architect’s advice, who said, “You don’t need roller shutters in the stairwell.”
Yes, that is unfortunately quite common. For most architects, any kind of external shading is considered a bad idea… for reasons unknown…
Best regards,
Andreas
chewbacca123 schrieb:
Okay, I’m just a bit worried about having a year-round “view like through sunglasses,” since we really have a beautiful view.I thought you mentioned something about trees you planted that just need some time to grow… but I don’t see any there 😉 Mirror film would – I think – also work if it darkens at the same time. Mirror film doesn’t create a reflective effect from the inside looking out, only one-sided.
chewbacca12324 May 2023 10:14ypg schrieb:
I thought you mentioned some trees you planted that just need some time to grow… but I don’t see any 😉
I believe mirror film would also work if it also darkens at the same time. Mirror film only reflects one way, not from inside to outside. There are two trees planted further to the right to provide shade for the southwest side.
But they are probably too far from the house, that’s true. We were advised against planting trees too close to the terrace. I think we might install something like zip screens on the outside of the large windows.
Our window installer is coming next week to advise us.
I do realize that the mirror film doesn’t reflect inward ;-)
But the mirror effect outside down in the garden should not be underestimated when you’re sitting there and get blinded—it can be really annoying, I think. Especially if it might also blind the neighbors.
Costruttrice schrieb:
Unfortunately, we followed the architect’s advice, who said "Shutters are not necessary in the stairwell."That statement is too general to be true, but understandable (probably based on the idea that it’s not a living space). Non-experts should always feel confident to ask professionals why they hold certain opinions.andimann schrieb:
For most architects, any type of external shading device is considered a blight... for whatever reason...Probably because they see it as disrupting the purity of their masterpiece sculpture.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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chewbacca12324 May 2023 12:54haydee schrieb:
You might be able to shade the window on the balcony upstairs with fast-growing annual plants like pole beans. The balcony also provides natural shade. The balcony will be extended and roofed over soon. This will provide permanent shade for the window 🙂
But your idea also sounds nice and practical in itself.
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