8 tips for keeping freshness

Here is summer and its high temperatures! It is therefore rare that France faces several scorching episodes with heat peaks easily exceeding 40 degrees.

To support summer temperatures, it is important to Keep freshness in the house but also to make every effort to refresh its interior even without air conditioning. The good news is that there are easy tips to prevent heat from penetrating the house and therefore limiting the increase in interior temperatures. Other solutions will also lower the temperature of a part of a few degrees without air conditioning. Discover our advice for refresh your house or apartment naturally and without air conditioning At best and prevent the heat from getting there.

What are the tips for refreshing the house?

Some grandmothers tips allow you to lower the temperature without air conditioning While others will avoid the feeling of heat. Here are some solutions to test at home to refresh the house:

1. If you have one, Place a bottle of frozen water or a bowl of ice cube in front of your fan so that it propels the fresh air.
2. Otherwise, Arrange a wet cloth in front of your windows To limit the entry of heat and bring a little humidity in the entire room.
3. Wet the front of the windows or the terrace can also lower the temperature of the house enjoying a little humidity.
4. It seems obvious but the Change of bed linen account. Swap your winter duvet against a finer duvet suitable for summer heat or a simple flat sheet, allows you to sleep quietly without being invaded by unbearable night heat which will prevent you from sleeping properly. Prefer natural materials that limit the feeling of warmth as is the case with linen.
5. To have a good sleep too, the best being to Take fresh showers rather than hot Even if it may seem obvious. Using cold water also has the advantage of do not create too much fog, humidity or steam in the bathroom. This same heat which could spread all over the interior and that it would be difficult to evacuate by opening the windows because of the external heat.
6. On the kitchen side, it is the same main idea that must be remembered since using the oven for example generates heat. Even if the door remains closed after preparing the dish, the heat emerges. It is better to be content to do Cooking cold dishes. So many little tips that will change your life and that, put end to end, will save the bet this summer, we guarantee it.
7. In the same way, it is necessary Avoid using electrical devices Because they generate heat. It is also preferable to turn off the lights to limit the feeling of heat.
8. Use and Abuse from the foggeronce the water is distributed in the air, you will have a pleasant feeling of freshness.

If the heat has penetrated a room from the house and you need to refresh it quickly, the best solution is to make a draft By avoiding the hottest hours of the day. For a feeling of freshness, use a dish filled with ice cubes that you will place in front of a fan. You can also wash a washing machine in the part concerned or humidify the curtains Using a vaporizer.

It is a technique that everyone knows. Certainly the most logical and the least expensive! However, it is good to remember that shutters closed in summer in no case keep the freshness in an interior if the windows are not themselves closed. Indeed, the closed shutters will filter the sun’s rays but will not prevent the heat from going inside if the windows are open. So you have to think about Keep your windows and closed shutters When the sun begins to type.

Ideally, this technique is to follow from the first rays of the sun From the end of the morning (10:30 am-11 a.m., depending on the region) and JUSQUE AS THE LAST READS (about 6 p.m.). Remember to close the shutters earlier if you get out of the house before and do not plan to go back for a while. You will enjoy getting into an interior that is not oppressive. Close the shutters as well as windows is notably very important for the parts which are directly exposed to the sun on the south side. If you do not have a shutter, the curtains also can serve as a dam to Filter the sun’s rays. They will then be preferred thick and opaque rather than light and transparent veil because they will retain heat.

When to ventilate the house during the heat wave?

While your interior has remained confined all day, the desire is great to open everything when you get home from work around 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Be patient and wait until the day goes to bed. It is indeed at this time that temperatures are starting to drop. Do not hesitate to Open all windows large And create pleasant air currents from one room to another. This is particularly a good method to be sure to have a good night without hot flash, often synonymous with the first sign of insomnia.

In the event of a particularly hot night, if the bedroom window is a little far from the bed, it is also recommended to Leave the window a bit open (Spanish Preferably if the window has this functionality). It is indeed necessary to take into account the fact that the nocturnal summer blows can be intense and cause an unpleasant feeling of blocked nose once the morning came. So the best being not to be tempted by the reflex to open the window large before bed.

Also air in the morning Allows you to leave a maximum freshness Enter the house before hot hours. THE air currents Allow the house to cool the house faster, so do not hesitate to multiply the opening of the windows. As soon as the sun’s rays are more intense and the external temperatures become stronger, the windows must be closed.

Fan, air refreshment … What device to refresh the house?

Failing to set up air conditioning at home, several devices can allow you to refresh the house with more or less result:

• For a feeling of immediate costs, opt for a Classic fan With a preference for the fan on foot with a rotating head. Leave it in a room in the area so that it diffuses and returns the fresh air in the four corners of the bedroom, the living room or even the kitchen. There are very discreet models that it is possible to unscrew and put back in your box at the cellar once fall has arrived. Note that some fans integrate a fogger To be even more effective.
• For a targeted action in telework for example, bet on the USB blower. Sort of mini-ventilatorthis object has the advantage of being able to connect to the computer directly. Practical when you work from home with a laptop that we lide everywhere and which tends to heat our knees.
• For a more efficient solution than a fan, you can opt for the air refresh which presents a reserve in which ice cubes are placed. The air diffused by the fan is thus cooler and saves one or two degrees depending on the size of the room.
• For a long -term solution, you can also opt for a ceiling fan. By stirring the air, this object creates a fresh and light breeze and allows the interior temperature to lower a few degrees. Take into account the size of the part In which you will install it: for a large room such as a living room, you will rather choose a 132 cm diameter fan. On the other hand for a small bedroom, a fan 76 cm in diameter will suffice.
• Concerning the air conditioningif it is a little late to install a complex system, a mobile air conditioner can be envisaged to gain in comfort but that has a certain cost. It will then simply be necessary to find an outlet for the pipe so that it evacuates the hot air from the room.

Can we cool the house thanks to a VMC?

The answer is yes. If a simple flow VMC will only ventilate your interior, a double -Flux VMC – a system which allows an exchange between incoming air and outgoing air in order to renew/improve the quality – can fulfill this role. With some work and a budget between 3,000 and 8,000 euros, the installation ofA double-Flux VMC is the guarantee of a moderate temperature, even in summer !

Can you water your house to refresh it?

Here is a grandmother tip that will allow you to get a very pleasant feeling of freshness during the heat wave periods. So water the front of your house, the edge of your windows or your terrace so that the water evaporates and lower the temperature. You prefer to carry out this operation in the evening and in the morning. Also remember to take into account the situation in your region concerning water because who says heat wave often says drought.

What plants to refresh the house?

Know that plants can help you refresh the house by acting as natural air conditioning. We can then have the green plants In the house but also on the edge of the window or even in a planter. You can bet on Aloe vera, ficus, palm, Boston fern, Sanseeveria… plants will have the advantage of filtering the sun’s rays and lowering the temperature. If you have a balcony or terrace, vegetate these spaces to avoid the reverberation of the accumulation of heat on the materials.

For a long -term solution, vegetate a wall Or the roof of a home is not only very trendy but also has the advantage of maintaining a relatively cool temperature inside the habitat. Indeed, the earth and the plants, which replace the slate or the tiles, allow Protect waterproofing materials (insulating membrane) solar radiation. The insulation of the roof is thus improved, which tempers the increase in the inner temperature to the warmest in summer.

And paint the facade of the light -colored house?

Regarding the long term, Keep freshness in the house Also go through a good use of the materials of the house facade. So, Some materials refer heat and the rays of the sun, such as stone, plaster, lime and clear painting. If you plan to repaint your walls, choose colors like white, beige, yellow, orange and light red instead. This solution acts as a “small dam” against the sun’s rays. This is obviously not worth real thermal insulation of the walls But can nevertheless be useful for losing a few symbolic little degrees but not negligible to breathe.