Summer Tips: Summer is here. People are now facing so many problem like temperature rising. As soon as the summer season arrives, the scorching sun starts wreaking havoc and in this season everyone avoids going out in the hot afternoon. Due to which everyone wants to spend the whole day at home and not have to go out. But to avoid the heat in the house, AC and coolers are used which increase the electricity bill of the house by running continuously. Therefore, it becomes necessary to make some such changes in the house, so that the room remains cool even without AC and cooler in the hot afternoon.
Let us know what are those economical methods which will keep your house cool in summer.
Paint the roof of the house with white paint
The roof of the house is made of cement-concrete, due to which the roof of the house starts heating up like a furnace due to the increase in the outside temperature in summer. The color of the roof made of cement-concrete is dark, due to which it absorbs more heat. In such a situation, white paint or a coating of white cement mixed with lime should be applied on the roof. By using white paint on the roof, the effect of heat can be reduced by 70%. White color also acts as a reflector for the sun rays.
Water based paint will give you relief from heat
There is a plethora of different types of paints in the market, that is why people get their houses painted according to their choice. But many times people do not have the right understanding of paint, due to which people are often unable to pay attention to the quality of the paint. Nowadays most people prefer to get oil-based paint done in their homes, but this paint is expensive and also increases the temperature of the room. Therefore, to keep the temperature inside the house low in summer, one should always use water-based paint because water-based paint reflects heat.
Light shades will also give relief to the eyes
Along with changing the color of the walls, many such changes can be made in the interiors, whose colors give coolness to the eyes. For example, using yellow and green colored crockery in the kitchen adds to the beauty of the kitchen and such colors also give relief to the eyes. Apart from this, it is good to plant seasonal plants in the corners of the house, this not only makes the house look beautiful but also keeps the room cool.