Tag Archive: Summer

Warmer summer temperatures are here and keeping your new home cool inside is all about using some tricks and tips so here are some ideas to help from the builders at Hughes Construction.

Keep inside doors open, you may think that closing off rooms is the best way to insulate parts of the house from the hot weather. When you leave all the inside doors open it allows air to flow freely and this air flow is going to leave the home noticeably cooler.

Just as you open those window blinds to take advantage of the natural heat from the sun in winter your blinds are useful during hot summer days. And with choices like insulated blinds you have the added benefit from your window coverings to help prevent heat loss in winter and keep the house cooler in summer. During the summer closing the blinds prevents heat from …