I have my attic converted to a living space, how can I cool it off? It's too hot to live and I have no a/c.
Well not that simple to answerFirst off when you converted did you leave room for ventalation above the insulation? secound how warm is it outside when it is too hot inside? attics are always hotter for a couple reasons one they are the highest place in the home and heat rizesSecoundly becuase the space between the roof(which is direct to the sun is so close to the ceilingsolutions: if you have no vetalation space either raise your roof to provide one of lower your ceiling so you can pull down the insulationProvide room for hot air to escape attic spaceIf house is hot even when it is relatively cool outside, consider installing a couple exhuast fans at highest point of end wallsIf it is hot out and in, pretty much gotta deal with it or get an ac unit.Lets
Some of the knitting purists on ere will skewer me for this, but the yarn that holds its shape best is Red Heart ClassicIt's sometimes sold as Super Saver in larger skeins I have some sweaters I have knit from this yarn that are 10-15 years old and still have their original colors and shapeThey get worn and washed dozens of times a year - machine wash warm, tumble dry medium - which comes out to over a hundred washes per sweaterI could wish one of them had stretched (I have outgrown it) but it hasn'tI wore one into a yarn shopThe clerk working there noticed it was hand-knit and asked if it was newI told her it was over 10 years oldShe was astounded and asked if I had any idea what yarn it wasI told her and she was astounded againShe never works with anything like that.
