09-24-2010, 01:20 PM
There was a prior topic discussing different options for keeping a home with a tin roof cool. Pardon me for not adding on, but it was long and diverse, and I have a specific question.
It was said that painting the roof with a special reflective white paint would cut down on heat absorption. It's getting on time to paint my roof in any case, so I've considered this. The problem is that white would be blinding. The house is in full sun and the roof is in view from most of the property, and it would be physically painful to look at a white shiny roof.
Is there any way to tint the reflective paint light green and still get benefits? I sort of expect that the answer is no, but wanted to ask before I rule this out.
Oh, and I did the birdholes in the eaves, and have two solar gable fans to push the air, but the birdholes made no difference that I can tell. I think the problem is that it hardly gets breezy here, so there's not much push of air into the vents or the birdholes.
It was said that painting the roof with a special reflective white paint would cut down on heat absorption. It's getting on time to paint my roof in any case, so I've considered this. The problem is that white would be blinding. The house is in full sun and the roof is in view from most of the property, and it would be physically painful to look at a white shiny roof.
Is there any way to tint the reflective paint light green and still get benefits? I sort of expect that the answer is no, but wanted to ask before I rule this out.
Oh, and I did the birdholes in the eaves, and have two solar gable fans to push the air, but the birdholes made no difference that I can tell. I think the problem is that it hardly gets breezy here, so there's not much push of air into the vents or the birdholes.