Tips to keep rooftop cool during summer

On Air Conditioner

if you need the best and Non spending solution..

Just Cut some 4 to 5 Coconut green Leafs. put over your room. As they are green, it will absorb heat.. and as its 4 to 5, sun will not fall on roof directly. If you still need cool, pour only one bucket over the terrace, over leaf(cut it fully along with the that center part, can be easy to remove).. as leafs are there, it will make water to stay in roof for more time.

And for every 10 days, change the leafs..

Pros –
1. No need to spend 1Rs also.
2. Nice Cooling
3. Water Efficient

Cons :
1. after 10 days, if you forgot to change, then if leaves become complete dry, it will take time to clear it. so better change before it become complete dry and become powder.
2. You need to get coconut tree or Nongu or panai maram(Tamil Dimers, please translate)…

rajdesidime wrote:

go for terrace gardening…

Cons of terrace gardening-

You need to coat a special coating of layer in roof.. Else your roof will slog with water and in due course of time, your iron in roof will get rusted and will start a crack in roof…

Experienced it.. So be careful, before choosing this…

If you are using mud directly in roof, instead of pots, then please consult the professional. COs they will do some 3 layers of coating to prevent the roof.

some of my friends house, they use Lime white used for painting.. SUnnambu in tamil… Calcium carbide or carbonate something..

THis will default reflect back the sun rays, cos white is the source of reflection and it reflect the sunlight…

And also, this have a cooling nature. so only they are including this along with painting in old days(now its a ready made mix in distemper)…

This cost 1kg 5 to 8 rs(branded like suryacem itself)…

So its little cheap and can be done every year too..

charlesrulez2 wrote:

Nongu or panai maram(Tamil Dimers, please translate)…

Palm tree…

neoman wrote:

charlesrulez2 wrote:

Nongu or panai maram(Tamil Dimers, please translate)…

Palm tree…

Thanks machan..

any more suggestions?? if anyone have some better and costless solution, please let me know..

i need for my room also..

do the rain dance and wish for it to rain.u just have to believe in it.:-P or you could meditate for long hours for some years and then you could increase your body temperature and then when its above the room temp. u feel your room temp is cool.(faster way is to catch a fever)

charlesrulez2 wrote:

neoman wrote:

charlesrulez2 wrote:

Nongu or panai maram(Tamil Dimers, please translate)…

Palm tree…

Thanks machan..

spend some money install solar panel that will give you some profit in term of ur electricity bill

BML wrote:

spend some money install solar panel that will give you some profit in term of ur electricity bill

Solar panel to cover the whole terrace will cost above 1 lac

I was hoping to cover the terrace with the green cloth used for greenhouse farming.. anyone tried it.. ?

green house hav opposite effect…its used forcapturing enough infrawave …causing more warmth…

correct if m wrong..

BML wrote:

spend some money install solar panel that will give you some profit in term of ur electricity bill

Thanks but few days back , mathematics on the economics of solar panel by a seller here www.desidime.com/forums/hot-deals-online/topics… doesn’t justify spending.

rajdesidime wrote:

green house hav opposite effect…its used forcapturing enough infrawave …causing more warmth…

correct if m wrong..

I guess this is a net, so it will have pores. the green house gases wont be trapped then.
Many types here http://www.indiamart.com/shreepolytechindustrie…

duke wrote:

rajdesidime wrote:

green house hav opposite effect…its used forcapturing enough infrawave …causing more warmth…

correct if m wrong..

I guess this is a net, so it will have pores. the green house gases wont be trapped then.

bt hw it will wrk…plants cause cooling coz of perspiration out of ’em..or evaporative cooling…i cnt c it of any use…

I was hoping to cover the terrace with the green cloth used for greenhouse farming.. anyone tried it.. ?

Any Indian seller for this online?

rajdesidime wrote:

duke wrote:

rajdesidime wrote:

green house hav opposite effect…its used forcapturing enough infrawave …causing more warmth…

correct if m wrong..

I guess this is a net, so it will have pores. the green house gases wont be trapped then.

bt hw it will wrk…plants cause cooling coz of perspiration out of ’em..or evaporative cooling…i cnt c it of any use…

deadbat wrote:

do the rain dance and wish for it to rain.u just have to believe in it.:-P or you could meditate for long hours for some years and then you could increase your body temperature and then when its above the room temp. u feel your room temp is cool.(faster way is to catch a fever)

Most innovative idea
have seen vidoe some years back that bodh monks raise temp of body to put body on fire. seems you just seen it

Very innovative ideas seen here….
Have seen broken tile chips on roofs in Mumbai Buildings.
If Builders use it then its cheapest cause they will never spend more for anything.

he, you can use thermocol sheet and cover your rooftop and keep weight over it so that sheet are fixed , try this,
also you can make pad with these sheet with reflective material and plastic for damaging from rain water and keep on rooftop

duke wrote:

rajdesidime wrote:

Also theres some coating to reduce it gting hotter…dnt kno wat its called…its bit expensive bt reduce A/C running costs to abt 50%

yeah man, please try to recall

Dr. Fixit Heat Shield.

Needs to be painted on the roof.

chip wrote:

BML wrote:

spend some money install solar panel that will give you some profit in term of ur electricity bill

Solar panel to cover the whole terrace will cost above 1 lac

I was hoping to cover the terrace with the green cloth used for greenhouse farming.. anyone tried it.. ?

I used this idea, and it is working.. this is available locally, cost about 200 rs for 10 × 10 terrace, room is cooler…

also saw an add on tv… bitumen coating on terrace for 80% less heat..

buy polybags like these
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Poly-Grow-Bags-46×32cm-f…

enjoy ur vegetables and much cooler roofs-

Good old thread