Heat dissipation from shack

Doom5003

Doom5003

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So, my wife wants me to move all my tools to the shed.
But the shed is made of corrugated sheets.

Now my question is, what is the best way to remove heat from the shed in the summer. Would painting with thermal/UV reflective paint or putting one of those passive chimney things work the best?

In the long run I will be doing both, but which one of the two would give the best results?

I am hoping to get some feedback from someone that has done both and have firsthand experience as to which one to do first.

I have had people say painting will be my best/first option, but those same people have never installed the extractor.
Same the other way around.
 
Doom5003 said:
Now my question is, what is the best way
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Getting rid of that demanding little wife is perhaps best?

Otherwise, these could be acceptable alternatives:

Cooling down Wendy house?

Hi guys. I have a 3x9 Wendy house, wooden frame with Nutec walls, insulated. x3 windows Every summer however, it gets uncomfortably hot in here. I was wondering if anyone has idea's to cool it down? Would a air cooler work (Those devices that cost between 1.5-3k) or would I need expensive air...
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None of those options will yield any satisfying results.

Corrugated Sheet, 20mm gap, underlay (for moisture), timber frame, insulation in between the frames, plasterboard on inside. Same for the roof.
 
Doom5003 said:
So, my wife wants me to move all my tools to the shed.
But the shed is made of corrugated sheets.

Now my question is, what is the best way to remove heat from the shed in the summer. Would painting with thermal/UV reflective paint or putting one of those passive chimney things work the best?

In the long run I will be doing both, but which one of the two would give the best results?

I am hoping to get some feedback from someone that has done both and have firsthand experience as to which one to do first.

I have had people say painting will be my best/first option, but those same people have never installed the extractor.
Same the other way around.
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Where are your tools atm? How much money do want to throw at this?

Maybe a whirly bird extractor and some insulation and a ceiling?
I installed isoboard under my IBR roof and got terrific results.

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Not sure how big your shed is. But doing isoboard on only the small roof might not be enough. Maybe isoboard the roof and the walls?
 
W@P said:
Where are your tools atm? How much money do want to throw at this?

Maybe a whirly bird extractor and some insulation and a ceiling?
I installed isoboard under my IBR roof and got terrific results.

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Not sure how big your shed is. But doing isoboard on only the small roof might not be enough. Maybe isoboard the roof and the walls?
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Not looking to spend a lot of money, and the shed isnt that big. Installing a whirly bird thing would be the easiest and simplest route but is it the better of the two.
 
RedViking said:
None of those options will yield any satisfying results.

Corrugated Sheet, 20mm gap, underlay (for moisture), timber frame, insulation in between the frames, plasterboard on inside. Same for the roof.
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Basically an American house from what I see how they build their houses.
 
W@P said:
Where are your tools atm? How much money do want to throw at this?

Maybe a whirly bird extractor and some insulation and a ceiling?
I installed isoboard under my IBR roof and got terrific results.

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Not sure how big your shed is. But doing isoboard on only the small roof might not be enough. Maybe isoboard the roof and the walls?
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What thickness isoboard did you use?

Also what helps here are no walls, and looks like a fairly high roof.
 
My first house was excessively hot, I bought the Plascon version of the cool roof paint. Did nothing to the temps. Installed isotherm in the roof. Immediate effect. Dont waste your time painting.
 
rh1 said:
My first house was excessively hot, I bought the Plascon version of the cool roof paint. Did nothing to the temps. Installed isotherm in the roof. Immediate effect. Dont waste your time painting.
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I just bought some to try sort out my heat issues... sad to hear that
 
Get fancy. Install a heat pump to heat water, charge batteries, drive an air-con or something. Otherwise, the best option short term would be one of those whirly things.

seen these?

www.turbovent.co.za

Whirlyvent - Residential Roof Vent For Home Ventilation

Turbovent offers the supremely cost-effective (and environmentally clean) Whirlyvent Turbine, for cooling and ventilating spaces up to 50 square metres.
www.turbovent.co.za www.turbovent.co.za

The next would be insulation as already suggested. Last on the list are those so-called paints -just another sales gimmick.
 
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Has anyone installed whirlybirds and could notice a difference? I am considering that.
 
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