"Swingman" wrote in message
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It _is_ amazing how proper construction methods can keep temperatures down
inside a structure.

It is amazing. My wife and I have been looking at new homes and Ryland is
guaranteeing that heating and cooling costs will not be over about $50 per
month on average for a full 3 years. This is on homes ranging in size from
2,000 to 3000 sq feet. IIRC they are using radiant barrier plus that new
blown in wall insulation that is made up of old newspapers like on TOH.



I just walked in from checking the gas furnace line installation in the
attic of a new house built with radiant barrier roof decking and ridge
venting ... it was no hotter in that attic than it is outside today in
Houston.

That is the way my store room is. You can almost touch the decking and it
is no warmer.


As you well appreciate, being in an attic in Houston at 11 AM on a sunny
June day can be a scorching experience in the older houses. AAMOF, the
shingles on this one were already too hot to install the HVAC roof vents
...
I like to have that done at first light, before the sun get overhead, to
keep from damaging the shingles.

Now, if I ever get the time to build that new $hop ...

Where are you planing on putting that new shop? LOL