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Cake day: July 22nd, 2023

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  • This house was built by Habitat for Humanity. The whole goal is to put people in a mortgage they can afford. Given that, the insulation, windows, doors, etc., are top notch for insualtion. One of the guys told me the structure is above grade by 2 and sometimes 3 notches, and this on the Hurricane Coast. Doorknobs and faucets, LOL, not so much.

    Commented the other day that the AC only runs non-stop when both conditions are met; over 95F and left it off for the afternoon. Kinda nuts how little power this house uses, but it is small.



  • Bro, if your attic is so damned hot that the hatch looks like that, yikes. Since you own the place, I’d say it’s well worth whatever they charge to coat the underside of the roof with foam.

    Our Habitat for Humanity house has zero insulation on the attic floor, except for a little dust. :) It’s typically about 10°F hotter than the house below. Also, we can run around up there and store junk.

    You reminded me! I was going to rig a fan up there and I have two solar cells doing nothing!