How can you cool your home? Perhaps you reach for the air conditioning button to effectively cool your home when temperatures become unmanageable. Can you imagine how much energy that will use regularly?
Investing in a good roof cooling system can make such a difference. After paying for your cool roof installation, you will need to use the air conditioner much less. You will save money each year on your energy costs to cool your home!
What other benefits can a roof cooling system bring to you, your home, and your bank balance?
What Is a Cool Roof?
A cool roof decreases the amount of heat that the roof absorbs. On a sunny day with high temperatures, a standard roof will absorb high levels of heat, transferring that heat to the home below.
As a result, your home will feel hot, humid, and unbearable. You may choose to turn on the air conditioning, but high energy levels and spiralling costs make this a poor decision.
A cool roof prevents so much heat from being absorbed by the roof, therefore reducing the amount of heat felt inside the home. Typical cool roofs will consist of a light colour, reflecting the sun’s heat to a greater extent than a standard dark roof.
You could paint your roof with cool roof paint to revitalise your existing roof and achieve a similar effect.
What Are the Pros and Cons of a Cool Roof?
Cool roofing is a viable option for your property to beat the Aussie heat. But, what are the pros and cons of installing a cool roof on your home?
Pros
A cool roof means a cool building. A smaller amount of the sun’s rays will be absorbed by a cool roof, reducing the heat felt inside your home. Your home will feel naturally cooler without any action from you!
You will also need to use the air conditioning system much less, using less cool energy. This is, of course, an eco-friendly benefit and helps you to do something great for the environment.
Using less energy will then mean that your energy bills are reduced. You will save money over the long term, spending less money on cooling your home. Remember that a cool roof will last for many years and so your annual savings on energy will significantly accumulate!
Cons
A cool roof does have some disadvantages, however. Having a light-coloured roof may mean that your roof gets dirtier much faster.
To be exact, the amount of dirt will be the same as if you had a dark roof, but dirt will show up easier on a light cool roof. This will mean that your roof will need to be cleaned more often, increasing costs if you need to pay a service to clean your roof.
Some experts additionally claim that cool roofs have no real benefit to the environment. Whilst you are reducing your energy usage, a cool roof reduces moisture moving vertically towards the atmosphere.
This will then decrease the coverage of clouds and reduce rainfall. Possible draughts will increase in probability.
What Is a Roof Cooling System?
A roof cooling system is a roof installation with built-in ventilation. Also referred to as a roof misting system it goes further than a cool roof to cool your home and provides many benefits.
The Rapid Ridge dry fixed roofing system is the latest roof cooling system, using expert technology. A natural cooling passive system is facilitated under the entire roof, allowing heat to escape your home and cool air to flow in. Your home can fully breathe!
So, what benefits can a goof roof cooling system like Rapid Ridge from Evo Build provide?
Top 5 Benefits of a Roof Cooling System
Here are the top 5 benefits of installing a roof cooling system on top of your home before summer arrives!
1. Natural Cooling
The natural cooling passive system that flows under your roof cools your roof and results in a cool building. Your home can breathe, allowing hot air to escape and enabling cool air to flow through.
2. Less Cool Energy
As your home will naturally feel cooler, you will need to use less energy to cool your home. This is great for the environment and your bank balance!
3. Save Money
You could save up to 43% on your cool energy costs per year once a Rapid Ridge dry fixed roofing system has been installed! You will cut your energy usage and energy bill by almost half of the standard amount. As your roof will last for many, many years, you will save thousands of dollars over time!
4. Zero Maintenance
Your Rapid Ridge roof cooling system will require zero maintenance from you. Using the latest materials, your roof will be weatherproof and watertight, providing a worry-free roof installation.
5. Fast Installation
How long does a tiled roof take expert roofers to install? When installing a Rapid Ridge dry fixed roofing solution, your installation time will be cut in half! Your roof will be installed faster so you can begin to feel the benefits of a cool home faster!
Install a Rapid Ridge by Evo Build Today!
Purchasing a Rapid Ridge dry fixed roofing solution for your home is an investment you will be proud of! Connect with Evo Build today and ask about the Rapid Ridge roofing system!