Beat The Heat

[tatom]

Can tell its getting hot when all the heat beating topics start popping up.

Im surprized the obvious hasnt come up, or maybe I just havent seen it. Ive tried to stop the heat instead of getting rid of it once its in the house. First, Ive planted alot of tall shade trees around the house, especially on the south and west side. Makes a big difference if the roof is in the shade! Only drawback Ive had is the rain gutters need cleaning often, but its worth it.

Another thing I did was put up a trellis (concrete posts and treated wood), on the west side of the house. I planted "peung saat", to grow on the trellis. This plant grows fast and thick and the west, concrete wall is in the shade all the time. Before, the wall would heat up and retain the heat all night.

These steps have reduced the temperature quite a bit. Of course, this is Thailand and its still hotter than hel!