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    Hot Garage in Albuquerque

    I am actually building a 20x20 building, so I won't be using the garage much. However, until that happens I'll be out in the garage oh, 2-4 hours a day. Thank you all for the comments. From what I understand: (listed in order of importance) #1: Clean / fix soffit vents. (the turbines are...
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    Hot Garage in Albuquerque

    Thank you for all the comments! I found out some other things today. I found the original builder's info, and it did not have the garage drywalled, or insulated. So someone did add drywall to those 2 walls. Also did some research, and the soffit vents have been stucco'd over. I don't think...
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    Hot Garage in Albuquerque

    Hey All, I have sold the house in Southern Utah, and have bought another in Albuquerque NM. A little cooler here, but still a too hot garage. Pics are attached. There is no insulation in the attic above the garage. I am assuming the first picture is a pic of that. There are 2 turbines on the...
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    Cheap Cooling Solution St. George Utah Garage

    I got a thermometer over the weekend, and it's reading about 1-4 degrees warmer inside the garage, than it is outside. When nighttime approaches, it's about 5-8 degrees warmer for a little while. So the last 2 days it was about 98-99 degrees outside, inside the garage it would read 100-102...
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    Cheap Cooling Solution St. George Utah Garage

    Thank you all for the comments. Amazingly enough, my home builder came over today to do some warranty work. There is no insulation "above" the ceiling and below the roofline in the RV portion of the garage. I'd assume there is some above the 2 car, but not sure. When you talk about ceiling...
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    Cheap Cooling Solution St. George Utah Garage

    Hey all, I have an 1141 sq foot garage in St. George Utah (temperature today is going to be 106) that gets dangerously hot. I don't have a thermometer in there, but I'd guess it to be about 120-130 in the heat of the day. The garage is finished but I don't think the roof is insulated at all...
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