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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

I don't want to hijack this thread, but have you done things to mitigate the heat? I have an essentially flat roof covered with a bituminous membrane (black). I put white, elastomeric paint on it, which lowered the temp on the roof surface from 175 degrees to 110 degrees in the middle of the day for example.

We've added insulation under the house (primarily to help in the winter) and in the attic (winter and summer). We haven't done anything to the roof other than to repair some leaks. We'll eventually probably put a new roof on, and may go metal (pretty common here). We've got a fairly steep (for here) hip roof with dormers. We had the main bathroom down to the studs. The walls were probably 85% insulated. Our walls also are drywall, framing, and wood siding with no membrane, sheathing or anything else. I think the walls and 30+ year old HVAC (1991) are our biggest issues today WRT power util.