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Old 05-19-2018, 01:06 AM
 
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So is it extremely all year in LV? I'm talking 100° + or just summer months? What are the worse months?
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Old 05-19-2018, 09:18 AM
 
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It hits 100 in May...by August 112-115. Back in the 90s in october
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Old 05-19-2018, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Henderson, NV
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You're a trooper, I don't want to sweat while inside haha so sweat evaporating isn't my idea of a good way to keep cool :P I think the quality of construction of a home is incredibly important because if you buy a cheaper house with 2x4 studs, even the best AC isn't going to be enough if it's 112 out. Those are just the laws of physics, sadly. You can keep a structure 65 degrees if you want even if it's 120 outside, it's not a problem, but the system has to be appropriately sized and the structure has to have an incredible thermal envelope. Ideally you'd be building with insulated concrete form and a concrete roof, which can reduce the number of air changes to as low as 0.15 per hour rather than 7 for a poorly built wood frame house or 4 for a better constructed home frame home. With a thermal envelope at 1 to 1.5 or below you can cool any structure and it's not even that expensive. Your biggest enemy is just air leak.

There are a lot of things you can do to a less well constructed home, though, some are cheap, some are more expensive. Obviously caulking any sort of cracks should be a no-brainer, because if keeping bugs out isn't enough motivation (ick, it should be!) then your energy savings AND soundproofing are. The other thing is with most homes, you're losing so much energy out the windows, you may as well double frame every window with Soundproof Windows, or the equivalent. A second double-pane window added into the interior in front of the existing windows, changes STC ratings from upper teens to 30s no problem, keeps your house quiet, and will keep energy contained.
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