Interior doors: choose the right ones to combat the summer heat
It may seem strange to say, but even the interior doors of the house can help beat the summer heat. In the months marked by heat and sultriness, being able to count on the right fixtures and fittings can make the difference, and make your stay at home decidedly more pleasant.
So here are some tips on how to best choose the windows to combat the typical heat of summer days.
Interior doors in your home must be installed correctly
Summer is a wonderful season, but it can also lead to major annoyances. Among these there is certainly the heat, which however can be fought with correctly installed house doors.
The importance of a good installation is self-evident. If the doors of the house are not aligned in the right way, if they do not fit the space created in the walls, this can lead to rapid deterioration. The windows may not open or close properly, and this could lead to incorrect air circulation.
Let us consider a typical case. Returning from a beautiful afternoon at the beach, all you would like to do is rest in your room, cooled by the air conditioning. If the doors do not close properly, however, the cold air will quickly leave the room, in fact eliminating the action of the air conditioner. All this leads not only to a higher temperature, but also to a waste of current.
With a correctly installed window, the problem does not arise.
Pay attention to the right degree of insulation of the internal door.
Ports are not all the same. They differ in structure and functioning, and this allows you to choose the best based on the intended use of the various rooms. If folding doors are ideal for delimiting internal spaces from external ones, classic internal swing doors appear to be the perfect solution for obtaining the right degree of insulation.
In rooms where you want to try to obtain a low temperature, for example the bedroom, it would be advisable to install interior doors with a high shielding power. In environments where you want to have a large amount of light, however, you can think of alternatives such as external wall sliding doors, the aforementioned folding door or, why not, even sliding glass doors. Thermal insulation may be less, but you will never run out of natural lighting.
Materials and conductivity: a quick summary
Porte Italiane offers numerous types of doors, made of the most disparate materials. From wood to glass, passing through aluminum and MDF. When choosing an internal door to combat the heat, then, you must also pay attention to the degree of conductivity of the frame, determined precisely by the components used.
A conductive material, in fact, favors the transmission of heat from one environment to another. Such a door will let hot air through more easily, which is a noticeable annoyance.
Among the doors with lower conductivity, in general, there are those in wood. Glass also manages to offer good performance. Aluminum, on the other hand, has a high thermal conductivity, and is not recommended in environments where you want to maintain a low temperature.
Understand the behavior of the doors of the house in the seasons
Doors are anything but immutable, unresponsive furnishings. On the contrary, we must always consider the different response of materials to the various seasons. The most common mechanism involves the expansion of the components during the summer, and the contraction in the winter. The use of air conditioning can also affect the process just described. How can these dynamics be remedied?
Once again, it is important to choose high quality and adequately sized windows. The correct installation prevents the formation of infiltrations and increases the life of the door. High-quality materials, on the other hand, react better to the stresses of atmospheric agents. In this way, you can be sure that you can count on resistant interior doors that will last for years.
Do you need to buy interior doors for your home? Choose Italian Doors!
Porte Italiane dedicates a large part of its catalog to the offer of interior doors, capable of adapting to homes of all types. Our proposals include alternatives suitable for thermally shielding environments, such as doors with overlapping panels or traditional swing doors.
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