Can't remember if I've talked about this before but I've had this idea for some time.
My garage door faces almost straight south and catches a lot of sun throughout the day. If I leave the door cracked 6-12" everything stays much cooler in the garage as well as in the house. I notice my t-stat stays a degree or two cooler and seems like it reaches temperature faster when it kicks on in the afternoon in the middle of summer. I keep my attic door cracked open as well. So in theory the cooler air down low will be pulled into the garage and the warmer air will go up into the attic space and out the vents in the roof. The problem is it is a pain the butt to crack the garage door open using the clicker in my truck because it doesn't respond that fast and I can't get it just right, and my wife forgets to crack it.
My idea is to just put a few vents on the bottom of the garage door permanently. There is a company called windeevent that makes a product just for this but they are $150 which is insane. I think I could just put two $3 soffit vents in my garage door to do the exact same thing. Would that actually get the job done? What about security, could someone just kick in those vents easily? My biggest concern is hurricanes. We live close to the coast and with a south facing door how would that hold up with 70-80 mph winds? I've heard of roofs coming off because a garage door opened up. Would putting in a louvered vent like an AC vent be better so I could close it if the winds get up? Am I dumb for wanting to do this?
My garage door faces almost straight south and catches a lot of sun throughout the day. If I leave the door cracked 6-12" everything stays much cooler in the garage as well as in the house. I notice my t-stat stays a degree or two cooler and seems like it reaches temperature faster when it kicks on in the afternoon in the middle of summer. I keep my attic door cracked open as well. So in theory the cooler air down low will be pulled into the garage and the warmer air will go up into the attic space and out the vents in the roof. The problem is it is a pain the butt to crack the garage door open using the clicker in my truck because it doesn't respond that fast and I can't get it just right, and my wife forgets to crack it.
My idea is to just put a few vents on the bottom of the garage door permanently. There is a company called windeevent that makes a product just for this but they are $150 which is insane. I think I could just put two $3 soffit vents in my garage door to do the exact same thing. Would that actually get the job done? What about security, could someone just kick in those vents easily? My biggest concern is hurricanes. We live close to the coast and with a south facing door how would that hold up with 70-80 mph winds? I've heard of roofs coming off because a garage door opened up. Would putting in a louvered vent like an AC vent be better so I could close it if the winds get up? Am I dumb for wanting to do this?