How to keep the loft room cool

There are cost implications for cooling your loft room so it will depend on budget, temperatures and how much the room is used.

Low cost solutions:

• To get lower temperature in an existing loft room the simple low cost strategy is to keep sunlight from the windows with blackout blinds. 
• When the outside temperature is lower than that in the loft then ventilation to outside, ideally to the north, an open window or extract fan or ventilation brick could all help.

Investment:

• Increased roof insulation (and wall insulation if appropriate) to bring up to or better than modern standards.
• Air condition unit.