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<blockquote data-quote="Gene Hardage" data-source="post: 73477" data-attributes="member: 185">Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted.Down here it&#039;s all about keeping things cool.&nbsp; I dream of a place with a white metal roof with styrofoam under it.&nbsp; Heated/cooled square feet are taxed higher than unheated/uncooled so my daydream house has the whole upstairs area as a screened in open space with clear plastic roll down flaps like they use on the tiki bars and boats to keep the rain out.&nbsp; If it had big roof overhangs it would insulate the lower floor quite a bit and keep the heat out to reduce AC costs.&nbsp; We like open air old style cracker houses but eventually they all heat up in the summer so the idea of having a giant screened in porch over the house seems like it might be a way to keep the lower half cool.&nbsp; What really bugs me is the old outdated inefficient construction methods that continue to dominate new housing.&nbsp; There are so many improvements that rarely get used.&nbsp;&nbsp; Roofing material is my pet peeve.&nbsp; I hate asphalt shingles.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gene Hardage, post: 73477, member: 185"] Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted. Down here it's all about keeping things cool. I dream of a place with a white metal roof with styrofoam under it. Heated/cooled square feet are taxed higher than unheated/uncooled so my daydream house has the whole upstairs area as a screened in open space with clear plastic roll down flaps like they use on the tiki bars and boats to keep the rain out. If it had big roof overhangs it would insulate the lower floor quite a bit and keep the heat out to reduce AC costs. We like open air old style cracker houses but eventually they all heat up in the summer so the idea of having a giant screened in porch over the house seems like it might be a way to keep the lower half cool. What really bugs me is the old outdated inefficient construction methods that continue to dominate new housing. There are so many improvements that rarely get used. Roofing material is my pet peeve. I hate asphalt shingles. [/QUOTE]

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