Regular readers know that the primary enticement to buy this place was the big garage. It is used for more than just storing our daily drivers and Barbie (the big Ford F150), as we now have a small assortment of race cars and a few other interesting things.
One of the chief complaints was that during the summer months, the building becomes quite warm. Even with all three bay doors and man door in the back open and a couple of large fans running, it could be pretty unbearable. Agent Smith put in a request that I investigate getting a vent of some sort installed, so I called around to a couple of roofing companies. Sadly, the mob who handled the foam roofs on the great room and studio building in 2015 doesn’t work with metal ones. Eventually I hit on Eastman Roofing, and after an initial estimate we scheduled a crew in to do the work.
They cut a hole to size and fit an exhaust fan into it. The result is not only functional but looks pretty swell too. Last pic is the fan before it was connected to mains power and thermostatic.
The garage is now noticeably cooler during warm months. Instead of being hit by a sharp blast of heat and immediately wilting upon walking in, it’s almost pleasant, even during the super-hot, 100+ degree days we get in late summer.
Apparently it was a fun job for Eastman as well, as they hadn’t had such an interesting and challenging roof project in a while.