How to cool an exterior brick wall?
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Donna Ludlow
West facing brick exterior wall heats my daughter's bedroom. Looking for attractive, successful plans using trellis with perennial climbing plant to cool down this area. I would like to keep it a few inches from the wall. Welcoming all ideas!
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Hi Donna, sorry you are having a problem with heat on exterior west wall. Here are some plants I hope will help you, but you may have to water a lot more with them being in the heat. Good luck Check out these cool plants for hot walls - Nursery Management
Plants growing in front of a south- or west- facing wall that are not well suited to ... there are a number of ways to cool down and mitigate the heat buildup on walls. ... The benign rays of the winter sun help warm a cold house or seating area,
I would not suggest putting any kind of climbing plant anywhere near brick. They are very invasive and will reach the brick and destroy the mortar around it. Check and make sure that there is the proper amount of insulation in the wall. Also any windows on that wall should have insulated curtains and draperies. These sheer curtains help block the sun. If you keep both the curtains and insulated draperies closed when the sun is shining on that wall, if should help. When I was young we didn't have air conditioning and my mother would "chase the sun" by opening windows and drapes where the shade was and closing them when the sun was about to hit that area. I hope this helps, you really shouldn't put climbing plants near your house.
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