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Does anyone have any ideas for getting the summer’s heat out of the mansards of a Dutch Colonial? In this situation the original builder built the second level with no way for radiant solar heat build up from the shingles to vent to the outside. The house is due for a re-roofing and I have thought about either applying firing strips and an another layer of sheathing to create an air space that could vent to the outside or applying foil-faced insulation board and sheathing to insulate the living space from the heat.
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Does anyone have any ideas for getting the summer's heat out of the mansards of a Dutch Colonial? In this situation the original builder built the second level with no way for radiant solar heat build up from the shingles to vent to the outside. The house is due for a re-roofing and I have thought about either applying firing strips and an another layer of sheathing to create an air space that could vent to the outside or applying foil-faced insulation board and sheathing to insulate the living space from the heat.