When summer hits and the mercury soars, we all look for ways to keep cool. From staying indoors with air-conditioned spaces to visiting community fountains and pools, people come up with various ideas to beat the heat. However, keeping your own home cool most often requires asking your air conditioner to work hard for hours. This is where a retracting roof comes in handy, allowing you to enjoy natural ventilation. In this blog post, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about how a retracting roof can help you live more comfortably in summer while saving on your energy bills.
What is a Retracting Roof?
A retracting roof can be opened or closed to facilitate ventilation, let in more light, view the sky, or warm the interior of a space like a greenhouse would. These roofs are sometimes called “retractable skylights” or “fully retractable skylights.” Retractable roofing can either operate manually or by electric motors. They can be installed to enclose an existing atrium or as part of a plan to open a traditional roof.
Our retractable roofs are engineered to withstand harsh weather conditions and operate flawlessly for years. They also help increase your home’s value by making it more attractive to potential buyers.
Benefits of Installing Retractable Roofing
Summer Heat Can Drain Your Wallet
If you live in an area where temperatures soar above 100 degrees, you know how difficult it is to be comfortable during the summer season. If you live in a place like California where the temperature drops dramatically in the evening, it can be frustrating to be stuck in a house that won’t cool off. Not only does the heat make life difficult, it can put a dent in your wallet. Before you know it, you may rack up huge energy bills during the hot summer months by running your air conditioning.
Retractable roofing have become increasingly popular because they offer a natural, “free” way to clear hot air from your home.
Most Homes Hold That Heat
Most houses have designs that trap heat and prevent fresh air from getting inside. Even though the temperature drops around dinner time, it can take hours for your air conditioner to get rid of the heat built up in the walls and the air inside. That is how a house that retains heat in summer translates to higher utility bills. The hotter the interior temperature is, the harder the AC must work to keep it cool.
A Retractable Roofing Puts that Heat to Work FOR You
When opened, a retracting roof allows fresh air to flow inside your home to cool the house in the evening when the temperature drops. The hot air trapped by your ceilings wants to rise and get out. When a retracting roof is opened, it lets that hot air escape. As it rises, cool air is drawn into your home through open windows or a screen door… FOR FREE – you don’t even need to run a fan to make it happen! The impact is immediate and sustained.
Other Benefits of Retracting Roofs
They Help in Hot and Cold Weather – Saving you $$$ All Year
On warm days, you can open your retracting roof to vent hot air and create a cooling draft. On cold days, your roof works as a greenhouse, forming a solar blanket on the ceiling that slows interior air cooling. Energy-efficient, low-e glass on a Rollamatic roof helps reflect heat on hot days and keep it from escaping on cold ones.
Natural Light
Opening your roof during the day allows natural light to enter your home, making it brighter and more spacious feeling. This boosts your mood and even helps you sleep better. Studies show that natural light has positive effects on health and productivity.
Add Value to Your Home
Retractable roofing adds value to your property. When potential buyers see that your home includes this unique feature with such a positive impact on lifestyle, they’ll be more likely to prefer your home over others. A Rollamatic retractable glass roof system is a reliable return on investment.
Peace of Mind
In order to realize these benefits, you’d need to install a retractable roofing of course! We’ve been doing just one thing for over 60 years – designing, building, and installing retractable roofing systems. Each roof is tailored to the property, but engineered to the robust standards we developed over decades. They require very little maintenance and come with an industry-leading 5 year warranty. Many of the retracting roof units we installed 60+ years ago are still in operation today!
Conclusion
When the weather outside is scorching hot, you’ll need to find ways to keep your home cool. Adding retractable roofing will let nature do the cooling work for you while transforming how you live in your space and adding value to your most treasured investment.
Ready for a Retracting Roof? Rollamatic Has You Covered.
Put that summer heat to work FOR you. Start by scheduling a no-obligation consultation with us today.