Re: heat gain problem

semidemiurge wrote, On 6/6/2007 11:09 PM:
I am about to design a storage shed to be placed on a playground and
would prefer to make the shed completely out of steel, including the
siding. Due to its location, kids will likely touch its surface and I
am concerned with it being painfully hot to the touch in the summer
sun. I have several questions. First, why does steel surfaces appear
to get hotter to the touch than comparable wood, masonry surfaces?
What techniques, materials, coatings would anyone recommend to reduce
the surface temperature due to the sun? thanks for any and all input.
rick


Rick,
Plant some pyracantha, berberis, or rose bushes around your shed. The plant's thorns will discourage the kids from touching the hot metal. ;-)

But seriously Rick, do you really think that kids touching the hot metal is going to to be a major problem?

We had a metal shed in the back yard of the house that I grew up in. And yes, that *** metal got very hot in the summertime. But somehow I managed to survive this hazard (along with my brothers, my sister, and all the rest of the neighborhood kids).

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Paul D Oosterhout
I work for SAIC (but I don't speak for SAIC)
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