Does this house have any ventilation? I am concerned about airflow during Texas summers.
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Hello Natalie, The house is great but does not have ventilation. My dog house is in CA and it gets hot out here also. I usually move the dog house in the shade or I bring him in the house if it gets too hot. One last thought, the dog house is wooden. Holes could be drilled just under the roof overhang to provide ventilation. Hope this helps, Michael
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I use this indoors so I don't have any experience with it outdoors! I would think the elements outside might break it down over time! It's pretty enclosed on the inside so I would think this would get hot on the inside with only airflow through it's one entrance/exit doorway. But with a little alterations like cutting out a window on each side & in the back that would the give u the airflow your looking for. If you know someone that is good with power tools to make the window cutout it would be an easy fix.
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I live NW of Houston where it is extremely hot during the summer. This dog house has plenty of ventilation. #1 up off the ground and the door is big enough to let lots of air in and out. I bought it for my Siberian Husky mix who is turning 13 years old this September. She absolutely loves it. I have a bed in it and my dad who could care less about the dogs commented on how nice it is. I would def buy it again and I just might buy one for my brothers boxer, Tyson.
1572254
I have used it in my basement with no special ventilation. You are not using very much at a time so I donot see a probl at all.
1575264
Not at all. No venting necessary. Just keep a window or two, cracked open a couple of inches.
1958209
Air flow could be a problem. I think a roof vent would be a better choice and last longer. The plastic in these vents deteriorate over time by oxidation.
1529425
I think it breathes well enough. I'm comfortable with just this and a sheet and we keep our house between 70-74 degrees F.
2027430
None and it pulls cold air from the room thru the front vents with the squirrel fan.
1533012
There should be enough ventilation but you can always put more holes in the back if you need more air circulation
107323
i used it in a house in west texas in summer, temps over 100 degrees.... perhaps you can look at the website to see what the warranty info on the structural plastic parts might be? the only problem we had was caused by lack of proper air flow... it really needs to have the fan going to dry everything quickly
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It does mostly near the vents. But close to 110 F in a cool room only on at night. Almost killed a spider
118291
We do have a window in the room where the warm air vents. From the outside of our house you really can't see the vent. Overall, I would not recommend this unit - it is big and clunky and difficult to drain the water from (which happens often) and for its large size it only cools the master bedroom and not even really the adjoining master bathroom.
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Building codes aside for a second, I thought odors were an issue and that venting inside will work from a function standpoint, there is the odor issue. Thank you for your time. I do appreciate it.
1507258
Yes, there was some odor...but it's minimal. Kicked on the air conditioner and closed up the house...no problem.
1434748
I don't know this fan is exhausting cabnetwork around a gas fireplace. No humidity involved in that situation.
1166887
Yes: It does have rear ventilation. Sort of "in the eaves" of the back of the roof. ... One caution: Contact the seller and double check the listed measurements against the actual measurements of this house. I got four of these houses in 2006. When one needed to be replaced, I found, to my dismay, that while the size listed was the same as the houses I had, the actual house that arrived was quite a bit smaller.
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The unit definitely needs ventilation. There are specs in the literature .... or you can contact Sterilight for specifications.
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There are four openings at the back top for ventilation. Personally, I wouldn't rely on these for cooling in the summer heat. I'm sure they're helpful to some degree. Also, I placed my dog house up on 2x4s to help keep splashes from coming into front opening to help keep bedding dry.
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yes, it needs to be vented somewhere. You could purchase an awesome high-powered fan and it would cool as well and not need vented.