Home Improvement → Re: Ceiling vent to cool covered patio

Thanks for the pictures, that really helps. (Great space too!)

I think an exhaust fan/vent on either side of the room, coupled with two more ceiling fans ( one at each light fixture location) would make a dramatic difference. Ideally, a couple fans a couple feet above ground level blowing in fresh, cool air would be the ticket.

Screens are awesome, but they definitely do restrict airflow.

I've been looking this evening online trying to find outdoor-rated wall-mount fans that might facilitate this. They're not particularly easy to find, and the one or two I found were quite "industrial" looking. I'd also thought about one blowing in and one blowing out on the opposite side, to help pull cooler backyard air (at night) onto the patio.