My workshop is located in a 2 car detached garage. The garage is old and uninsulated. I live in Texas so most of the year I can open the 2 garage doors when I am working in there, but in the summer is can still be really hot (around 100) in there, often hotter then outside.
Since it's starting to get hot out again I am considering simple solutions to keep it more bearable in there. I don't want to insulate the garage at this time for various reasons, so I'm looking for simple relatively cheap solutions that can have a noticeable impact.
1) The garage currently has no soffit vents or attic vents, I think this is why it can get so hot in there during the summer. I was thinking of installing an attic fan w/ a thermostat to help keep the temperature a little more reasonable. Maybe just have roof/attic vents at all would help with this?
2) Install a window A/C unit for the times when it's too hot when I'm working out there (wouldn't run this except when I am in the shop). Since it's not insulated I wouldn't expect to retain much of the cool air, just to keep it bearable while I am out there. The hope is that with some attic ventilation too the garage wouldn't get so hot in the first place.
Thoughts? Anyone else have similar solutions for uninsulated garage shops?