In the summer this year, we are planning to turn the garage into extra living space.
We have basically outgrown our house, and our kids are all getting bigger by the minute.
Not only that, but we got a Great Dane last year and that dog is absolutely huge. Since we wanted to build an addition onto our house, we started to talk to an HVAC contractor about the project. Since the addition is going to be really huge and it’s also going to consist of 2 stories, we are concerned about what that is going to mean for the heating and cooling situation in our house. Our existing HVAC system does a fantastic job of heating and cooling our current living space. We have great indoor air quality and the heating and cooling bills are relatively inexpensive. However, once we add on all of this new square footage, it’s going to be a different story. That’s why I called up the HVAC contractor. I’m not even sure if our existing HVAC system will be able to handle all of the extra square footage once it’s built on, even if we attach ductwork to our existing system. The HVAC contractor seems to think that it will just be too much for it. He suggested that we think about adding in a new HVAC system to handle the heating and cooling in the new part of the house. I think that he’s probably right. I would rather do it all at the same time than wait until we’re finished and then realize that the heating and cooling aren’t working correctly.