I followed my parents advice as well as started saving for a home the hour I graduated college as well as landed a wonderful task.
- They told myself and others it is the most substantial investment I will ever make as well as would save thoUSAnds of dollars of trouble as well as wasted money on renting houses or apartments.
But now that I am finally a new beach house owner, I am seriously reconsidering the whole endeavor. This is the first time in my life that I have tied up over something as seemingly trivial as my air conditioner performance. The only venues I’ve ever lived were apartments that lacked numerous key features that all standalone houses share: 1) attics or crawl spaces with ventilation for forced air Heating, Ventilation, as well as A/C systems as well as 2) direct exposure to outdoor weather via each exterior wall. As far as the hour issue is distraught, most apartments have the benefit of automatic improved insulation by being partially encapsulated by the adjacent apartments. With a house, you’re relying on the insulation in your walls particularly to buffer your indoor environment from the elements. But worst of all, I am dealing with an attic with a forced air Heating, Ventilation, as well as A/C system. Apparently all Heating, Ventilation, as well as A/C ductwork loses up to 30% of the system’s energy output alone, as well as that’s before accounting for variables appreciate outdoor weather or the exact location of the ducts in any given residence. In my case, I’m fighting an uphill battle because I have a poorly insulated attic in a particularlyoverheatedweather conditions. Couple that with vaulted ceilings throughout the home that waste energy on their own, as well as I am starting to rethink being a permanent homeowner. Some of the simplicities of living in small spaces are lost when you have a free-standing building to power as well as maintain.