Our son has been going through a bit of a rough patch recently so we have decided to try and help him out.
It all started 2 years ago when his oldest son passed away.
We were devastated to lose a grandson but it is always harder on the parents. This year my son and our daughter-in-law got divorced. I think the loss of their son prompted it. Very few marriages survive something like that. And then, as if this all wasn’t bad enough, our son lost his high paying job. Needless to say, we have allowed him to move back into the house while he gets back on his feet. At first we set him up in his old bedroom but it really doesn’t offer much space. If his daughter wants to visit she has to sleep on the couch. That is why we decided to renovate the basement and make it like a little apartment for our son. The basement already had a decent floor but it had no heating or cooling. It also had no drywall, plumbing, or kitchen. Our son was very happy to help us renovate the basement for him. It gave him something to do and we all did most of the work ourselves. We even installed the heating and cooling ourselves. After we found out our central heater and air conditioner are not strong enough to take care of the basement we got a ductless mini split system. The ductless mini split system provides adequate heating and cooling for the basement area. It was super easy to install too.