Thankfully we moved in late summer because the kids soon had relief from the 80 degree temperatures that were the best we could achieve when the days were warm.
Putting in ductwork to your attic bonus room.
It s best to do this before construction has been completed though.
Many people tend to make the attic as a warehouse but you can turn it into the comfortable room.
Builders rarely insulate the floor above a garage.
What might be the pros and cons of making a duct into the room from it.
Especially when you have a lot of family members.
By adding ductwork to your current heating and cooling system that leads into your new bonus room you ll be able to effectively control the temperature in that room along with the rest of your home.
Recently i had another hvac company come out and put in a new bathroom vent and they told me they believed the duct work was full of water.
I lowered soffits around room perimeters.
These can be drywalled easily.
The main duct runs along the ceiling of the basement and up to the attic where it splits off and down to each of the upstairs rooms.
A main duct runs through its closet.
Mold in the attic.
Here are five ways to heat and cool bonus rooms cost effectively.
Every person wants a house that has many spaces.
Do you or your readers have any.
If the knee wall is air sealed and properly insulated in a way to not restrict ventilation this is the best method to help cool your bonus room.
As a last resort you may have to put a duct in the corner of a room s.
It was new when the ac was put in 7 years ago.
The attic ductwork is flex duct work.
Often you can collect the ceiling air through a network of flexible pipes in an attic.
Ii lowered ceilings in hallways.
You can make your attic become more lavish.
Parts are available at lowe s.
The house is a basic colonial with an rluf80c112 up flow burner with two zones.
This in part can be from improper ventilation as well as a super hot attic surrounding really cold ductwork.
Expand your current heating and cooling system.
Iii special trusses that create space below the unconditioned attic.
Some air return would be required too perhaps in the door toward the main house.
And in homes with attic knee walls i e.
We have a new heat pump system which is more powerful and efficient than the old one.
Air sealing insulation and ductwork.
Iv conditioned attic and more.
These pipes join together in one central location that permits you to run a duct down to the basement or a second floor closet.
Most of the time mold and moisture form in the attic from condensation.
We re finishing a bonus room above the garage which is about 20 x16 or so with a cathedral ceiling and a ceiling fan.
There was a single 10 inch round duct that ran from the furnace into the attic where it split into a ductopus to serve the three kids rooms a bathroom and bonus room.
But if you lack of space to make another room you can try one of these following bonus room ideas.
You can get the air handler and ducts into conditioned space in several ways without needing a basement or crawl space.
What s so different about the room above your garage.
