My house was originally built in the mid 1710s and still includes original features.
I adore the hardwood floors, railings, staircase, moldings and doors.
I like the high ceilings, big windows and stained glass. However, the house has presented some challenges. Every one of us needed to install a whole current breaker panel and have all of the wiring replaced to keep up with modern demands for electricity. Every one of us gradually upgraded all of the galvanized, corroded plumbing pipes to PVC. We’ve installed Energy Star rated windows and exterior doors. One of our largest concerns was temperature control. The house was constructed before the invention of forced air heating and cooling systems. There was no HVAC duct installed. I wasn’t gleeful with the program of chopping down walls and ceilings for the sake of a duct system. Plus, some of the walls have the studs turned sideways and are too narrow to accommodate conventional HVAC duct. For quite a few years, every one of us struggled with a collection of window a/cs, box fans and portable electric heaters. The severe weather in the local area and lack of centralized temperature control meant that the house was uncomfortable all year round. I entirely hated the look and inefficiency of our collection of heating and cooling equipment. Not that many of years ago, I finally discovered high-velocity heating and cooling. This style of program is designed recognizably to retrofit absolutely into older homes. It includes HVAC duct that is only two inches in diameter and flexible enough to snake through existing walls and ceilings without destruction. I am very gleeful to have a control component to control comfort throughout the whole home.