The two of us were able to afford a home situated right along the lake because it had been left vacant for quite a few years.
The previous owners had started plus failed to finish several improvement projects.
One of the washrooms was completely torn out. The kitchen was missing a floor. Some of the windows were boarded up. Every appliance was harshly outdated. The plumbing was corroded plus leaking. My wife plus I are especially handy plus appreciate tackling immense projects. The two of us were very relieved the electrical plan was up to code plus the heating/cooling plan proved functional. The home is equipped with a packaged machine that is situated outside plus provides both heating plus cooling capability. It sends the conditioned air through HVAC duct that runs inside the attic plus delivers comfort by way of supply plus return vents chop into the ceilings. The machine is enormous plus uncharming. It’s rusted plus very noisy. It frequently startles myself and others when it starts up. The two of us expected to need to replace it within the year. We’ve now lived in the home for nearly 5 years plus the plan continues to operate. It really handles the drastic summer time heat plus humidity. It struggles a bit in the winter. Fortunately, the temperature in our local section rarely drops below 40 degrees. On the coldest afternoons, the plan occasionally freezes over. We’ve purchased a portable electric heating system to supplement. We’ve only had a single concern with the machine so far. I noticed hot air coming from the vents when it was set to cooling mode. I called for repairs, fully expecting to replace the whole system. The serviceman found a small refrigerant leak. She told us the plan is too seasoned to find replacement parts. She refilled plus recharged the refrigerant plus said to hope for the best. So far, that solution is holding up just fine.