The A/C component is located upstairs, plus there is no ductwork attaching it to the basement.
Converting the basement into a rec room was a wild system I had been kicking around for years. When COVID hit I was homebound for weeks on end, plus decided to put my ridiculous system into practice. I say it was ridiculous because I suppose almost nothing about condo renovation. I was a novice, plus my only experience came from watching Youtube videos of people doing their own condo renovations! Since I had the time I wanted to provide it a try. My first issue was with the air conditioner. I had never spent more than a few minutes at a time in the basement, so the lack of A/C vents never occurred to me. Now that I wanted to be down here for long periods of time I would need a temperature control plan for it. There is a large, old gas furnace in the corner of the basement, so there will never be a problem when it comes to heating. The A/C component is located upstairs, plus there is no ductwork attaching it to the basement. Thanks to the gas furnace this section is often truly muggy plus warm, so if I want to spend any amount of time having fun down here I will need an efficient cooling unit. I shopped around plus found a few small, ductless mini-cut A/C units, but the basement is truly giant so I may need to buy numerous of them. It won’t be cheap, but if I want this rec room to be any good, I will need air conditioner.