I have had my eye on the house on the hill for over a decade now.
I have always lusted over that house.
It overlooks the ocean, has amazing gardens you can see from the freeway, and has these beautiful decorative windows. When I drive by I can see the lights on in the house and I wish it was mine. That is why I was excited to learn that the house was listed up for sale. I doubted that we could afford it but I arranged for a walk through anyway. In person, this house was even more amazing than I had imagined. The decorative windows are beautiful from the inside. However, the one feature of the house I didn’t like was the fact that it had no central heating or cooling. None at all. In fact, it just had baseboard heaters spread throughout the house and 2 window air conditioning units. When I asked the realtor why it had no central HVAC system she told me that the walls, ceiling, and flooring were not built right for ductwork. Still, there is such a thing as underfloor heating and cooling. And yet, I would hate to tear up those decorative wood floors. However, I heard about this HVAC system called a ductless mini split system. Apparently you just have to drill a few holes in the walls and run some hoseing through them. I would definitely look into the possibility of getting that done if I could afford this house. If I could afford the house, I still don’t know that I would buy it if there was no way to get an HVAC system installed. I like the looks of the house but I want my creature comforts too.