We have been contemplating moving into a more energy efficient lake house in a year or so.
The discussion has been ongoing for a while now, but we have sentimental ties to the house that we live in.
The lake house we live in is humungous for just the two of us now that all of our siblings have moved out. In fact, we’ve been talking about turning the aged house into a self-catering space. But, the other day one of our friends made us aware of just how much work it was going to be for us. That’s why we have kind of decided that we do not want to do that after all. Anyway, now the final decision is that we are going to sell the aged house, and are in the market for a new more energy efficient home. The primary thing that we’re looking for is a high efficiency heating and cooling system. The both of us don’t like paying high heating and cooling bills every single month. We want something that is going to be truly cheap. We want a smaller lake house that has radiant heated flooring and a high efficiency a/c. My sister does not truly like any of that, though. She just wants a lake house that has truly good views and a wood burning fireplace. She told me some time back that she would not mind having radiant heated flooring in the lavatories. As long as it has some kind of a/c during the summers, the rest of it isn’t that serious.