Surviving Summer In Washington - Part 1 (of ????)

Today we took our first step in the next phase of our home remodeling - we met with a contractor to discuss central air.  After living in our house last summer in 98 degree temps, I knew I couldn't do that again.  Plus, our local movie theatre that we would visit as a two hour refuge has closed.  I don't want to spend extra hours at work so we have to make our home livable May - September.

We walked through the house with the contractor and talked about likes/dislikes regarding our current HVAC or lack there of.  We talked about our ideas and he gave us his professional opinion.  For example, we considered installing geothermal, but as we suspected, our lot isn't big enough.  We discussed potential areas where we could install ductwork and how to connect it together from basement to the 2nd floor.  Over the weekend, Greg went the extra mile insisting that we draw the floorplan for the contractor (brought me back to my drafting days).  The contractor was very happy to have the drawings to take with him.  Kudos to Greg!   He will return next week to discuss estimates and options with us.
 
We know this isn't going to be an easy or cheap job but being able to get through the summer without getting heat rash, without sleeping in the basement and actually inviting people over to hang out will be a very welcome change.  I hope you'll be able to visit.