These days, property is at a premium in the city.
It’s extremely expensive to live anywhere on your own, and roommate situations aren’t always the best.
That’s why people have been getting extremely creative with adding new spaces to their existing homes in order to expand the amount of indoor space that they have to utilize. Multiple families have been shacking up together, and grown adults have been taking in roommates for many years in this part of the nation. It’s absolutely normal for grown individuals to continue living in a communal situation thanks to the difficult cost of living. Some of the creative things I’ve seen in this neighborhood include adding large mother-in-law suites to the back of their homes, extending the small bungalows with large room additions, and finding open space in the attic for lofts and spare bedrooms. Recently, I decided to follow suit and convert my attic to a new living space. It’s a really interesting space with beautiful ceilings, but the one thing that is lacking is adequate air temperature control. The attic was never connected to the central heating, cooling, and ventilation system when the house was first built. Nobody was utilizing that space, so there was no need to pump expensive indoor air into the lofty attic. There were never air ducts connected to the space, so it is not serviced by the central heating furnace or air conditioner. I’ve decided to purchase a small mini split ductless heating and cooling system to solve this problem. By positioning the heating and cooling system in the attics, I’ll be able to easily control the air temperature no matter what season it is. I will have extra living space for friends or family… or a paying roommate if the economy continues to plunge.