I love it when my wife laughs out loud at some of my ideas.
- But when I suggested that we turn the big barn on our property into a usable space, she just smiled and thought it was a great idea.
I’m not the sort to just take days off and relax inside air conditioning of my house. I can’t sit still long enough really. So when I said I wanted to make the barn a livable space, I was really serious. So my buddy and I started out with shoring up the exterior and then moved to putting in interior walls. I then had a company come out to put down a floor and then tile that concrete floor. Next came plumbing and electricity. But the final cherry on top was having the HVAC professionals install heating and cooling. We chose to go with ductless heat pumps instead of central air conditioning. The HVAC contractor assured me that we could get by with just three ductless heat pumps and have all the great heating and cooling we needed. The barn has turned out wonderfully. It’s so great to have big gatherings on our property now where people can get inside for some HVAC cooling in the summer. We live in an area where the heat is pretty severe in the summer. So having a break from the sun and the heat inside the barn with some air conditioning is really great. And I have to say I’m super impressed with the ductless heat pumps. HVAC technology really has made some leaps and bounds over the years.