If you re lucky enough to find a home with both an attic and basement you have the opportunity to renovate as you see fit.
Better the attic than the basement.
The 3rd floor wouldn t have those additional expenses because it s unfinished but it would require some work to be done on the 1st and 2nd floor for the plumbing.
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Shorter ducts are generally associated with better heating performance and efficiency.
A finished attic is a great place for another living room a play room for kids or another unique bedroom with a great view.
Duct heat loss and gain is usually less than the attic.
I know anything can be done with enought but was wondering if taking the furnace from the basement and putting it in the attic using the existing flex duct for the a c system was a possibility that.
Basement walls are not insultated and basement is cold walls are old new england field stone but basement is not cold like the attic is.
On the other hand every house has to have a roof.
Attics are typically used for storage but a finished attic can almost always fit more in it than an unfinished one.
Find your zone on the map and then use the chart to determine the level of insulation you need to properly insulate your attic walls floors and crawlspaces.
If one intends to build a basement in any event it s pointless to ask whether it s cheaper to build in the attic.
Second a finished attic is better insulated than an unfinished one.
The second floor would be more expensive than the first floor because you d need more plumbing to get to the basement.
Of course a basement is more expensive than a house without a basement.
Spans of ductwork from a basement furnace to floor ducts are more direct and shorter versus ceiling ducts.
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If a basement is present the furnace is usually installed there.
Pitched roofs with a pitch above 6 12 may have an attic that is onherently habitable.
If you re in the market for a new home it may be a better choice to purchase one with a basement over an attic because basement renovations have less structural limitations.
Achieving greater r values in attics the higher the r value the better the thermal performance of the insulation.
According to remodeling magazine s cost vs.