Central AC Costs???

[Piscator]

Up through bedroom closet into Attic and then to rooms from there? I'm not an expert but the ones who are will figure out a way. Do it right, you don't want to have a cold 1st floor and hot 2nd floor in the summer! It will also help balance heat in the winter too. I have a cape and adding returns to the second floor is night and day!
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Thanks Paul I appreciate the kind words.
Larry, you have a couple of factors to think about. fisrt is square footage of your home, then how well insulated is the home, how are the windows, and do you have any tree coverage to protect your house from solar gain In the summer months?
This info will determine the tonnage.
You have a Cape style home, so I would assume that the furnace is in the basement, is the basement a living area as well?
Access to the existing ductwork will be needed because it will have to be insulated because of condensation.

Also I would assume that all supplies and returns are on mounted on the floor
And no, returns on the second floor.
The second floor will be the killer for heat gain, second floor has two bedrooms and a single bathroom.

And I hope the t-stat is on the fisrt floor.



You could try putting a system on the furnace and see how it works out over the summer.
Ifmyou don't get the results that you want you could install a ductless splitmunit in the master bedroom.

[BigFish]

Bob....3/4 of the first floor has been gutted and reinsulated all new windows and doors. No trees close to the house. Ductwork is accessible in basement it is just an unfinished basement. Second floor is 2 bedrooms on each end and just a small bedroom where most have a second floor bathroom. Second floor has no returns and the t-stat is first floor. Bob would you be interested in the job? You come highly recommended?

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Give me a call Larry.
Btw Paul how is camp Auschwitz?
Lmfao........I'm all set with that.