I own an old home that’s been in the family for generations.
I love this home and would not want to live anywhere else, but there are some major downsides to living in an older home.
For example, we don’t have any central air conditioning. We would need to tear down some of the walls to add invisible ductwork. Otherwise, we would have to have clunky ducts on the outside of the wall, which would completely take away the charm of our home. Both options are expensive. Ultimately, we’ve settled for window air conditioning units over the years. I didn’t realize we had many other options. Recently, I learned that you can get a ductless mini split air conditioning unit that mounts on the wall. This is somewhat disruptive to our home’s charm, but it certainly isn’t any worse than a window air conditioning. Plus, the ductless mini split works so much better when it comes to cooling the room. On top of that, the ductless mini split is a lot quieter than any window unit we’ve ever had. The only downside of the unit is that it only cools one room. I wish we could have air conditioning throughout the whole house, but I still don’t want these units mounted all over the walls. I decided to stick with one in the living room for now. It has made a world of a difference, and I’m already considering buying another one for the kitchen. I’m so happy that we found a solution that doesn’t involve the installation of ductwork.