EddieWalker said:
Congratulations!!!
Keep us updated on what it's like to live there. I've very curious about your insulation and how it's working out for you. I know how the experts and reviews are, but there's nothing like hearing from somebody who's actually living there.
I've also found the most valuable advice comes from people who do something and realize it's better or wasn't what they expected. I do this all the time, so if you notice something like that, it sure would be helpful.
Your home is beautiful and I'm sure you will be very happy every time you drive up to it and come home. For me, the most important part of a home is the way it makes you feel.
Eddie
So far so good Eddie. Too early for electric bills, but we are staying very comfortable. Humidity levels are ranging 53-57% which is high, but am told the building materials have alot of moisture and it might take a year to get it down. Plus, it has been very humid and very rainy. In fact we had 10-11 inches of rain in the last 3 days. All of my ways out were blocked this morning and I couldn't go to work.
Only complaint so far is my minisplit A/C for the bedroom. Its and LG 12K BTU unit and I find that the minimum thermostat setting is 64. We have been using a $250 window unit in the "barn" and have been setting it on 60.
I've been laughed off the gardenweb HVAC board, even called wasteful. Anyone who has seen what I've spent on insulation and SEER would know otherwise. The purpose for the minisplit is to save energy by limiting the cold to one room of the house. But, with a minimum setting of 64 and the sensor right on the return side of the air handler even getting to 64 is a trick. I have the sensor wrapped in an 8th inch or so of styrofoam to fool it, but it has not helped much.
Someone has said I should be able to put a resistor or something on there to regulate it, but I am still studying it. Meantime we are sleeping with one quilt and sheet, but are used heavier covers.
I plan to just try to get used to it, but moving into the new house and not being as comfortable in sleeping conditions is not what I had in mind.
Also keep in mind that when many are firing up their heaters in the winter we almost never use ours and probably less in this house.
The amount of room and everything else has been just great and everything we imagined. Still alot of work to do, hanging pictures and such. Spent til 10:00 Friday night spreading gravel for the driveway, then we got the big rain and I found I had blocked some water flow. Had to get the tractor out Sunday morning early and cut me a trench in it to let the water out. Guess I need some kind of pipe to act as a sort of culvert.
In the building we didn't have but a couple of windows to see out of. First week Mrs. Alan L. spotted a deer right out one of the back windows, and a bobcat the next morning. Much better view in all directions. Attached is her fogged up picture of the deer.
