17th April 2019
It is inspection time at the house. Kelli was on-hand to observe the proceedings. It was a three hour ordeal where the inspector checked everything, and issued a fully illustrated report.
There were a number of “maintenance” items identified, but the more alarming issue he raised concerned the heating and cooling system. This property has grills in the floor where the hot or cold air is forced through.
The inspector noted that the floor grills were not connected to the furnace by any form of ducting. There was a deep intake of breath, first by Kelli, and then by me. “Shouldn’t be expensive” he said, but Kelli’s finger was already on the phone. After a bit of in-depth research she found that the style of house we were buying was designed that way. A Berm house has an earth bank up against the walls giving the appearance of being slightly submerged. The hot air circulates in the crawl space under the floor and rises through the floor grills. Neither the Realtor or the inspector knew this, so Kelli took great pleasure in sending them a picture of the principle.
Another Lifetime to go 