My parents were in the process of adding a sunroom to their house.
They had always dreamed of having a sunroom off the kitchen where they could drink their day coffee, learn books, and just relax.
I thought the idea sounded attractive, so I was happy for them to finally get what they wanted. They hired a reputable construction corporation to complete the add on and it took a few months from start to finish. When it was complete, my parents did everything they thought that they’d do within their new sunroom. However, after a few weeks, I noticed that neither of my parents were still using the sunroom. They tried to avoid my questions about it, although I was eventually able to get an answer out of them. While they loved the idea of a sunroom, it was too uncomfortable because there was no heat and air. They had assumed that the heat and air from the rest of the apartment would migrate into the sunroom, however it didn’t. When the sunshine was out, it was too hot! They went through all of that money and trouble to get the sunroom, so I hated to see them not using it. This is when I recommended a ductless mini split system. Like the name suggests, the ductless mini split system didn’t need ductwork and it ran off of electricity, once installed, it would heat and cool any space when turned on. The ductless mini split system was exactly what my parents needed for their new sunroom.