However i have two questions if i want to centrally air condition my entire house.
Basement vs attic.
If he tried to do that in the basement he would die.
According to remodeling magazine s cost vs.
The cost of a habitable attic the attic will almost always be more economical.
He can jump out of a window in the attic.
It s easy to see your point about eliminating ductwork from the attic.
A two room addition on the 1st floor has limited attic space and a 4 crawl space.
Of course there are all sorts of assumptions and exceptions to such a conclusion but in the end it all depends on what one prefers to do.
The best and most desirable finished basements have a walk out option best as a slider or french door plus daylight windows otherwise can feel sort of like a cave.
But when it comes to a comparison of the cost of a basement vs.
That s why the basement is scarier.
Spider man likes the attic more.
Still you ll probably have a much harder time modifying the electricity and ventilation in an attic to suit a home grow than you would in a basement.
More modest home additions such as sunrooms family rooms and master bedrooms ranged from just under 70 000 to almost 100 000.
However pros and cons aside it all comes down to what space you have or what space you can afford.
Bottom line most technicians will tell you there isn t a massive difference between servicing a basement hvac system and servicing a system up in the attic.
An attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret.
An attic sometimes referred to as a loft is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building.
The main difference between attic and basement is that the attic is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building and basement is a below ground floor of a building.
Finished attic space is much more user friendly and worth more at resale as well than basement.
A basement is below and an attic is above the main part of the house.
Value report 2007 the average cost of an attic remodel 46 691 and basement remodel 59 435 was less than half the cost of a second story addition 139 297.