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East Coast Services Is Your Home Comfortable? Understanding The Problem.

The reason that homeowners have to 'put up' with poor temperature control in places like upstairs bedrooms, additions and basements, is because we assume that we can't expect anything better. Well, I want to tell you, it isn't supposed to be that way. If you are uncomfortable in certain areas of your home, the people to blame are the builder who built the house and the heating contractor who designed the system. These are the guys who decided for you, that your comfort was not important enough to spend the extra money needed to guarantee it in your home. You see, when a home is built, the dynamics of home construction are totally stacked against the future owner's comfort.

The reason that homeowners have to "put up" with poor temperature control in places like upstairs bedrooms, additions, and basements, is because we assume that we can't expect anything better. Well, I want to tell you, it isn't supposed to be that way. If you are uncomfortable in certain areas of your home, the people to blame are the builder who built the house, and the heating contractor who designed the system. These are the guys who decided for you, that your comfort was not important enough to spend the extra money needed to guarantee it in your home. You see, when a home is built, the dynamics of home construction are totally stacked against the future owner's comfort.

Here's why.

You have to realize that when a builder builds a home, he typically knows the price it will sell for when it's done. Therefore, anywhere he can cut costs or corners is pure profit for him. Most builders know that when you move into a home, you're more concerned about the trim and colors of a room, than whether you will be comfortable enough to spend any time there to enjoy them. So, when it comes to cutting corners, putting in a heating & cooling system with consideration for the homeowner's future comfort is the first thing to go. Had the builder invested just a little bit more during construction, you wouldn't have any hot or cold areas in your home. You would be able to control the temperature in every area of your home through a process that has been around for years called forced air zoning.

What a zoning system does for you.

Forced air zoning is a system that uses multiple thermostats, and automatic dampers in your home’s ductwork, to intelligently control the air flow to every register in the house. Like a traffic cop, it directs the heated or cooled air only to the areas that require it. Since one thermostat is not "smart" enough to adequately sense your comfort needs everywhere throughout your house, a zoning system puts a thermostat in all the different areas of your home to guide the air exactly where it needs to be, and stop it from going where it is no longer needed.

A zoned system is far superior to having one (or even two) furnaces and air conditioners. It is not only more energy efficient, it also gives you the ability to have as many controlled areas as your home requires to guarantee absolute comfort. Wouldn't it be wonderful on a hot muggy night to just set a thermostat in your bedroom to 73 degrees and get a sound sleep—instead of moving to the downstairs couch to cool off!

Unfortunately, until now, to install this type of system in an existing home was quite expensive. It required extensive renovating of the existing ductwork, and a lot of extra labor to do it after the home was built. What might have cost a few thousand dollars to do at the time of construction, became three times more expensive to do after the fact! Because of the ductwork changes needed, the cost and mess involved in installing this type of system in an existing home, tended to make the job too costly.

Let us show you what we can do for you without any obligation.

When you invite us to visit and sit down with you to go over your home's comfort needs, there's absolutely no obligation. We will show you exactly how we can solve your problems, and in most cases, write up a firm quote on what investment is required to solve them.