Having a home with a basement can be of great help most especially if you'd know how to use it. Though some would use it as a laundry room, some home owners would turn it into a loft, a home theater, or even a game room.
Using your basement is one way of expanding your home, but it is one of the areas that is hard to work on most especially in regulating the temperature. It is important to regulate the basement's temperature because of its possibility to stay either damp on humid, which can cause molds and mildew.
Keeping your basement cool on a hot summer day may require you to invest on a HVAC unit. It is a bit pricy, but it works wonders in keeping the temperature stable. it's good if you have HAVC, but to those homeowners that don't plan on investing, listed below are a few tips from House Logic and Log Home website on how to regulate your basement's temperature.
Work with What You Have
Having one HVAC unit can't run the whole house, so you'd have to make sure that aside from it, you'd have a good ventilation system and install dampers on you ducts.
Applying dampers can lighter the load on your HVAC, making it more effective. Before purchasing the temperature regulator however, make sure to ask your contractor on which unit size works best for your home.
Add in Another System
Though this isn't a must, a little upgrade can save you money in the future. If your HVAC can no longer handle the additional load, it's time for a little upgrade. Add in a new unit by adding in a secondary temperature regulating system so that your HVAC won't have to work overtime. Investing on the additional unit may be a bit costly, but it can save your original unit from overheating in the long run.
