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BigB
C & J are 10!
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Stacey
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Central Air question...
Can central air be added to a home built in the 1920s? If so, what are the costs? How much of an inconvenience/distruction is it?
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Posted 7/5/14 10:50 PM  |
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mnmsoinlove
Mommy to 2 sweet girls!
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Melissa
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Re: Central Air question...
Yes it depends on the style of your home. If you have a basement it's easier and cheaper. If you are in a slab it's more expensive. We have a high ranch and the average quote we got was $16k. So we will stick with our wall units.
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| Posted 7/5/14 11:58 PM |
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Strawberry2468
It's summatime
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Christine
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Re: Central Air question...
We have ducts but one co wanted to redo them. We were quoted $12k for an extended split. We have them on the first 2 levels and basement but not upper level. That's 2 br, den and bathroom. That quote alone was $5500 since we don't have ducts
Message edited 7/6/2014 6:34:02 AM.
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| Posted 7/6/14 6:32 AM |
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TheDollyMama
LIF Adolescent
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DollyMama
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Re: Central Air question...
Yes, my parents did it in their prior home. It was a tudor and they got traditional duct a/c installed. I believe it was about 13k.
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| Posted 7/6/14 7:32 AM |
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SlurpeeDad
LIF Adolescent
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SlurpeeDad
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Re: Central Air question...
We added it this past winter and it cost under 10k. We had to run the duct work too. The only advantage we had was that we were gutting our upstairs so we were able to run the duct work while everything was open upstairs.
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| Posted 7/7/14 9:13 AM |
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Re: Central Air question...
Posted by mnmsoinlove
Yes it depends on the style of your home. If you have a basement it's easier and cheaper. If you are in a slab it's more expensive. We have a high ranch and the average quote we got was $16k. So we will stick with our wall units.
I agree that it depends on the particular style. It can be difficult with capes, too -- even ones built in the 1950s or 1960s, because there's no attic space (just knee walls/eaves).
So a lot of times I see capes that have CAC on the first floor but not on the second.
I would just get a few estimates and explore your options.
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| Posted 7/7/14 10:18 AM |
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BigB
C & J are 10!
Member since 6/05 5914 total posts
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Stacey
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Re: Central Air question...
I think at this point, we will just stick with our window units...I can't even begin to wrap my head around this one! LOL...it is only for 3 months of the year. I think we will survive!
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| Posted 7/8/14 8:20 PM |
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