Fast-changing household dynamics force creativity. Having another baby, moving an aging parent in, or simply watching your child become a teen could mean outgrowing your home. Fortunately, there are many ways to expand your living space without selling your current property and searching for a new one. But whether you finish your basement or convert your attic into a functional bedroom, you must have a plan for heating and cooling. Ductless mini-split systems perfectly support flexible living spaces like these. With minimally invasive installation and efficient, year-round performance, they’re a top choice for climate control in bonus rooms.
Seamlessly Support Your Central HVAC
Ductless mini-split systems are frequently installed in older buildings that weren’t designed to support central HVAC. Mini-split installation can be both cheaper and easier than post-construction ductwork retrofitting. In these settings, mini-splits provide reliable whole-house climate control much like central HVACs.
But homes that already have central HVAC systems can benefit from mini-splits, too. As you refine building areas, you can use a mini-split to provide cooling in spaces that aren’t connected to your existing ductwork or that don’t receive adequate airflow.
How Mini-Splits Accommodate Remote Spaces
Like central ACs and heat pumps, mini-splits have outdoor condensers and indoor air handlers. Unlike central appliances, though, mini-splits can have one to eight air handlers and as many thermostats.
You can install an air handler in your recently refined area. As needed, you can add more air handlers throughout the building to correct hot and cold spots or service additional bonus rooms.
In this capacity, mini-splits are great for:
- Attics
- Basements
- Attached garages
- Utility rooms
- Garden or sun rooms
Use a Mini-Split for a Separate Home Addition
If you’re adding a new unit or room rather than converting a non-traditional space into a bedroom, you can use a mini-split here as standalone climate control. This is much easier than installing ducting to accommodate a separate in-law apartment and resizing your heater and air conditioner to suit.
Adding an in-law unit with a mini-split system isn’t just a great way to accommodate additional family members. This is how many retirees are passively supplementing their incomes without purchasing separate rental properties.
Get Three-Pronged Support
Mini-splits go beyond heating and cooling. They also provide humidity control and air filtration. All air that exits a mini-split’s air handlers passes through their filters. These components sieve out dust, dirt, dander, and other particulates to protect the quality of indoor air. Ductless mini-splits extract excess humidity during each cooling cycle. They also have “dry mode” settings for on-demand humidity control during the heating season.
Heat and Cool Home Offices or Home Gyms
Other popular forms of flexible living include at-home offices and home gyms. If you build a workspace in your backyard or attached to the primary building, you can use a mini-split to keep it comfortable. Whether converting your garage to accommodate your favorite hobby or setting up a treadmill and weights, a mini-split will keep conditioned air flowing into the space and support productivity.
Enjoy All Your Home’s Livable Area
Homeowners are increasingly making use of formerly overlooked, livable space. The key to doing so both safely and comfortably lies in finding the right climate control solution. Ductless mini-splits are excellent for whole-house heating and cooling, but they’re also a top choice for non-traditional living areas. If you live in Asheville, NC or a surrounding area and need ductless mini split services, make your first call to Cool Cat Heating & Cooling.
