Heating and Cooling

This has got to be our number one complaint about this house. The "A" is 29 feet or so from floor to peak and contains a loft, so the area is completely open. In the winter the house is pretty decent. We had all new windows installed and went with triple pane on the main wall that contains four large windows and a set of sliders. But cooling is near impossible. The house is heated by hot water baseboard so there are no ducts. The A is completely exposed post and beam--there is no cooling system. During the summer all of the heat rises to the loft (a bedroom) and hovers as there is only one window that opens. There is no fan or exhaust system and no skylights which, if open, would allow hot air to escape. The massive roof, which also serves as walls, likely absorbs much heat and contributes to the overall problem.

Here's to hoping for skylights some day...