Bob Axtell wrote:

> Ranch style homes are also easier to heat and cool; the second
> story either gets too hot or too cold vs the bottom level.

Where I come from, the traditional way is to heat the ground floor with
kitchen and living room up to normal temperatures, and heat the (mostly)
sleeping rooms upstairs only with a reduced temperature (traditionally only
the "waste" heat from downstairs, but nowadays all rooms have usually
individually temperature-controlled heating and it's just set to a lower
temperature). This helps reduce heating costs.

I've always wondered how you can live in a house that has not a controlled
temperature for every individual room. (At least in an area with cold
winters.)

Gerhard

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