So it appears that my renovations to our little place at the lake has been a big hit with my family.
For sure, the place was beyond rustic since we bought years ago. But it was actually owned by my uncle and he sold it to me for a very sweet price. This was a place that I once spent Summers swimming and just being a kid. The house itself had toilets and running water but no heating and cooling other than a little wood stove. That little wood stove can put out some serious heating for that little place in the Winter. Sometimes, I like to go up to the lake alone in the Winter just to sort of get a measure of quiet. And on one trip this past year, I realized that it was time to put some effort into making the place a bit more appealing to the rest of my immediate and extended family. For sure, there were updates to do. I started by asking my buddy, who is an HVAC contractor, if he’d help me put in a pair of ductless heat pumps in the lake house. I promised him a quiet and fun weekend with all the beers and steaks on me. We actually were able to make quick work of installing the ductless heat pumps. I was amazed by the amount of heating they put out that weekend. And now, I’m really enjoying the cooling comfort from the air conditioning. Over the rest of the Spring, I put in wi-fi as well as painted and upgraded all the furnishings. Now, I don’t have to ask twice if the kids and my wife want to make it a lake house weekend.