Ask the Builder: The Ugly Truth About Your Heating and Cooling System

Are there days in the winter when your heating system can’t provide the heat you need to keep you comfortable?

This is one way to add extra heat to your home. This gray mat contains electrical heating cables that make the floor toasty warm sans crumbs! Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS

Tell the truth. Are there days in the winter when your heating system can’t provide the heat you need to keep you comfortable? What about your AC system? Are there blistering hot summer days when you feel like a simmering sausage in a skillet?

You may not want to hear this, but it’s normal for this to happen. Your heating and cooling contractor may not have told you the truth, so I’ll be his proxy.