Since basement units are the coldest, it won’t be as needed. If it gets too cold, heaters are much easier to operate

  • mieum
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    32 years ago

    Depends on where you live and how the basement is built. “Sweating” concrete in winter can be a huge problem, and air quality is worse in basements.

    • @homelessOP
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      12 years ago

      Is air quality worse in basements due to them having more floods? Like if a house was just built, would all the floors have the same air quality?

      • mieum
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        12 years ago

        That could be a factor, but I meant more in that dust settles easily in basements because they are physically lower. We live on the first floor of a 30 story building, and even here we end up getting tons of dust. But air quality is also a big issue here in general. may not be so serious in other places.

  • @branchial@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    You don’t have to go to the basement as long as you’re not the top floor I found heat to be endurable with just airing the flat out during the night and morning.

    Dark curtains to keep the sun out work really well during the day.

  • @GenkiFeral
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    12 years ago

    They are cooler, for sure. Just make sure the people above you aren’t young potheads from a third-world country who routinely forget to turn off the tub faucets, so flood your basement apartment.