Since basement units are the coldest, it won’t be as needed. If it gets too cold, heaters are much easier to operate
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Agreed but keeping a basement cool during humid heat can be a bad choice in my experience.
