i have a two story house and we live in florida, the summer get really hot, and during the day when the AC is on the downstairs stays nice and cold and comfortablebut as soon as you start walking up the stairs when you hit the second flight of stairs you can literly feel the temp change and the heat wave hits youlike upstairs never cools down during the dayeven with the celing fans onand all blinds closed and doors open to circulate airand the temp on the thermostat is always a 2 temp higher then the set temp so the system never turn off anywaysso is it better to leave it on all dayand at night put it on auto ? does it cost more? will my AC system age quicker in other words will the system fail running all day?
i would go to the place where you took lessons and sit down with the owner and discuss what questions you might havei dont think you know how much money and work goes into thisi mean are you even a certified riding instructor because that takes a while to get and you should know how much tack costs because you have 4 horsesi have one horse at home and for one month its 3 grand not including anything but shoeing, feed, shots, and activities such as clinicsyou would have to talk to somebody who has gone through the whole process and is willing to sit down with you and walk you through it if you want an arena, lessons, etchope this works out for you!
A great idea would be to build you barn out of storage containers! I am in the process right now and its much much cheaper! You can get 10x40 ft cargo containers for $1,000-1,500 a pieceSo you could do a 40x50 sqftbarn and stay within $17,000 I would sayI hope this helps!!!
Coast of build is approximately 100 dollars per sf .For 2500sf it would be about 250,000 .If you build it your self would be almost half of the price 1- Permit 2- Set plans (blue print engineering) 3- Contract of general contractor 4- Estimate of the contractor Which will be long way to achieve, There are many companies that they sale kits and blueprint to build and you just need the permit from local building and safety to start set-up the building .Your self as contractor for ready to build ,hire some daily workers and build it your self will be faster than contractor and cheaper.
I once built a 28x 35 barn for about $10,000 but that was beginning in 1990I don't think you will ever build a bigger one than that now for $10,000I did ALL the work myself except mixing and pouring concrete which I had friends help with from a church in return for fellowship, food and drinkCost is usually two times material priceAny good lumber store should be able to estimate material cost for you for free if they have a complete planThey WILL do it free if they think you might buy materials from them so choose wisely.
I would agree with everything that Rob said but if you do have the proper amount of supply vents and proper return vent size, your dampers are open, your filters are clean, and your vents aren't blocked.then you possible may need better insulation in your attic or crawl space between your roof and ceilingWhat will also help is if you place your sensor for your thermostat in the return air to get an average of your homes' temperatureHaving good insulating upstairs would be a key factor thoughWhen it comes to auto or on, this function is just for your indoor blower (circulating the air in your house) operation Auto ~ meaning that the indoor blower will only start when there is a need for cooling On ~ meaning that the indoor blower will start and continue to run regardless of if there is a need for cooling or not COST: yes, it will cost more because you are running your compress/condenser fan/blower all of the timeUntil you can get your problem resolved, I would suggest that on cooler breezy days to open your windows to have a draft blow through your house with your system OFF of courseYou can also set schedules on your thermostat.depending on the model you haveFor the time that your away, it will turn off and when your home, it will turn back on (check your thermostat manual)Or you could just shut it off before you leave and turn it on when you get home.saving moneyWear and Tear: Yes, in a sense it will wear on your compressor and other components but these things are built to last for yearsYou probably will have to change filters and clean the coils more often thoughBut all of this is only until you get the problem resolved.
