I’ve been searching for a new place to live for some amount of time now, and to be honest I’m getting quite exhausted. It seems like I can’t find my dream home, no matter how high or low I look. I’ve been all around the county, tracing down online ads and word-of-mouth tips from associates. So far, I haven’t had any luck securing the home of my dreams. I realize that I’m being a bit particular, but I also want to find a home where I’m completely comfortable. That’s why, I have even been deterred by something as simple as an unventilated kitchen. In one of the homes that I viewed, I thought everything looked really nice until I actually contemplated the practicality of the kitchen space. You see, I am definitely a cook. I enjoy using my kitchen space and that means I have a hot stove top and smokey food items most days of the week. Without any form of exhaust fan or ventilation in the kitchen, I fear that I will continually fill the house with harmful and staining smoke. I know that I rely heavily on my overhead ventilation fan in my current home. When I can’t operate to the fan adequately, I can count on the air quality drastically decreasing and my smoke alarm upsetting the entire neighborhood. I really don’t want to live with the continual threat of noxious gases in my kitchen without a method to ventilate the harmful airborne contaminants. Not only is it terrible for my lungs and my home, but attempting to ventilate my kitchen with open windows and doors will also cost me a ton of money in energy bills and HVAC wear and tear.
