Houses with tall trees – AC damage
It makes sense, with so many huge trees in our backyard, there are often branches falling down from the heavens and landing dangerously close to our cool air lifeline.
I am so in love with the area that we live in. I didn’t really think I would like it here when we moved last year – honestly, I expected the worst. My old home state was located in the midwest, where the air temperatures varied from -10 to 110 throughout the year and life was very difficult. Still, I was accustomed to the horrific weather patterns, continual feeling of survival, and flat farmland that surrounded me. Moving down south, I had many concerns about the heat and humidity that I would be experiencing instead. What I never considered about the area, though, was the prevalence of tall and dense tree cover. Not only do these tall forests provide a great deal of protection from the pounding summer sun, but they are incredibly beautiful. After living in one home with the most amazing woodland views, I can never consider going back to flat and boring scenery again. However, there is one point where the huge trees intersect with the need for AC in a bad way; there is a huge tendency for residential cooling systems to be damaged by falling tree limbs. It makes sense, with so many huge trees in our backyard, there are often branches falling down from the heavens and landing dangerously close to our cool air lifeline. In the past year, we’ve seen our AC system take at least 3 heavy blows from large limbs. Thankfully for us, the good ole cooling unit has stayed fully operational, but she’s not looking so great these days. I figure, if AC damage is the tradeoff for having cooling, wonderfully beautiful trees all around me, I’ll gladly take that air quality risk.