He had framed his house. It was in the dry (roof on, windows in, etc.). He was ready for sheet rock. Before sheet rock can be installed, the central heating and air conditioning system had to be installed. He called Allen's Air Conditioning, Inc. to give him an estimate. When I got there I saw a problem.
There are basically four places to install a conventional duct system: In the attic, in the basement, in the crawl space beneath the house, or exposed in the living area (you can then cover the exposed duct with sheet rock, paneling, or some other material). Sometimes you can find some "wasted space or storage area" to install a duct system, but often there was no way to get air to the entire house. This man had designed his own house plan. It had a cathedral roof (no attic). There was no "wasted space". It was over a full basement, therefore no crawl space. He refused to have any duct work exposed in the living space - even in the basement! In short, there was no way to install a conventional duct system in his house. Yet he insisted that I come up with a plan! There was no plan! There could be no plan without redesigning his house! The plan for the cooling and heating should have been made BEFORE the house was built!
How many of us are living our lives going by our OWN plan. Are we waiting until our "Death Bed" or "Judgment Day" to come up with a plan for our salvation? Jesus has the plan ... the ONLY plan! Paul was following his OWN plan, but God told him what to do in Acts 22:16 "And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord." We need follow God's plan, or we will be left out in the COLD ... or, worse ... the HEAT!
There are basically four places to install a conventional duct system: In the attic, in the basement, in the crawl space beneath the house, or exposed in the living area (you can then cover the exposed duct with sheet rock, paneling, or some other material). Sometimes you can find some "wasted space or storage area" to install a duct system, but often there was no way to get air to the entire house. This man had designed his own house plan. It had a cathedral roof (no attic). There was no "wasted space". It was over a full basement, therefore no crawl space. He refused to have any duct work exposed in the living space - even in the basement! In short, there was no way to install a conventional duct system in his house. Yet he insisted that I come up with a plan! There was no plan! There could be no plan without redesigning his house! The plan for the cooling and heating should have been made BEFORE the house was built!
How many of us are living our lives going by our OWN plan. Are we waiting until our "Death Bed" or "Judgment Day" to come up with a plan for our salvation? Jesus has the plan ... the ONLY plan! Paul was following his OWN plan, but God told him what to do in Acts 22:16 "And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord." We need follow God's plan, or we will be left out in the COLD ... or, worse ... the HEAT!