I STILL wouldn’t buy the house.
You might not buy it, but the inside temperature is not a problem, due to my idea of using a two stage furnace. The low stage, the one used to meet the facist temperature code (read cold!) was 80k BTU. That’s the output of the furnace.
The high output, the one to meet my own ‘code’ (because it is me they will call from their shivering beds, not the nazis) is high enough, 120k BTU, to keep the house a comfortable 75 degrees, even at 20 below, if they are willing to pay the heating bill. The furnace automatically goes to high heat if it gets too cold for the lower setting.
The lower level has it’s own furnace, and I managed to sneak in a 75K unit there. Not much resistance from the code guy after we ‘worked through’ the upstairs furnace. Wonder why.
I’m threw this out there after reading a bunch of people post “well they aren’t going to touch MY thermostat”. They have just removed any chance of you touching it.
Building a new home? Better check out the heat system, or you may wake up some night with your new tiny furnce working it’s heart out as the water freezes in the toilet.
BTW, I think you’d like the house. Two 3 car garages, one heated and can be used as a shop........that’s the part that captures the guys. The rest of it matches the luxury of the garages.