The old house had been part of our family for a long time.
It belonged to my great uncle, who left it in a bad state. We used it occasionally to host a party but never thought about repairing it. The rooms were intact, but the house needed an upgrade. Most of the furniture was old and falling apart. That was the same case with the interior, which we had hoped to work on one day. After we got an inheritance connected to the old house, we decided to take the plunge. We had held a party at the old house a few weeks back and turned on the AC system. It was winter, and the heat was a must in such a space. The old house had an aging HVAC system that we had to repair numerous times to get to work. Before we could decide to replace it, we had an offer to host one more party. That meant some money was coming in, which we could use for the upgrade. It was my job to make sure everything was in order, including the heating system. I went to turn it on, but it was not responsive. My worry was the AC unit had finally given up and broken down completely. My brother urged me to call in an Ac worker to come and check it out. I got on the phone with the AC business in town and booked an appointment. A few hours later, an aircon professional was at the old house diagnosing the AC issue. He noted that the air conditioning in the house was affected by critters. It turns out rats had built nests in the ductwork when we last had the AC on to escape the cold winter. The nests and accumulated debris were preventing airflow, which caused the AC to stop working. Much of the ductwork was still intact, but there were gaps where the critters had gotten in.