Installing central air conditioning in a pre-1970 home without addressing low wall return registers is one of the most common missed opportunities for genuine cooling comfort — and the Matheson team raises this on every applicable installation.
Why low wall returns compromise AC comfort:
• Cold air is denser and heavier than warm air — it settles to the floor and gets pulled back through a low wall return before circulating through the room
• Result is stratified air — cold at floor level, noticeably warmer at shoulder and head height — the standing homeowner steps into a warmer layer of air
The high wall return solution:
• Seal the low register — cut a new return high on the wall near the ceiling
• Cold air circulates through the full room height before returning — every level cooled evenly
• Approximately $200 per stud space — one of the highest return comfort investments on any older home AC installation
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