When the pandemic first hit, I started working from home immediately. At first, I was able to work comfortably from my kitchen table, and when I needed to take calls, I would step outside, as my house was full of kids in zoom school, animals, and all other kinds of distractions. When my company announced that we would be working remotely full time, I knew that I had to find another solution. I decided to build a backyard home office. The building of the structure went according to plan, and I was all set to be working in my new office in no time. The only decision I had left to make was how to heat and cool my new office. Extending the ductwork of my existing HVAC system would be costly and time consuming, and I didn’t want to sacrifice the one window of my office for an ugly, inefficient window unit. I decided to go with a ductless mini-split. A ductless mini-split has an evaporator and a condenser like a traditional HVAC system, but the flow of coolant can be reversed in order to both heat and cool the room. The installation was quick and painless, as I only needed to drill one three inch hole for all of the necessary components. Thanks to my ductless mini-split, my backyard home office is a perfectly comfortable place for me to work remotely, in a distraction free environment. If you have thought about building a backyard home office since the recent pandemic, call up your local HVAC provider and see if a ductless mini-split is right for you!