Hey fellow Axiomites, didn'r really know which board to post this question:

Anyway, we built a new home about 3 years ago, and I've been working on remodeling about 3/4 of it for months now, what a long process. Anyway, I've learned a lot in the process (framing, electrical, hanging drywall, etc...)

I'm at the point where I've had to add some additional heating vents, no problem, and cold air returns. The cold air returns is my question today.

I have a few locations where I can use the cavity between the framing to have cold returns down near the floor in a few rooms, but I think I need more. For a basement environment, can a cold air return be up high near the ceiling? I have a number of locations that I could cut out for a vent in the main cold air return run, which runs along the entire length of the basement?

Thanks in advance, for any HVAC experts out there


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