Old Stone House

Dead Air Space

August 1, 2006

Filed under: Day to Day,Energy Savings @ 10:52 pm

One of the more interesting discussions about our house has to do with ‘dead air space’ and energy conservation. Our house, like all others of its era, was never insulated – despite this it keeps temperature/heat quite well. Naturally it is more expensive to heat then new homes, but I was surprised to find that it wasn’t as bad as expected. An older contractor explained that the reason for this was that the house was in fact insulated somewhat with ‘dead air space’.

(more agony and joy…)

The Pipes Froze!

February 7, 2006

Filed under: Day to Day,Master Bathroom @ 7:13 pm

Returning from a two-day mini vacation, we were greeted by a frigid house, and yes, frozen pipes. Apparently snow drifted over the furnace intake and snuffed the flame (another project to fix). Luckily, just the pipes on the front of the house froze – which just happen to serve the master bathroom. With this, the bathroom reno has started.

(more agony and joy…)