Hello Rob!

** On Wednesday 17.12.25 - 08:25, you wrote to me:

 RM> So we're finally getting that bit of a warming spell but it's too
 RM> little and too late to help much I think unless we get another.
 RM> The odd year we've had a January thaw. Not enough to get rid of
 RM> much snow but it can warm up above freezing for a few days.

How did you fare through that? Not long after that, we had that  
flash-freeze.  I heard that it was more extreme out your way at  
the Bay.

And.. last night we had some pretty wild gusty winds for most  
of the night.  Is your cottage still unmoved on its pillars/ 
foundation?  


 RM> Right now I almost wish it were colder because the weather system
 RM> bringing in the warm temperatures, a few days at +4c to +6c (~40f),
 RM> is brought in by really strong South winds making for drifting snow
 RM> and a very hard time heating the house with my old windows and log
 RM> walls that are about 80 years old..

Methinks you could insulate the building from the outside, and  
make it look quite nice.

There was an old building in my town that looked quite worn on  
its plastered facing.  Renovation on the interior walls to  
insulate that was a discouragement to the owner.  After the  
building was sold, and the new business owner simply insulated  
from the outside.  I'll try to find the BEFORE and AFTER pics  
and email them to you.

 RM> It would be easier to heat if it were -20c (-4f) and calm..

Yes.. the wind causes much more heat loss in my 50yr+ home.  I  
have old cottage-style "seemless" wood-frame windows. 14  
windows just on the "upper" level of the split-level design -  
the locking clips on most of them are broken or loose, the bug- 
screens no-longer seal properly, and the wood frames  
[especially for the 2 sliding doors] are rotting in places.

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