Flashback Friday - Martin Wiles

Insulated 

Each winter it was evident our old house lacked what would help keep us cozy.

For five years, my wife and I lived in a home nearing one hundred years old…a home built before air conditioning…a home constructed to remain cool in a sultry atmosphere but not warm in a frigid one. Fireplaces and stacks of quilts would suffice for that infrequency, and homebuilders left out what is now common in energy efficient homes-insulation.

Winters were challenging. We watched our dangling curtains rustle when the wind blew. Doors and windows freed drafts to snake through the cracks. We saw our heat leap from the floor vents and sprint to the ceiling. And our electricity bill reflected what was missing. Read more...

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