So you all know I hate the cold and really don’t like winter.
But I could maybe tolerate winter better if this house was built for it. I don’t know WHAT the >:XX the owners did when they “remodeled” but it apparently didn’t include INSULATING the walls. (That said, it might be something from the original build in the 70s, but I would think the entire house would have to pass some type of inspection at one time or another.)
So, what’s the problem?
Well, if you remember last winter, it was always freezing in the house—especially the living room where we spend 95% of our time. We tested/tried about four different style room heaters and eventually ended up with one that seemed to work pretty well. So this year we got out the heater again and of course now it doesn’t seem to work well at all.
But that’s not the problem. The main problem is with the house.
So, what’s the problem?
I just measured the temperature at floor level on an outside wall (with a digital coking thermometer, so I could actually stick the point in between the paneling boards)…and it was…
Are you ready?
FORTY THREE >:XX DEGREES.
What the hell? How are we supposed to try and heat a house when the walls/floors are 43 degrees and you can just feel the cold pouring in? (For contrast, the walls that I assume are drywall measure 60 and the sliding glass door even measures 55!)
I appreciate that we have a nice house to live in, but SOOOOO many things are wrong with this house it’s enough to drive you insane.