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Dave, thank you so much for your advice above about dealing with the air brick.That is ideal. It's next to a gas meter, so that wouldn't be dangerous at all, would it? You are well insulated. This is a Victorian/Edwardian mid-terrace, so it's insulated either side, but the front and back are not. It's of the age when you can't have cavity wall insulation - I'm not even sure if there is a cavity. LOL!
Had a walk not long after posting above - a little chilly, but very enjoyable. The rain had bucketed down, ten minutes earlier, but then almost stopped, and the stars began to come out - to the east, still cloudy towards the west. I wonder if our weather is coming from the east, at the moment, which would explain why it's a bit colder than recently.
Zippy2, a drop from 60F to 30F in one day, sounds quite extreme to me. Do you get very hot summers? We had a lady on here, a while ago, who was always saying how hot the Texas summers were, but it may be because she was in a city. Do the temperatures vary much within the State?
Sahjimara, does it get much colder than 60F in Florida?
That type of build could very probably benefit from the injection of silicones
or, painting with a Weathershield product_ possibly 18" solid stonework (idk...sight-unseen)
The problem with solid walls is heat conduction
Without adequate ventilation they will suffer from condensation moulds, because the walls are so cold
The heavier wallpapers pasted over foil sheets, will help 'reflect' the internal warmth much better
The windows could be draughtproofed, with the construction of a batten '8' frame [-]
made to fit the window cavity with heavy-duty polythene sheet wrapped entirely around it >> ie: front and back (two layers with a gap between ?)
The forecast for this weekend shows a weather system that will 'hit' us from the Northwest
Time will tell, if that was / is correct... We haven't very long left, before we find out
what exactly it has in-store for us
The cupboards, fridges and freezers are full...
I have spare canisters for my blow lamp, in case the gas goes off
Our LED lamps are fully-charged, in case the electric goes off
I have FOUR large jars of Lemon Tea in the cupboard .... so, let it blow
We normally have hot summers but this one wasn't so bad. Of course it is all relative. But mostly in the 90's sometimes over 100. We live in the country so it doesn't feel as hot. And temp change is Texas' middle name. They say if you don't like the weather in Texas, just wait a few minutes! LOL
Here's my menu:Sounds positively balmy (comparatively)
Cooking 'food' sounds good
"Giblet Gravy" _would have had me turn down, an invitation
I don't do offal, to me, it's 'awful' just blame it on my upbringing
I don't do any cheese that is not crumbly (like melted)
I have never had pumpkin pie.... is that like squash ?
Anyway Bon Appetit Enjoy
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