re: Those with 2 story raise houses

They do make regular insulation and hangers for your sub floors. I just had mine done and it has made a big difference on the electric bill so far. Our pest control told us not to go with spray foam because it would void our warranty for termites, reason being it is harder for moisture to escape if you spring a leak somewhere.

good to know, thanks

the floors are original cypress which hold up well to termites.

fwiw, we have two ac units for upstairs and down and our energy bill runs around $250/mt in summer months. We were gone most of the colder days in December so I'll find out how much my bill will be at the end of this month. Lesson learned, old houses are charming as F but expect shite ton issues if you renovate one.

ha no but I have some grateful dead playing and a glass of red poured. It actually feels better outside than inside currently.

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ha no but I have some grateful dead playing and a glass of red poured. It actually feels better outside than inside currently.

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What your address? Me and Glassman are at Henry’s. We’re coming over.

I have 2 units, one for each floor of my Victorian styled home and keep both floors at 68-69 in winter.

I grew up in one of those old antebellum style plantation homes here in the delta. Built before AC they were designed for maximum air flow through the house for hot summers. It originally had a fireplace in every room but most were sealed off except in the living room and main hallway. The house was in awful shape when we got it we had busted Windows replaced, entire new roof, floors revarnished, painted inside and out, replaced rotten wood. Both fireplaces were converted to gas. We had central heat and air installed...2 huge units just for the downstairs alone which was 4,000 sq ft. The upstairs was another 2,000 and had a 3rd seperate unit. Anyways we didn't redo any insulation and well apparently it didn't have any at all in the walls. It had those old windows with thd pull rope and weights inside the wall and they were drafty as hell.

When it got cold like this is took running every unit plus the fireplaces to keep it warm, along with closing off the rooms on the north end of the house due to the north wind. I remember nights if you went into the living room on the north end you could see your breath with the heat running. And that wooden floor would wake you up real quick in the morning when your bare feet hit it, as the house sat 3 ft off the ground. I think the gas bill was 5 grand one month

Yup, have a 2-story house built in the 1890's. The bottom floor is frigid and has NO subfloor at all. Just the floorboards directly on the floor joists. One day we will look at installing subfloors.

Got nothing but misery at my house. 4 foot raised and it's just cold as shite