Being very cold

[Mortblanc]

Yep, I share your experience.

Heavy flannel robe over all the clothes and socks that look like bunny boots.

Yesterday I really went "mad scientist" on this place and added a second sheet of 4 mil plastic to each window. I even sealed the "hinge side" of each door with Gorilla tape and added a sheet of plastic to the covers over the doors. I cover the doors with a layer of canvas and a layer of blanket but added the plastic beneath the canvas.

The living room was 15c (60 our temp) after a night at -25c outside air temp.

Now that I have things under control they are predicting a warm up for next week. We go all the way up to 10c for a couple of days.

I have put off any continued work outside until these temps arrive.

I was going to install some additional heat tape but I have found that there is none in the southeaster U.S. left to purchase!

I believe that I will get under the house and modify some of the plumbing to help evacuate the waste water. If I can get that drain flowing at about 15-20 mph when it hits the sewer main I might avoid some of this freezing!

Insulating the long drain line from kitchen to the main might help too. No one ever considers insulating drain lines but that is my present plague.