Winter is coming

[Chaotic42]

It's 54F and raining here in Missourah, on our way down to lows in the 20s this week. The leaves are pretty, but the storms have been ripping them off the trees the last few days.

 

[Herr Kutz]

It's 54F and raining here in Missourah, on our way down to lows in the 20s this week. The leaves are pretty, but the storms have been ripping them off the trees the last few days.

Follow the geese before it’s too late!

 

[lxskllr]

57 in the house, and a freeze warning tonight. Got most of the windows closed. Bedroom window's still open. See how tomorrow morning feels. It may get closed tomorrow. Calling for a high of 40 this coming Wednesday. Perfect fall weather!

 

[snoopy7548]

There was snow in the forecast for next Wednesday/Thursday, but now nothing. Low of 22, though!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Winter is here.



Not our first snow fall but most of them were small like under 1cm and it would usually melt. This is more than likely our permanent snow.

I should probably go take the snow off the solar panels on my shed but not like I really have any serious loads running at this point. I'll do it later. Need to get the snow blower out too.

 

[Iron Woode]

we have some flurries here now. It's -3C right now and we are expecting a high of 1C today.

 

[Herr Kutz]

57 in the house, and a freeze warning tonight. Got most of the windows closed. Bedroom window's still open. See how tomorrow morning feels. It may get closed tomorrow. Calling for a high of 40 this coming Wednesday. Perfect fall weather!

Already got the thermostat set for 78. Still chilly inside.

 

[mikeymikec]

Already got the thermostat set for 78. Still chilly inside.

Is your real name Nicky and are you the son of Satan?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Already got the thermostat set for 78. Still chilly inside.

Holy crap that's 25C. I don't even think my furnace can go that high. Well maybe on a warm day but not on an actual cold day. Crank the humidifier and put wet rags on the registers and you got yourself a whole house sauna.

 

[ponyo]

It's 46 F outside right now and 70 F inside the house. It's supposed to go down to low of 27 F middle of next week. That's too cold for this time of the year.

 

[Chaotic42]

Two straight days with light snow here in Nellyville.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I officially used my snowblower today. It does not look like much in my picture but some drifts were like a foot tall. Enough to justify the snowblower. Wanted to give it a good run anyway as it has not ran in a long time.

 

[IronWing]

17F this morning, 76F now. Airplanes good.

 

[Herr Kutz]

Holy crap that's 25C. I don't even think my furnace can go that high. Well maybe on a warm day but not on an actual cold day. Crank the humidifier and put wet rags on the registers and you got yourself a whole house sauna.

With the poor insulation in my place it feels more like 65-70ish even though the thermostat is set to 78.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I think I may buy a warm hat this year. I think the last time I wore one was maybe 1983. It was blue. I wonder what happened to it.

 

[Fir]

Bring it!

 

[Red Squirrel]

With the poor insulation in my place it feels more like 65-70ish even though the thermostat is set to 78.

My place is kinda bad too. Insulation is ok, it's standard R12 fibreglass batts. It's the vapour barrier that's horrible. There is no tape at any of the seams so the house is super drafty. I fixed one spot when I redid my patio door, might tackle the rest of that wall this year. Basically need to remove the drywall and then put new vapour barrier with acoustic sealant and actually tape it properly. Then new drywall, plaster, and paint. It's not so much a hard job, but a messy one. I'd really have to do all the walls to get a proper result too. I might just leave this to a future owner to worry about. I will be removing the fireplace though which will leave a big hole in the wall so I may as well do that side at least. Fireplace on it's own is probably a big heat loss too.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Been hearing backhoes and snow plows, guess winter is officially here.

Surprised though as there's not quite enough snow to justify plowing yet. I guess it's probably a good idea to dust off the machines anyway and make sure everything runs.

 

[snoopy7548]

My place is kinda bad too. Insulation is ok, it's standard R12 fibreglass batts. It's the vapour barrier that's horrible. There is no tape at any of the seams so the house is super drafty. I fixed one spot when I redid my patio door, might tackle the rest of that wall this year. Basically need to remove the drywall and then put new vapour barrier with acoustic sealant and actually tape it properly. Then new drywall, plaster, and paint. It's not so much a hard job, but a messy one. I'd really have to do all the walls to get a proper result too. I might just leave this to a future owner to worry about. I will be removing the fireplace though which will leave a big hole in the wall so I may as well do that side at least. Fireplace on it's own is probably a big heat loss too.

An old co-worker just had his siding replaced, and while it was all off he had them add a 1-2" (can't remember) thick layer of styrofoam insulation. He said his house is much more comfortable now than it was before. You should look into that; a lot easier than trying to insulate from the inside, especially if your house is one level. You get air sealing and insulation all in one shot.

There are also companies that will drill ~1" diameter holes throughout the exterior of your house and inject expanding foam (Icynene is one of the popular ones, I think) into all of your stud cavities. They can do this without removing any existing insulation since it will simply compress the fiberglass batts.

I've been air sealing my basement and it's a PITA, but if you do it right you only have to do it once. I'll probably be done next weekend, then I might move on to the attic. My walls have R-24 fiberglass, while my basement ceiling/rim joist is insulated with R-30. The attic is ~R-44.

 

[Red Squirrel]

An old co-worker just had his siding replaced, and while it was all off he had them add a 1-2" (can't remember) thick layer of styrofoam insulation. He said his house is much more comfortable now than it was before. You should look into that; a lot easier than trying to insulate from the inside, especially if your house is one level. You get air sealing and insulation all in one shot.

There are also companies that will drill ~1" diameter holes throughout the exterior of your house and inject expanding foam (Icynene is one of the popular ones, I think) into all of your stud cavities. They can do this without removing any existing insulation since it will simply compress the fiberglass batts.

I've been air sealing my basement and it's a PITA, but if you do it right you only have to do it once. I'll probably be done next weekend, then I might move on to the attic. My walls have R-24 fiberglass, while my basement ceiling/rim joist is insulated with R-30. The attic is ~R-44.

The issue is the vapour barrier, much easier to air seal from the inside and it should be done from inside, from the outside it's harder to tie it in with everything else and you can get moisture issues. Much rather redo inside drywall than outside siding... or in my case, brick.

Did part of my basement and it makes a huge difference. It's warmer down there than it is upstairs now. I still need to do the crawlspace.

 

[Chaotic42]

More snow. Yay.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Might freeze for the first time tonight. Zut alors!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Little nippy out there this morning. You know it's cold when your coat sounds like a Sun Chips bag.

 

[IronWing]

38F here this morning

 

[Chaotic42]

We're supposed to get 6 inches of snow tonight.