Why?

We have been living in this grumpy house for around five years. Renovating it bit by bit. Finally we see some light at the end of the renovating tunnel and the next year or two we will do nothing other than normal maintenance (which can be more than enough when I come to think of it!).

One of the last things we do in this round of renovating is to isolate and windproof the oldest part of our house. We thought there would be a small layer of isolation material so all we had to do was to add an extra layer.

Again our old house surprises us- there was nothing- NOTHING! I ask myself WHY?
People have been living in this house for over a 100 years and no one have thought of isolation? At all?
This part of the house has been an apartment, a bed room and is now our tv room. Did they like to freeze?
I have spent five FREEZING winters in front of the telly- I did not enjoy it!
We have so cold, damp and windful winters around here. I don`t get it. I`m probably stupid.

WHY?

Unisolated wall soon to be isolated :)