Comment on Why did we give up on insulation?

• Tak@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh I’m sorry, I just assumed because really old houses were just wood and gypsum with no insulation lol

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  • SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Some of them are. And no paper for a moisture/wind barrier too I think.

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    • Tak@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I wouldn’t doubt if it’s just good enough and it’s expensive to add the insulation to old buildings let alone stone/brick ones. But I’m not going to pretend I understand what life in Britain is like or what homes are generally like when I’ve never been. I was going to say that buildings might be substantially older but honestly I don’t know how old the average home is in Britain, most people could live in something made in the 70’s or newer like here in the US.

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