be prepared

Winters are awful here. Not just because of the snow, overcast skies and weeks of frigid temperatures.

Really, it is because our house has no insulation and cinder block walls. Formstone on the outside, drywall inside. The flipper who bought the property added duct work to the attic, and destroyed any insulation value that might have existed.

We are adding insulation. And weather stripping. Another winter of 5-6 weeks of below freezing temperatures might not happen. But it might. 

And it would be best to be ready. October 15 and the need for heat will be here before we know it.