Inspecting our 200+ Year old House with Thermal Camera!?

[@donnamcnichol7433]

Heavy curtains on all windows is a must in winter

[@louisescottc6023]

That's why castles hung tapestries. 😊

[@unitedworld6618]

If anyone complains about the blanket on the front door then they can send you lots of money. I had a house where I had to staple three blankets on the door and then crawl through the bottom to get in and out.

[@marilunavamu4560]

You two are amazing. I can’t believe you don’t have more followers. You are an inspiration. I wish for to reach 100 pretty soon you guys deserve it

[@DoBeDiff]

Thank you so much❣️

[@artifactartstudio107]

So nice to see you get sponsors! ❤

[@roosvandervelde7254]

Put some radiator foil behind the radiators! So the heat will reflect in to the room instead of warming up the wall behind it. You can also buy special ventilators to place on the bottom of the radiator, so the heat will spread faster.

[@susanhirtzel8410]

Whatever works to keep you warm…..do it! It doesn’t matter how it looks!😊

[@unarri]

Don't feel bad for putting up blankets, it's smart to keep yourself warm when it's cold.

[@Mountainrock70]

Ive known people to line old wood floors with blankets in winter. Fuel is not cheap and its nice to be warm.

[@roo9565]

Great video - the wool blanket is a brilliant idea! Stay warm!

[@SweetUniverse]

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! 🥶😊😊✌✌

[@KymKit]

That’s a super useful instrument. Great gifting idea 💡

[@rickysantiago5970]

Stay warm. Looks all right Rick from California

[@racebanning6390]

ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS HELP ON OLDER HOMES...... ITS KINDA FUN TO SEE WHAT WORKS AND HOW MUCH IT CHANGES TEMPS IN CERTAIN AREAS.... WELL DONE, KOOL TOOL!! GOD BLESS 🥶😃😃❄☃☃🙏🙏

[@Erin_Wilson_Studios]

What a useful device! This was a super interesting video. 🙏🏻

[@gardentours]

Great gadget 👍

[@sharonromer6606]

A beautiful blanket❤

[@nalenkasims]

Another interesting video. I know the outside is cold, but it is so picturesque. Do whatever you must to stay warm. Love your videos.

[@libvicious]

Ghost detector as well lol awesome 👌

[@debraheskin428]

Good job

[@Hollybank5]

Every homeowner should have one of these ! Very interesting ❤

[@tinagriggs1004]

You could get some door sealant strips for your doors and see if that helps that area. I need one of those readers myself though!

[@unitedworld6618]

For the ceiling cold, once you get the attic floor and attic ceiling totally insulated and whatever boarding to put on the ceiling and floor and the new roof will help. When you get the drainage fixed outside that will eliminate the walls absorbing moisture and staying cold. Same for the basement floor. Once you get the front porch door on that will really help too.

[@gaylejideofor6198]

you han mount a thick insulated curtain above the door. Once you are inside, you can pull it over the door. If it is long to drape on the floor even better. then just pull off to the left when you leave or in the summer... Just thinking out loud. Great to see you two.

[@theturquoisedream9244]

Excellent.

[@lararabb8888]

And here i sit on 2 heating pads complaining Im cold and it is NOTHING! Compared to your cold. 🥶

[@the_quaint_gypsy]

I know that (at least in the USA) that there is a plastic window film/sheet that can be put on on the inside of home over window walls or frames that reduces cold entering home by at least 50%, sometimes more. I can't recall it's name but it worked well when I lived in North Dakota. I also would use heavy bath towels as curtains during winter as well to help keep my very old house warmer. Cold walls would get a "blanket window protection" as well.

[@bettybay2181]

Also can use bubble wrap. Might be a you tube video about bubble wrap on windows.

[@patriciawilliamsn9605]

What a great tool! Roll up a towel and put it at the base of the door, will make a big difference

[@annettegreer2425]

One more question. Would saving the wool cut from the sheep and using it in a round sewn fabric sausage tube in front of door help at bottom? Or one layer of sand tubing in a fabric sack? Again, other viewers maybe able to answer.

[@DoBeDiff]

That definitely sounds interesting instead of building one🤔 Thank you❣️

[@MicheleKaufman-k2l]

Would shutters on outside windows help along with curtains inside to block drafts? My old house in the winter my Dad put up thick plastic to help with drafts. It was a blurry winter looking out our windows 😂

[@Marlenesgardens]

Our Hydro company does this test for heat loss. Windows doors antics as well. Nice to see this in action. Some spray foam might work in these minus temps.Surprising that a wool blanket can stop a draft. How about putting heavy plastic draped in the new porch door opening. It would make a big difference.❤ Frozen eggs are great for baking. RememberYou still need some air exchanging indoors during winter. 😊 great video!

[@wadeprior5203]

Hey good afternoon you guys hope you guys enjoy your day hope you like your new toy you need to go to get that place put together really good that way you got a perfect home to sleep in an upstairs will the plywood upstairs so that way you know the coldness it's inside the house or outside❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gaylejideofor6198]

we just got our first little snow here in Minnesota as well. What a great gadget! Thanks for sharing. HappyChristmas to you and Desi🎄🎄

[@minime7375]

For the window frames there are these special insulation tiles made specifically for doors and windows, those help with the heat loss too.

[@gailjohnston6102]

Excellent product.

[@MrHuismeester]

It was for sure a different view of the House and must say that is a real nice device to check how well insulation a House shoot be. We are living in a House that is more than 70 years old and did a lot to isolation the properly and for sure every task you take is working very well ! So with some new isolation your House will must more comfortable and your energy bill will sink ! Stay warm and see you both on the next episode !!

[@Dustmadeout]

Go to the attic with camera next time.

[@lynnes698]

You can buy (or make) hinged door curtain rails

[@janetwalker3541]

If the blanket is pure wool it will give you great insulation. The cotton towel won't give you good insulation. I do snow shoeing, and to keep my feet warm I only use wool, no cotton socks. What a difference between wool and cotton socks. Also if cotton gets wet it stays wet where as the wool doesn't.

[@DoBeDiff]

Yes the blanket is wool. Agree that wool socks are 1000% better than cotton 😊

[@psilocybina_]

Technology we have nowadays is sooooo great! This tiny camera is such a cool gadget, so helpful!

[@GOGOSLIFE]

Hubby and I put up an old comforter between our kitchen and sunroom. The sunroom has 9 windows, a sliding glass door, a small flight of stairs, and the back door. We were really hot when the sun shone in, and freezing in the winter. We are looking for a bi-fold door for the opening between the kitchen and sunroom but haven't found one yet. In the mean time the comforter is fine, and I don't care what it looks like, so long as we're warm!

[@epiasta5976]

You should check the chicken house and both goat houses to look for heat loss.

[@adkenzo]

Very interesting vid , such a useful tool especially with the weather you guys get in winter

[@debefeldman]

Hey, I'm the third poster, love your videos. Stay warm.

[@lararabb8888]

I remember as a kid hanging blankets up to keep areas warmer. And we did not EVEN live in your kind of 'oh dear lord' COLD!

[@jaybee608]

👍👍✌️

[@glomontero6011]

Why don’t you put up a temporary door on the mud room entrance? That will give you a few degrees from the outside temperature and if that is not enough at lest it will be a wind barrie. By the way I really enjoyed seeing ur home through the heat camera. Please do it again when you make changes. If ur up for some observations: I like that you have been posting more videos. BcMore videos = more viewers = more money yay And then hopefully the KZbin gods will feature you more. A lot of channels I watch have been going to the daily videos, I think it has benefited their channel enough that they have continued it for more then the initial 1st month.

[@missreynolds3637]

Get some bubble wrap a good sized roll wet inside window panes with water and cut bubble wrap to fit window. Once wet it'll stick to window and still let light in, but keep cold out. Especially on Southside where when it's cold you need the heat from the sun.

[@richardjones5255]

Those are some fearsomely cold temperatures inside your house. Anything you can do to improve that will be a huge help to the comfort levels.

[@izzy1949]

I put pretty sausages at bottoms of doors and it really helps with draughts from under doors not just the entrance…that blanket it good idea my sister has blanket on inside if her entrance door and she has it on a tail fitted to front door and it is raised 4 inches higher than door as she has extension pieces kn each side at top and rail attached to them so curtain is higher than height of door and it keeps any cold out …

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

COnsider the square footage of your floor. If the entire floor is cold (9C floor compared to your walls at 18C) because of an unheated basement, I would advise you to insulate your floor from the basement. That is easy to do, It is a huge area and if your feet are cold, you are cold. Insulate the basement ceiling (or the underside of the living space floors as your first priority. You can do this now. All of the leaks at your living space ceiling are between the wood board ceiling and the outside wall. My suggestion is wait until warm weather and buy a two part spray foam kit. With the kit, you can go around the entire perimeter of your board ceiling and spray a nice wide band of closed cell foam to seal the openings. When the foam is cured, lay your existing insulation back down over the foam. I believe you have a guest bedroom you do not use regularly? Put a valve on that radiator so you can turn it down to a trickle when the you do not have guests. Add a radiator in the hallway. Don't suffer with the cold. Also, heating that space will make your wood stove more efficient. By the time the hot water makes it back to the stove, you want it to be room temperature. You can not fairly evaluate your main door until you finish your airlock entry way. The second priority is building/installing an exterior door for your airlock entry way.

[@user-uc5ky8cj8h]

You should make sure to check the camera in the early morning before the sun has warmed up some of the walls.

[@wendyday25]

I suggest putting the blanket on the outside where you have the new entrance not where you currently got it. It would be more warmer everywhere and not as dangerous

[@annettegreer2425]

I watch a couple in Portugal that mixed industrial hemp straw, sand, and a plaster to add extra insulation. They did it in fall when still warm.

[@savingsiskola]

Thanks that was really interesting and I really want one now for my old log cabin. 😅

[@Jennifer62389]

Put either plastic or plexiglass outside your windows.

[@jacquelinewells7575]

Is there a way y’all can hang a heavy blanket at your door while you are inside and not going in n out to help keep the cold out. I guess I thought that at the same time as y’all saying it. Is there some weather stripping that you can get to go around the outer part of the door to help seal it a little more when you close it to help keep the cold out until you rebuild it. There’s also these long rolls, I forget what they call them, that you put down at the bottom of the door to keep the cold out.

[@user-uc5ky8cj8h]

Bad windows can be more energy efficient if you put thermo foil on them with some air between the foil and window. You usually can buy these inhome improvement stores.

[@Vezmerize]

Really cool tool, hello from Ohio USA

[@Bonkrr]

Regarding the front door. Have you considered adding an extra board to your door frame to widen the door stop. This could be done on both sides and the top and would allow you to add a good thick strip of weather stripping to eliminate a lot of draft. If you weren't concerned about the tripping hazard, this could also be done across the bottom.

[@normundsrozenbergs4882]

Ļoti interesanta un noderīga ierīce. Prieks, ka varēsiet padarīt māju siltāku.☺

[@TheLasze]

You could add PIR insulation panels inside your house. They also work as a vapor barrier. It might not need any extra framing and is a very good insulation even in thin form. You could for example use 3cm PIR panels and put drywall or some other material on top of them.

[@cristelmoon]

what you for under doors is a Brown Double Draft Stop for Doors or Windows

[@artlecl]

Ok. When I received the notification of the new video, I was like: “Wow, the guys are going to look for ghosts? No way!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 When I start to watch the video, it was kind of unexpected. 😂😂😂😂😂 But I enjoyed the video, as much as do with the others. Very interesting. Hope you guys can stay warm, safe and healthy. ❤

[@lararabb8888]

Yall put up as many blankets as you need. Keeping warm & bills low trumps looks any day.

[@NavaNava-n3e]

WOW SUPERB.BROTHER DO & BE DIFFERENT FARMILY THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO KEEPITUP VANAKKAM ❤🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Yotrek]

There’s a a two hour documentary on KZbin by Professor Jim Al-Kahlili titled Order and Disorder. If this thermal camera interests anyone, you will love Order and Disorder.

[@coby6417]

🌟👍🍀💐

[@arcobalenonellorto8994]

You can use wool to insulate the walls

[@catherinemushaw1956]

I have a suggestion for you, at the front door- exterior you might want to put up some 6 mil plastic sheeting it will help with the cold air. You could also use the sheeting around the areas that are really cold ... windows and doors, etc... here in the States you can buy it in clear plastic or black. Another suggestion would be to invest in some silver bubble wrap but that can get costly and the r-value is only around 2 but you could always double it ... if it was me I would make a frame and either staple the 6 mil plastic or the bubble wrap to it and place it in your windows or even use it on the exterior door. Also, you can use that bubble wrap up against the floors between the floor joists and then you can add regular insulation to that but the bubble wrap must go up against the floor first ... then the insulation. Keep the videos coming! Love your videos ❤ Stay warm ... Cheers from Pennsylvania, USA.

[@risa199613]

I get what you mean dessy, the machine is a great product to have but it’s definitely informing you where your most troubles are lol but at least you know more about your house after this

[@OdinsOdyssey5252]

There are fans for radiators on the market. You should consider buying and test it for your house.

[@StubbyPhillips]

Cool! Try looking at hot water flowing into cold water (or t'other way 'round) in a tub or tank or whatever. It's seriously trippy!

[@LisaNH934]

Very cool 👍 was that gadget expensive?

[@annettegreer2425]

Would adding another glass frame inside or outside make a difference on windows? Wouldn’t the it trap the heated air from escaping? Just asking so I can learn more.

[@TheLasze]

Usually modern windows have 2-3 glasses already with vacuum between, which does what you describe. If you just add another window, it will probably be difficult to make airtight enough. If it is not airtight, there might be condensation between the windows. Not an expert on the subject, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong.

[@lararabb8888]

Here in My area you can get a free energy assessment of your home. I live in the south USA so it is more about heat getting inside the house. Not cold. Would love to know where the cats favorite warm spot is located.

[@goodgamingideas4944]

If you install used windows, they might be already faulty. Usually, the glass packages start leaking gas and become faulty. If you can insulate house walls from the outside, always do so. If you can't do so because of the restrictions, do it from the inside. Your lock is nice, but in a subzero climate, you need a special no thermo bridging lock to avoid cold passing through. The floor insulation is important but you would have to rip the floor, dig the dirt out, put in insulation and make a new floor. Maybe an undercarpet with carpet flooring would be cheaper and would make it feel warmer...

[@wandadelacruz2486]

Try 3M window insulation kit. Works wonders to help heat loss. Easy to put up.

[@evakabelik1652]

Why you guys did not install the front door for the new front hall? That would help a lot...

[@dlaitch]

I wondered about that too. Deivids answered that in this video. They want to replace the inner door and frame , when budget allows, then move that door to the porch extension. For now, a roughly made door would help immensely in keeping things warmer this winter if put on the extension.

[@raytalbot5890]

Why didn’t you run the radiators out from under the window in the hall by the bathroom to the wall by the coats?? 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@higheriam]

Nice correction✨🔗

[@hayatwy]

When I was young we had a coal/wood burner in a room under the house , ( dad built onto the 200 year old 4 room house that was insulated with newspapers and paper bags ) .the room was to small to be a basement . My father built a cinder block chute for the chimney pipe to fire proof the pipe and exhaust smoke about 15 ft away from the house .He laid cement blocks around the entire house and a cement plaster over that to stop heat escaping from under the house He cut holes and used floor vents on the floor and our house stayed toasty .there wasn't any ash or saw dust in the house it was all downstairs in the cellar room . I suppose you could put a fan down there also to help the heat rise . It sounds complicated but my dad and 3 brothers had it finished in less than a week . The only bad side is he had to go outside to put wood or coal in

[@annettegreer2425]

Does the position of the house in relationship to Sun direction or NESW make a difference? Does the direction of storms/wind make difference?

[@soniasinclair1903]

You did good but you need insolation and what we have in the states called sheet rock, not sure if you have the same there.

[@peter-fuppe-fuchs]

Hiiiiii ❤❤❤

[@Stoffmonster467]

Macht innen ein zweites Fenster aus Plexiglas mit Rahmen und Scharnier, das dürfte das Problem deutlich verringern.

[@Arturas1244]

Window is installed wrong. In Lithuania you must take out window out of wall to outside, so what where would be no cooling bridge. Window must not touch wall! Cheapest howq you can do this buy 2x4 outside around brick wall and insert window into it, or buy special type housing, also you may place windows with brackets. Its how it must be done

[@cherriehearn6950]

❤❤❤🕯️

[@alexastorm97]

I assume you have demolished the old stove. Could have been best heat provider as the houses were build the way the single stove can heat up the whole house. I can say the ancient stove in my 100 year old house can heat it up pretty well.

[@DoBeDiff]

Our neighbours have exactly the same house as ours and have to burn 2 old stoves twice a day and they can't reach good temperatures. The stove we took down was not functioning correctly, it was build not so long ago and was build wrong.

[@alexastorm97]

@@DoBeDiff I see!

[@Angelic2023]

💗💗🥇🥇

[@Skullbaggertv]

Where are you guys from?

[@lidijabirsa7768]

Latvia

[@smoothhoppie]

Be careful on them themrul camera you can pick up sprite in your house

[@LisaNH934]

🧚‍♀️ sprites can be friendly 😉

[@gabrielebehr563]

Interesting

[@higheriam]

Is there a link to get this device.?

[@higheriam]

Good job 😊

[@ivobrick7401]

Your windows are so cold, because they are not finished. There is NO plaster arround them like there should be. Don't pour building glue, cement, beton there - it is cold, it does transfer heat better than plaster and or wood (parapets). You need to have plaster there, and parapets. Foam isn't enough. I have same windows, only double glazed, room temperature is 21*C, window - glass 19.1*C, plaster 17.2*C, plastic part of the window 18.2*C. Measured by laser thermal pointer.

[@jollyroger4494]

Uh der Algorithmus Algorithmus jähhhhrrr