You may be right, but I read this differently than you do. I can't say
that I've seen a house of that era that had vertical plank walls that
was
completely solid. Building styles vary depending on access to materials
but I would be surprised if her walls were solid.


I would. I'd expect they're just like mine (1815 or so). I've got 4x4
studs
12-15" apart, with brick and mortar filling the entire space in between.
Over that is shiplap, then clapboards. Not exactly possible to blow
anything
in.



Mine are solid planks. They are almost 3 inches thick. Can still see the
corner posts in two downstairs rooms - probably from the original 2 room
cabin. There was one home about half a mile from me - where it was tried to
insulate. Once they took off the outer shell, there was a frame of very
large hand hewn (could see the ax marks) beans - filled in with bricks and
mortar between. The house was eventually torn down.

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