"ransley" wrote in message
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On Nov 11, 4:15 pm, RJ_32 wrote:
aside from the obvious of water pipes freezing, can cold damage a house? I
don't know what might occur, wallpaper peeling or plaster cracking or
whatever.

If damage can occur, at what temperature would it occur? If I keep am
unused
bedroom closed up for the winter with the radiator turned off, can
anything
bad result?

Water-moisture cause damage, I dont heat a place in winter, in Europe
alot of places are unheated for hundreds of years, no damage. A
radiator yes depending on how its plumbed, no circulation can freeze
pipes, a bedroom unlikely will get cold enough. but how cold does it
get where you are.

In areas of Europe that have winter, unheated houses or rooms commonly have
dampness and mold issues. You will find that by heating part of your house
will cause humidity and dampness to migrate to the cold room and condense on
the cold walls and floors. Here in Canada we had a problem in the local
school board turning the heat off in portable classrooms to save electricity
overnight and on the weekend. The result of this economy is that the
portables are riddled with mold. When you allow 30 children in a room that
still has cold walls it causes water to condense on these cold surfaces and
soak into the walls creating toxic mold. Many portable classrooms were
condemned. Real false economy -- save electricity and destroy a building.