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Default can cold damage a house?

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?


In my house there is a "sun room" with lots of windows on the second
floor. There is no radiator in there. In winter I keep the door to
it closed and that doesn't seem to cause any problems. I am pretty
sure it never gets below freezing in there despite very cold weather
(Chicago area). -- H