On Oct 31, 10:24*pm, frank1492 wrote:
I think this theory is incorrect. My GF is selling her mother's house
and is
reluctant to shut down the heat and drain the pipes over the winter.
(We live in the Northeast.) She was told by an "expert" that the
plaster will crack. I regularly shut my heat off for the winter at my
summer home, and have never had cracks in my plaster ceilings.
* * * I'd like your comments. Obviously sudden temperature changes
might do it, but not one slow drop.
* * *Thanks in advance for help.
* * * * * Frank

Some real estate sales folks are reluctant to show a cold house for
sale in the winter. It always makes a potential buyer suspicious that
a major problem exists in the heating system. The experts prefer a
cool, 55-60F house for a walk through. The client will stay longer and
take more interest in sizing up the property. IMO the plaster cracking
notion is bogus and the statement was made with some other intent than
being helpful; or perhaps just hearsay from some poor soul who
happened to live through such an experience in a very badly built
house.

Joe