On Nov 26, 1:22*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:51:07 -0800 (PST), harry wrote:
Solid walled houses are perfect for insulation. On the outside.

Yeah if you just have boring concrete, render or bricks. Not so good
with random stone and wanting to keep the building looking "in
keeping with the area".

The 8" walls become a heat reservoir.

Only 8"? Pah! the thinest here are 12". The nice "thermal store"
right through the middle of the house and full height/length of the
house is 18" thick and yes it does stabilse the house temperature.
But never ever let it get cold...

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Cheers
Dave.

You can have whatever appearance you like on the outside. And the
thicker the walls are, the better. My previous house had stone walls
four feet thick. The present one was/is a 1930's brick construction.
I put in addtional footings an an extra outer leaf all the way round.
The big job is extending the roof if there's not much/enough existing
overhang.