>>What are your walls made from ?
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>>We have a frame house - much more flimsy than the way things are built in the UK <s>.
>Been to Akron a few times so sort of guessed....
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>But we are very well insulated...

That's what islands are for :).

>Makes all the difference. No insulation here except the loft. The building is listed so we're not even allowed double-glazing :-{

Just replacing the outer doors meant so much - there was cold air whistling through several cracks around (and smack in the middle of) the old doors, which were rather thin. The new doors fit snugly and are thick enough. Oh, the difference.