The floor joists under me, as I type this on an Apple computer, in a room illuminated by LED lighting, are mortised and tenoned, and held with wooden pegs about 1 1/2" diameter. They are all heart cut yellow pine. Termites have tried to bore into them at times, but they get about 1/4" deep and give up. Fat lightered pine doesn't give in to termites.

I replaced all the windows years ago with double paned insulated ones. The originals had those wavy glass panes that look like they got too hot and "ran". Even though I liked the looks of the old ones, I'll admit the new ones are a lot better! Oh, the compromises we make for the comfort of our wives! grin I can well remember that, before they were replaced, on a cold and windy night a NW wind would make the curtains on those windows wave about inside the house like a tortured wraith. "Drafty" is entirely too mild a term for it.

SRH

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