space heating in the winter was by solid fuel fireplaces and a wood burning stove. lovely as a summer home but the heating was not ideal for winter use. image below taken christmas 2008 - beach view from the living room window.
utility costs now down to zero. toasty warm in the winter. sure if i should be worried that water that has clearly come into contact with dirt has found it's way to that corner of the basement. then again, i just don't know if there was dirt down on the floor before it started to rain. 