Maja wrote about her 200-year-old old house in Croatia:

>The foor (roof) is old, made of wood, as insulation was used
>hay mixed with mood (mud) and other materials. .....

>The roof was leaking, but we
>just moved some of this terracotta pieces into their
>places in order to stop the leaking. They sometimes
>move because of strong wind ........
>There is no insulation on the floor, just soil covered
>with stone. The walls are made of stone about 1,5m
>wide .......
>The basement level has no windows
>at the back because the house seems to have grown into
>earth and stone. These room were once used for cattle
>(barn) and wine producing. They are extremely called (cold) ....

It doesn't take a lot of imagination to work out how cold this house
must be in winter. The cattle kept in the basement room during the
winter would have helped to warm the place but this doesn't happen
any more.
Maja, you need some heat in there! How do you manage to keep warm?
Are there fireplaces?

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