12-27-2018, 09:09 PM
Glen, there seems to be some differing info on whether the ice was packed in sawdust or the icehouses insulated with sawdust. I'd think the latter: double walls, with the space between filled with sawdust.
My garage, about 130 years old-or-so, was at one time a house, and some of the walls have sawdust as insulation, so it was used for that purpose. I've also read of straw being used as insulation in double walls, too.
There's some information HERE on the ice industry and on the icehouses in Barrie, Ontario.
Wayne
My garage, about 130 years old-or-so, was at one time a house, and some of the walls have sawdust as insulation, so it was used for that purpose. I've also read of straw being used as insulation in double walls, too.
There's some information HERE on the ice industry and on the icehouses in Barrie, Ontario.
Wayne