Quote:The worst thing about freezing temperatures in Florida is that houses aren't generally built with cold in mind, especially older homes. When I lived on Post St., it was in a bungalow style housed built during WWII. Open air underneath, just supported by brick pilings spaced around the perimeter, the house itself about 2.5' off the ground. I bought the house from my sister. When she was living in it in the early 80s, she and her family went on vacation in December. While they were gone we experienced a hard freeze, and of course the exposed plumbing pipes froze, then burst after thawing. They came home to a completely flooded home. It was a mess.


We've had several days of sub freezing temps here and frozen pipes are the least of my worries, because everything is so much better insulated.