My dogs have nice warm homes too. Kevin built them with T1-11 siding. Two of the houses were built in 2000 and have been moved 2x, you'd never know it, they are still solid. They used to be insulated and carpeted till the dogs spent the first summer dragging every piece outside. We figured they didn't need it when we saw them come out the following winter and steam was coming off of them!
I learned a lesson a few winters ago. Thought I was being smart by disconnecting the dryer vent to heat the back room. Oops. I wound up with a room full of mildew! You can do what I did, there is a special vent for that. My sister in Alaska has it on her dryer. It takes the moisture out of the air and before it circulates the dry air through the room.
I dont have water heat in the floors but do have insulated rock skirting around the edge and in the joists there is fiberglass and under that is 2" of foam and everything is buttoned up tight, no air leaks. But we have to have the stove going to be barefoot. It used to get -20 every winter, but much milder the last 10 years but still way too cold to start diesel cars with a off grid system, too hard to use the block heaters. The dogs have a very nice cozy warm nest though. mAX
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