I am renovating at a friend's house, and when we scraped off the wallpaper, we noticed there was tiding paper (newspapers) behind the wallpaper. Of course, I got a bit curious and searched the internet without successful results. Maybe someone here knows something about this (old?) method? A quick response would be appreciated.
Well, maybe not wallpaper but...
When I renovated my previous house, I found newspapers from 1915 under the insulation (sawdust) in the floor of the oldest part of the house.
Newspapers from 1935 under the insulation in an extension.
The newspaper was what they used at the bottom to prevent the sawdust from falling out.
Quite interesting to read about submarine warfare and other misfortunes.
//KoW
When I renovated my previous house, I found newspapers from 1915 under the insulation (sawdust) in the floor of the oldest part of the house.
Newspapers from 1935 under the insulation in an extension.
The newspaper was what they used at the bottom to prevent the sawdust from falling out.
Quite interesting to read about submarine warfare and other misfortunes.
//KoW
I forgot to mention that in my house, at some point around 1950, they placed newspapers and magazines under a linoleum floor to even it out. Really fun to see how Veckorevyn etc. looked at that time. I also found a couple of newspapers from 1907 that were used as insulation (the house was built in 1907).