I have been helping my aunt excavate her back yard, in order to expose
hot water pipes, that run about 30 feet from the house to the garage.
Both the hot water heater and the natural gas boiler are in the garage.
The pipes are not insulated and are just about 18 inches below grade,
in Cambridge, Maryland (8 feet above sea level). Last year's heating
bills were astronomical, and my Aunt thinks that a lot of heat was
radiated into the frozen ground, before it ever reached her house.

My question is, once I expose the pipes completely, what is a good
method of insulating pipes in sandy and wet soil. Cutting the pipes are
not an option, thus we need something to retrofit. The insulation must
withstand backfilling, and vast temperature changes. What can be used
on this job?