On Sep 26, 5:05 pm, "badgolferman"
wrote:
Bought a 1967 brick rancher two months ago. The termite inspector
yesterday told me yesterday I had a water pipe leaking rather badly.
The plumber came and fixed it but also told me there is no insulation
under the house in the crawlspace. He says there are staples there but
the insulation is gone. For some reason the home inspector never
mentioned lack of insulation. Since all my previous homes have been on
slab I never thought to ask.

Obviously the old insulation was ripped out for some reason (flood,
maintenance?) and never replaced. I've called a few people to give me
estimates. Any ideas on what to expect? The house is around 1700 sq
ft.

You can probably do this yourself.
Loose lay some plastic sheets making sure to cover the entire ground
area.
This will keep the damp in the ground.
The under floor insulation is very important, as heat always moves to
cold.
This means you are loosing expensive heat the whole time through your
floor.
Fix sheets of polystyrene or similar tight under the floor. Try to
ensure there
are no holes, as your heat will find the holes and leak out.
The polystyrene sheets are best at 5 inches thick, this will save all
reasonable
heat, thinner sheets will save proportionally less heat
Perry