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Kamper · 02-06-2011, 03:25 PM

A lot of these older places realy don't have any insulation. My late grandparents built their house when oil was something like 3 cents a gallon. After they passed the place was sold to a family friend. When he and his wife were planning the renovations they found the walls were completely hollow. My frugal grandfather probaly thought it wasn't worth the cost to get the savings! These days you can probably recover your investment in a couple years.

If this is the case for your candidate home you can get cellulose pumped in easy enough. You will quickly find if there are any gaps between the wall and floor, behind the edging. But after a while the material settles and the problem ceases, orat least eases up.

Good luck!

02-06-2011, 03:25 PM	#10
Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,312 Thanks: 67 Thanked 172 Times in 128 Posts	Any insulation at all? A lot of these older places realy don't have any insulation. My late grandparents built their house when oil was something like 3 cents a gallon. After they passed the place was sold to a family friend. When he and his wife were planning the renovations they found the walls were completely hollow. My frugal grandfather probaly thought it wasn't worth the cost to get the savings! These days you can probably recover your investment in a couple years. If this is the case for your candidate home you can get cellulose pumped in easy enough. You will quickly find if there are any gaps between the wall and floor, behind the edging. But after a while the material settles and the problem ceases, orat least eases up. Good luck!