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best blown insulation into old house with 1/2 inch stucco walls



i was considering switching from oil to natural gas (i have steam heat) to save money but the conversion including a free dunkirk boiler from con-ed was at least 5000 to 6000 with probably a new flue liner for at least another 2000.

anyway if i stay with expensive oil i might as well add some insulation. the house was built in 1915. the stucco walls are 1/2 inch thick and then there is the plasta and lathe. is it worth having someone shoot in cellulose or fiberglass? if so which is better. if yes which company do you recommend to do the work?

i have 6 inches of rock wool under the attic floor boards with lots of stffu stored in the attic. i guess i could remove a lot of it and add some fiberlass matting over the floor boards but then i give up the storage space. spraying the roof ceiling nad walls with foam would help but very expensive as well. any recommendations regarding exterior walls or attic?

basement has no water but is damp and requires use of a dehumidifier. two adjoining crawl spaces over soil. fiberglass batts were installed in the crawlspace ceilings to warm the floors above but they never helped. i've heard that crawl space polyethylene encapsulation and fiber lass matting around the sill plates would make the floors above warm (i was told it was best to remove the fiberglass insulation on the crawlspace ceilings). maybe i should insulate the basement walls. but since i have to run a dehumidifier in the basement (not wet just damp) i'm not sure what is the best basement insulation in my case. the basement walls poured in 1915 are extremely thick but pourouss. any recommendations regardiung basement and crawlspace moisture control (the crawlspace floor is damp, but it is exposed soil).

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