Spray foam removal in Holbeach

Spray foam in a loft tends to come to light at the worst possible moment: when the house is being sold and the buyer's survey flags it. Surveyors flag foam because it hides the roof timbers and stops the roof breathing, and many UK mortgage lenders will not lend on a home with spray foam in the roof until it has been removed. If that news has just landed on you, this is the service that deals with it.

Why surveyors and lenders object

Foam sprayed to the underside of a roof, open cell or closed cell, covers the rafters and the felt completely. Nobody can tell whether the timber underneath is sound, damp or rotting, and the roof can no longer breathe as it was built to. A surveyor who cannot see the structure cannot vouch for it, so the report flags the foam and the mortgage stalls. The roof itself may be perfectly sound. The trouble is that nobody can see it.

How the foam comes out

We strip the foam from the rafters, the felt and the timbers by hand, working through the loft until the structure is clear. As it comes away we check the timber underneath for damp and rot and photograph what we find, good or bad. The loft is left clear, so the next surveyor through the hatch can actually see the roof and judge it on its condition.

Foam lofts in Holbeach are reaching the market

Holbeach has a good stock of older brick cottages, and when one changes hands the buyer's survey goes over everything, the loft included. Lofts that were foam-insulated in the 2000s and 2010s are now selling on with the rest of the house, and the upgrade that once seemed sensible becomes the thing holding up the sale. Holbeach sits right on the A17 and right on our doorstep, so coming out to look is the easy part.

Photographed, explained, priced in writing

Clearing a loft in Holbeach starts the same way as every job we take on. You ring 01406 704369 or send the form, we call you back and come out for a look. We photograph what we find, explain plainly what removal involves, and put the price in writing. The price quoted is the price paid, the work is guaranteed for five or ten years depending on the work, and we carry public liability and employer's liability insurance on every job. What was found and what was done are photographed and recorded in writing, which is the kind of plain paperwork a nervous house sale needs.