Rutland
Spray foam insulation removal in Oakham
Spray foam cut out of the loft and taken away, so the roof can be surveyed and the house can sell.
Rutland has more holiday lets, second homes and converted outbuildings per square mile than almost anywhere we work, and that changes who rings us about spray foam. It is rarely the person living under it. It is a landlord whose remortgage has stalled, or an owner whose buyer's lender has gone quiet a fortnight before exchange.
Why lenders refuse
Foam sprayed onto the underside of a roof glues itself to the rafters and the felt. A valuer cannot see the timber, cannot assess it, and will not certify what they have not seen. Faced with that, the safe answer for them is no. It also seals the ventilation path, so moisture that used to pass out through the loft now stays in it, which is the reason the timber underneath is sometimes genuinely worse than the survey feared.
Let properties and the booking calendar
If the roof is over a holiday let, timing is most of the problem. Removal is dirty work with people going in and out of the loft, so it wants a gap between bookings rather than a Friday changeover. Tell us the dates you have and we will be honest about whether we can work inside them instead of promising a week and overrunning into a guest arrival.
Barns, stables and conversions
Foam turns up in converted agricultural buildings across the county, often sprayed years ago onto a roof that had no felt at all. That is a different job from a house loft: there may be nothing behind the foam but the back of the tiles, and once it is off the roof may need felting properly for the first time. We will tell you if that is what we find rather than discover it halfway through.
How it comes off
Cut and scraped by hand, bagged and taken away. There is no shortcut and anyone selling one is worth a second look. We photograph the timber once it is visible and give you a straight answer on what it needs. Free written quote, insured throughout.
- Free quotes, put in writing
- The price quoted is the price paid
- Guaranteed for five or ten years depending on the work
- Public liability and employer's liability cover on every job
- Rated 5.0 by customers across Google, Checkatrade, MyBuilder and Bark
Our work
Jobs near Oakham
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What people say
In their words, not ours
Brilliant work! Reasonable price a friendly. Recommend to anyone. Sorted out my roof after 3 companies turned me down.
Amazing roof repair everything finished to a high standard,good communication and reasonable priced would definetly recommend.
Great experience from start to finish. The team was professional, reliable, and completed the re-roof to a really high standard. Communication was clear throughout, and everything was left clean and tidy afterwards. Very happy with the result and would definitely recommend!
Before you ring
Spray Foam Removal in Oakham: common questions
Is spray foam really why my sale fell through?
It very often is. Lenders take a cautious view because the timbers cannot be inspected under it, and a valuer who cannot see the structure will usually decline rather than take a chance.
Is it worse on an old stone cottage?
Generally yes. Historic timbers are what a surveyor most wants to see and are least able to cope with trapped moisture, so the foam does more harm on an old roof than a modern one.
Can it be left and covered over?
No. The whole problem is that nobody can see through it, so concealing it makes the survey issue worse rather than better.
Will I need a new roof afterwards?
Sometimes, sometimes not at all. Once the foam is off we photograph the timber and the felt and tell you plainly which it is.
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