Cambridgeshire
Spray foam insulation removal in Peterborough
Spray foam stripped out of the loft and taken away, so the roof can breathe and the house can be sold.
Spray foam was sold hard for years as a loft upgrade. It has since become one of the most common reasons a house will not sell or remortgage, because lenders and surveyors cannot see the timber it is stuck to. We remove it from roofs across Peterborough.
Why it causes so much trouble
Foam sprayed onto the underside of a roof does two things nobody wanted. It seals the ventilation path, so moisture that used to move through the loft now sits in it. And it glues itself to the rafters and the felt, so a surveyor cannot inspect the structure without destroying the foam. Faced with a roof they cannot see, a lender's valuer will often decline rather than guess, and that is where sales collapse.
How the removal works
It is slow, dirty, manual work and there is no clever shortcut. The foam is cut and scraped off the rafters and the underside of the roof, bagged and taken away. We protect the loft and the route through the house, and we clear up properly afterwards. Once it is off we can see the timber that has been hidden, and we will tell you honestly what condition it is in, with photographs.
What comes after
Sometimes the felt underneath has been damaged by the foam or has perished anyway, and the honest answer is that the roof wants re-covering. Sometimes it is sound and the loft simply needs proper ventilation and ordinary insulation laid at joist level. You will get a straight answer either way, and we will not pretend a re-roof is needed if it is not.
Getting a price
Send us photographs of the loft to start with if you can, then we come and look properly. The quote is free and in writing, the price quoted is the price paid, and the work is insured. It is worth doing before you go to market rather than in the middle of a chain.
- 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
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What people say
In their words, not ours
One of the problems of finding a roofer when you are an older person is the thought of being scammed, especially given the increasing numbers of rogue traders together with the high costs at stake especially if the work is poor or non existent. We trawled a lot of roofers and found varying prices and limited experience and ‘one man bands’ offering little or no guarantees for their work. We came across Fred’s newly formed EverCrest Property Care Ltd Company and were initially concerned at the limited 3 months or so that they had been trading for, albeit that Fred had been a Sole Trader for some 6 years. So we undertook a ‘due diligence’ on the company and found they had worked on a limited number of roofing projects in the start up time. However having had a number of positive conversations with Fred we decided to give his company a chance having had a very good response and price to our required specification that formed the basis of our Building Control Application through Boston Borough Council. They say you can only make a first impression once and EverCrest Property Care Ltd certainly made an excellent impression indeed, in fact the work they undertook was first class and our Building Control Inspector was equally impressed with the standard of works they carried out. Our project involved replacing a main roof on a detached property and likewise on a kitchen extension. Work commenced on a Friday with the scaffolding being erected along with the delivery of two skips. On the Monday morning around 8:30am a team of 7 arrived on site and by 10am both roofs had been stripped and the Building Inspector was called early to check out the structure prior to the roofers installing the new insulation, membrane and battening in readiness for the new soffits, guttering and tiles being installed from Tuesday onwards. By Thursday the project had been completed and the Building Inspector returned first thing Friday morning and signed off the work having been impressed with the finished work. On the basis of the above experience we would have no hesitation in recommending EverCrest Property Care Ltd as a suitable and very experienced roofing contractor and would be happy to give any references to their standard of works.
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.
Before you ring
Spray Foam Removal in Peterborough: common questions
Is spray foam really stopping my house selling?
It very often is. Lenders take a cautious view because the roof timbers cannot be inspected underneath it, and a valuer who cannot see the structure will usually decline rather than take a chance.
Can it just be left and covered over?
No. The problem is that it cannot be seen through, so hiding it makes the survey problem worse rather than better. It has to come off.
Will my roof need replacing afterwards?
Sometimes, and sometimes not at all. Once the foam is off we photograph the timber and the felt and tell you plainly which it is. We would rather lose a re-roof than sell you one you do not need.
How long does removal take?
It depends on the loft and how thickly it was sprayed. It is manual work, so we will give you a realistic span when we quote rather than an optimistic one.
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