Spray Foam Removal in Droitwich

Spray Foam Holding Up a Sale?

Plenty of homes had spray foam put on the underside of the roof, often sold as an answer to draughts or slipping tiles. Once applied, it hides the rafters, battens and underside of the tiles, so nobody can inspect them, and on some roofs it holds moisture against the timber. Many mortgage lenders and equity release providers now decline or delay lending on homes with it, and surveyors routinely flag it, which can stall a sale at the last stage.

Removing it is slow, careful work done from inside the loft. We protect the house below, then cut and scrape the foam off the rafters, battens and tiles by hand, bag it and take it away. Closed cell foam bonds hard to whatever it touches, so on some roofs a few tiles or battens have to be replaced where the foam will not come away cleanly.

With the timbers exposed, we check every rafter and batten for rot and damp and photograph the cleared roof so you have a record to show your surveyor or lender. Any repairs are agreed with you before we do them. We then reinsulate in a way that lets the roof breathe, usually rolls of mineral wool across the loft floor, and the work carries our 10-year guarantee, so you are covered well beyond completion day.