Spray Foam Removal
Most people who call us about spray foam are mid-sale. A surveyor has seen it, the lender has stopped, and the buyer is getting twitchy. We take it off properly and give you the report that gets things moving again.
- Open and closed cell
- Certification surveyors accept
- Loft left clean
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What it involves
Spray foam was sold hard for about a decade, often as a cheaper alternative to a re-roof. The problem now is not the foam itself so much as what it hides: once it is sprayed across the underside of the roof, nobody can see the timbers, the battens or the felt behind it.
A surveyor cannot sign off a roof they cannot inspect. That is why the mortgage stops, and why painting over the problem is not an option.
Why lenders object
Two things worry a lender. The first is inspection: with foam in place the condition of the roof structure is unknown, so the valuation carries a risk nobody can price.
The second is ventilation. Foam applied to the underside of the roof usually seals the eaves. Air stops moving through the loft, and moisture that used to vent out has nowhere to go. Left long enough that is a timber problem as well as a paperwork one.
How the job runs
Start to finish
- We inspect the loftA proper look at the foam, the timbers and the ventilation, with photographs. Not a price quoted off the back of a phone call.
- You get a fixed price in writingWhat is coming out, what it costs, how long it takes. No deposit chased on the doorstep and no pressure to decide on the day.
- The foam comes off by handAcross the whole slope, bagged as it comes away rather than dropped and swept up afterwards. Timbers scraped back and the eaves reopened.
- You get the paperworkThe report and certification your surveyor or lender is asking for, so the sale can carry on.
The price covers
What is in, and what is not
Both halves matter. A quote that lists everything and excludes nothing is usually hiding the extras until the invoice.
Included
- Full removal, open cell and closed cell
- Rafters and battens cleaned back so the roof can be inspected
- Eaves ventilation reopened
- All waste bagged and taken away
- Everything sheeted from the front door upwards
- Loft vacuumed at the end of each day
- Report and certification on completion
Not included
- Re-roofing or tile replacement, if the roof turns out to need it
- Replacement insulation, which we quote separately so you can compare it
Evidence-led work
Recent jobs, start to finish
Spray Foam Removal · SheffieldSpray Foam Removal in Sheffield: 50m² Loft Restored50m² · Five working days
Loft Insulation · ManchesterLoft Insulation in Manchester: 100m² Reinsulated to 300mm100m² · Two days- Loft Boarding · PrestonLoft Boarding in Preston: 74m² of Storage Without Crushing the Insulation74m² · Three days
Damp Proofing · ManchesterDamp Proofing in Manchester: Entrance Hall Taken Back and Replastered
Spray Foam Removal · BournemouthSpray Foam Removal in Bournemouth: Roof Reopened and Reinsulated
Loft Insulation · LeedsLoft Insulation in Leeds: Old Insulation Out, 300mm In, 15m² Boarded
Loft Boarding · NottinghamLoft Insulation and Boarding in Nottingham: Raised Deck Over New Wool
FAQs
The things everyone asks
My lender has flagged spray foam. How fast can you move?
In most cases we can survey within a few days and give you a written price the same day. Removal itself is usually one to three days depending on how much foam is up there and how it was applied. The certification comes at the end, which is the bit the surveyor is waiting for.
Will removal damage the roof?
Closed cell foam bonds hard to whatever it was sprayed onto, so removal is slow, physical work. Done by hand it comes back to sound timber. If the felt underneath has already failed we will tell you at survey rather than halfway through the job.
Can you just remove some of it?
No, and anyone who offers to is not solving your problem. A partial removal leaves the roof partly uninspectable, which is exactly what the lender objected to.
Do I need to move out?
No. The work is in the loft, access is through the hatch, and everything between the front door and the hatch gets sheeted before anyone goes up.
What if the foam is not actually the problem?
Then we will say so. We would rather lose the job than sell you work you do not need.
Our other services
Free survey, and a price in writing
No obligation, no doorstep sales. If we are not the right people for the job, we will tell you that instead.