Spray foam removal in Crookes done right, first time

Mortgage lender or surveyor flags spray foam

This is the most common trigger in Crookes. Lenders refuse mortgages when spray foam is present and there is no evidence it was installed to a recognised standard. It is not a structural problem in most cases, but it is a lending problem, and it needs sorting before exchange. We can usually assess within 48 hours.

Damp patches on ceilings below a foamed loft

Foam sprayed directly onto the underside of a roof traps moisture in the timbers. In Crookes, where roofs take a lot of driving rain, that moisture finds its way through and shows as brown or black patches on the ceiling below. It gets worse each winter if you leave it.

Foam has shrunk away from the rafters

Spray foam shrinks as it cures, and in a loft with big temperature swings it can pull away from the timbers entirely. Once that happens it is no longer insulating properly and it is letting cold air and moisture past. You can often see the gaps with a torch.

Cold rooms and higher heating bills

Failed foam is worse than no foam because it blocks the ventilation without doing the insulating job. If your back bedroom is cold and your heating bills have crept up, the foam may be the cause. An insulation assessment will confirm it in under an hour.

Musty smell or signs of pests in the loft

Trapped moisture creates the damp conditions that pests and mould like. If you smell something musty when you open the loft hatch, or you have seen droppings or nesting material, the foam is likely holding damp in. It needs removing before the timbers suffer further.