An inspector goes up into your roof space, identifies the foam, tests the timber and sends you a photographed report that sellers, buyers, lenders and landlords across Chester can all rely on. Roof surveys from £195. Removal is a separate written quote, given only if the survey supports it.
Evidence first, scraping second. Nothing is stripped until the timbers say it should be.
Some foam sits quietly for years and some hides a problem. We establish which you have by measuring the wood, then lay out your options without pressure.
Four ways to deal with spray foam in a roof, ranked by cost. The cheapest one is the one you choose.
Everything below is included. There is nothing else to pay.
Not on the day, not on the invoice, not afterwards.
The report records what we could see and what we could not, so nobody is guessing later. Take it to any contractor you like.
Selling, buying, remortgaging or just worried about the roof? Start with an assessment of what is actually under the tiles.
When the findings back it up, we put a removal quote in writing. Operatives in respirators work under dust sheets, taking the foam off by hand and carrying all the waste away.
Why Chester homeowners tend to pick up the phone.
A buyer's surveyor or lender has flagged spray foam under the roof. You need to know what is there before the sale stalls.
The seller says it is fine. A written assessment tells you what it is, what condition the timbers are in and what removal would involve.
Foam can hold moisture against rafters and battens. Staining, mould or a stale smell are the signs worth checking.
Installers and lenders want to know what is under the tiles before anything is fixed to the roof.
Not every foamed roof needs stripping. Get the foam type, thickness and timber condition measured before you decide.
Landlords and agents with foamed roofs in the portfolio need a record of what is there and what state it is in.
Chester is a walled Roman city on the Dee, and the houses beyond the walls reflect it: tall Victorian red-brick terraces in Hoole and Handbridge, Edwardian semis with stained-glass front doors, interwar estates towards Blacon and Saltney, and newer builds out at Upton and Vicars Cross. Plenty of these roofs have been lofted, re-lined or fitted with solar panels, and foam sprayed beneath the slates or tiles is now a regular talking point when a Chester home is valued, sold or refinanced.
Welsh slate or clay tile, battens, felt and rafters. The survey records how each layer is faring beneath the foam.
Usually within a few days. We text the inspector's name and an arrival window.
The inspector checks the foam type, thickness and coverage, looks at the timbers wherever they can be seen and takes moisture readings.
Every finding is recorded with photos and locations, with a clear recommendation: leave it, monitor it, remove part or remove all.
If foam has to come off, you get a written removal quote based on the report. There is no obligation to use us.
Told that every last trace has to go? Ask for a free second opinion. Without moisture readings on the timbers, nobody can say that with confidence.
Chester (CH1, CH2, CH3 and CH4) and its neighbourhoods, from Hoole, Upton and Handbridge to Blacon, Saltney and Vicars Cross. Our inspector works around Chester, so most visits can be fitted in within a few working days.
£195 fixed. Written report. Yours to keep.
