Dreaded Spray Foam Insulation

Greymug

princeofpounds said:

I have no particular expertise in this area, but I find it remarkable that this stuff is employed in American homes all the time with few apparent problems and certainly no lending restrictions as far as I am aware, yet here it is anathema... Anyone know why?

Yes, it's all about know how (Americans) and ignorance (British).

Americans in general are much better at building houses. You can say what you want about Americans, but they know how to build houses...their level of craftsmanship is something you never ever see in a british house.

FreeBear

Greymug said: Americans in general are much better at building houses. You can say what you want about Americans, but they know how to build houses...their level of craftsmanship is something you never ever see in a british house.

That is highly debatable and very much opinion.. The bulk of American homes are built from timber with a design life of ~50 years. Without serious maintenance at regular intervals, they quickly succumb to rot and pest attack. That's assuming floods, storms, or earthquakes don't bring the buildings down first.

Greymug

I worked in construction in the US, Canada and one country in Europe. In comparison, the level of quality I've found in houses in the UK is pretty low. Old buildings...new builds...it's all the same: one bodge job after the other.

But that's ok, we don't all have to be good at everything. I'm sure the UK excels in something else.