spray foam loft insulation

babyblade41

MultiFuelBurner said:

I suspect the surveyor didn't go in the loft for your second buyer. That happens a lot.

Surveyor did go in the loft  and we priced accordingly , so it came down to they wanted it too much to let it bother them 

MultiFuelBurner

babyblade41 said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

I suspect the surveyor didn't go in the loft for your second buyer. That happens a lot.

Surveyor did go in the loft  and we priced accordingly , so it came down to they wanted it too much to let it bother them 

So you declared this before the survey?

prowla

What's the issue with spray foam insulation?

ThisIsWeird

Hi Gerdo.
I presume the 'whole loft' refers to the sloping undersides of the tiled areas, and not the loft 'floor' - IE the house ceiling?
I just don't get how folk cannot sue these companies from the obvious point that this does not - can not - add 'insulation' value to houses. 
Such lofts are ventilated, so what you stick to the slopes matters not a jot to what happens in the house below; you still have a howling passing through the loft area, and it'll effectively be at outdoor temp.
Why can't folk sue on the basis of 'this is not insulation'?
On a connected note, why don't they spray where it could actually be effective - between the joists over the ceiling?! Can't imagine a more effective insulation there.

stuart45

ThisIsWeird said:

Hi Gerdo.
I presume the 'whole loft' refers to the sloping undersides of the tiled areas, and not the loft 'floor' - IE the house ceiling?
I just don't get how folk cannot sue these companies from the obvious point that this does not - can not - add 'insulation' value to houses. 
Such lofts are ventilated, so what you stick to the slopes matters not a jot to what happens in the house below; you still have a howling passing through the loft area, and it'll effectively be at outdoor temp.
Why can't folk sue on the basis of 'this is not insulation'?
On a connected note, why don't they spray where it could actually be effective - between the joists over the ceiling?! Can't imagine a more effective insulation there.

When the insulation is at rafter level the roof space shouldn't have the same ventilation as one with it at ceiling joists level.
I put all the insulation on top of the rafters when building my extension, but it was a lot more work.

gerdo

ThisIsWeird said:

Hi Gerdo.
I presume the 'whole loft' refers to the sloping undersides of the tiled areas, and not the loft 'floor' - IE the house ceiling?
I just don't get how folk cannot sue these companies from the obvious point that this does not - can not - add 'insulation' value to houses. 
Such lofts are ventilated, so what you stick to the slopes matters not a jot to what happens in the house below; you still have a howling passing through the loft area, and it'll effectively be at outdoor temp.
Why can't folk sue on the basis of 'this is not insulation'?
On a connected note, why don't they spray where it could actually be effective - between the joists over the ceiling?! Can't imagine a more effective insulation there.

The whole loft is covered, floor and undersides of the roof, the loft looks like a padded cell ☹

Mgman1965

My son is a roofer, and they hate the stuff.

It rots the timbers, is a long, hard, messy job to remove. 

Many roofers won't go near a roof with it, those that will, most will triple or quadruple the price of the job had it not been there.

MultiFuelBurner

Best guess £4-6k to remove and that's if they dry freeze it and don't cause any other damage.

Oh and the mess to the rest of the house.

Lovely.

babyblade41

I can't deny  it's one messy job to get off but ours was a full refurbishment when we bought and a semi refurb when we sold hence leaving it in .Wasn't worth the mess or the hassle .

New owners added a double story extension including a new roof and looks amazing especially where the house was located 

I think due to location new buyers bought the house and parents and in laws paid for the extensions 

If I was a lot younger and was "still in the refurb game" it wouldn't put me off but for me location is everything 

maladict

There's a lovely 180 year old, C-listed building just come on the market where we're looking, but it has (open cell if that makes a difference) spray foam insulation - I guess that means we absolutely shouldn't consider it.  

The price of replacing a roof is scary enough; the thought of replacing a listed roof is terrifying.