An inspector climbs into your loft, identifies the foam, takes moisture readings on the rafters and emails you a photographed report that sellers, buyers, brokers and landlords in Salford can read in minutes. Roof surveys from £195. Removal is quoted separately in writing, and only if the survey supports it.
Measure first, strip later. Foam only comes off when the timber gives a reason.
Plenty of foam sits quietly for years, and some of it hides damp. A reading on the wood tells us which kind you have, and then we explain 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.
Where the survey supports it, we put a removal quote in writing. Operatives in respirators lay dust sheets, take the foam off by hand and bag and remove every scrap of waste.
Why Salford homeowners ring us.
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.
Salford grew on cotton, docks and the Ship Canal, and it shows in the streets: Victorian terraces near the old mills and the river, 1930s semis around Eccles and Swinton, post-war estates and newer flats near the Quays. Roofs are a mix of Welsh slate and concrete tile, and many have been converted, re-lined or insulated since they were built. Foam sprayed under the covering now comes up whenever a Salford home is valued, sold or remortgaged.
Slate or concrete tile, then battens, felt and rafters. We record how each layer is coping under 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 trace must be stripped? Ask us for a free second opinion. Nobody can say that with confidence until the rafters have been measured with a moisture meter.
Salford (M5, M6, M7) and the towns around it, from Pendleton, Ordsall and Broughton to Kersal, Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Worsley. Our inspector works around Salford and Greater Manchester, so most visits can be booked within a few working days.
£195 fixed. Written report. Yours to keep.
