Spray foam removal, loft insulation and damp proofing in Bournemouth
EcoTrust Roofing & Insulation Ltd covers Bournemouth in Dorset for spray foam removal, loft insulation, loft boarding and damp proofing. Loft and spray foam surveys are free, and you get a written price before any work starts.
Bournemouth
Spray foam, loft insulation and damp in Bournemouth homes
Bournemouth is a young town by English standards. It grew from almost nothing into a Victorian seaside resort once the railway arrived, so the oldest housing is late Victorian and Edwardian: big red brick villas on the East Cliff and West Cliff, and tighter terraces in Boscombe, Springbourne, Winton and Charminster. Southbourne and Moordown filled in with Edwardian and interwar homes, and Kinson, West Howe and Muscliff are mostly post-war.
A lot of those clifftop and Boscombe villas are now split into flats. That changes loft work. The roof space is often shared, access is through a communal landing, and the freeholder or management company usually has a say. We are used to working round that, keeping dust off shared stairs and giving you the photos and paperwork your freeholder or managing agent will ask for.
The cliffs take the full force of wind off the bay, and salt air is hard on pointing, render and roof fixings. Driven rain finds its way into tired brickwork and parapets on the seafront streets, and that is often where damp in an upstairs flat really starts. We look outside first, at gutters, pointing and render, before suggesting anything inside.
Further back from the sea, the interwar semis and bungalows around Kinson, Muscliff and Southbourne tend to have thin, squashed loft insulation. Some have had spray foam added to the underside of the roof to stop draughts. Many lenders and surveyors are cautious about spray foam, so we remove it by hand, clean the timbers back and lay Knauf mineral wool to 300mm with raised boarding where you want storage.
Most common jobs in Bournemouth
- Spray foam removal before a sale or remortgage
- Loft work in converted villa flats
- Damp from driven rain on clifftop streets
- Insulation top-ups in interwar semis and bungalows
Recent EcoTrust jobs you can read in full
Real jobs, written up with photos. Each one is labelled with the town it was done in.
- Spray foam removal in Shrewsbury: 64m² of Open Cell Spray Foam Removed From Bitumen Felt in 2 Days (Shropshire)
- Loft boarding in Lancing: 16.5m² Loft Stripped, Insulated to 300mm and Boarded on Raised Legs (West Sussex)
- Loft insulation in Southam: 30m² Loft Upgraded From 50mm to 300mm in One Day (Warwickshire)
Where we work around Bournemouth
We cover BH1, BH5, BH6, BH7, BH8, BH9, BH10 and BH11 and the villages around Bournemouth. Not on the list? Call 0800 870 8086, we almost certainly still reach you.
Questions we get in Bournemouth
Do you cover all of Bournemouth?
Yes. We cover Bournemouth from the East Cliff, West Cliff and Boscombe out to Southbourne, Charminster, Winton, Moordown, Kinson and Muscliff, plus Poole and Christchurch next door. Surveys for spray foam removal and loft insulation are free, and you get a written price before any work is agreed.
Can you insulate the loft in a Bournemouth flat?
Usually, yes. In converted villas the loft is often shared or owned by the freeholder, so you may need their permission first. We can work through a communal landing with dust sheets down, and we give you photos and paperwork afterwards to pass on to your freeholder or managing agent.
Why do seafront homes in Bournemouth get damp?
Wind off the bay drives rain hard into brickwork, render and parapets, and salt air wears down pointing faster than inland. Water then gets in high up and shows as damp inside. We trace the actual source first, outside as well as in, before recommending any damp proofing work.
Is spray foam a problem when selling a Bournemouth home?
It can be. Many lenders and surveyors are cautious about spray foam because it hides the roof timbers and can trap moisture. We remove it by hand, clean the timbers back and give you a Certificate of Removal and a 10-year guarantee, with photos your buyer's surveyor can check.
How much loft insulation should my Bournemouth home have?
Current guidance is around 270mm. Many interwar and post-war lofts in Kinson, Muscliff and Southbourne have much less, often squashed flat under stored boxes. We lay Knauf mineral wool to 300mm, backed by a 10-year guarantee, and fit raised boarding over it so you keep your storage.
What happens at a free survey in Bournemouth?
We look at the loft, the roof timbers, any spray foam and any damp you are worried about, take photos and explain what we find in plain English. You then get a written price with no pressure. If nothing needs doing, we will tell you that. Loft and spray foam surveys are free.
Free survey in Bournemouth, and a price in writing
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