5 reasons you should have your spray foam removed 

Spray foam insulation is the biggest problem facing UK homeowners.

1. Spray foam can damage your home 

Spray foam is a product intended for industrial buildings; it was never authorised to go into residential homes. Your loft should be cool and well ventilated but spray foam clogs all this ventilation. Moisture can become trapped behind the foam and against the wooden rafters of your home, leading to damage you will not even be able to see until it is too late.

2. You may struggle to get a mortgage or equity release 

Surveyors are unable to see the structure of your roof behind the foam, and this means they can’t complete their inspection which in turn stops you getting a mortgage or equity release on your property. Mark Gregory, chief executive of Equity Release Supermarket, says: ‘We think any spray foam installation company should make homeowners aware that if they consider equity release, the foam would currently make them ineligible for a lifetime mortgage.’ (Daily Mail 01/11/22)

3. Spray foam contains potentially harmful substances

Isocyanates are a family of highly reactive, low molecular weight chemicals. They are powerful irritants which can cause inflammation if in direct contact with your skin or can cause respiratory issues if inhaled.

4. The ‘surveyor’

Often these companies will have a ‘surveyor’ who comes to your house, inspects your loft and then pressures you into having the spray foam installed ASAP. Often these surveyors are not surveyors at all but in fact high pressure salesmen in disguise trying to enter your home where they can pressure you into a sale.

5. The industry is unregulated 

The industry as a whole is unregulated, trading standards are working on it but they can’t keep up with all the companies opening/ closing. A popular brand of spray foam that is used should only be installed in walls, but these companies will spray it all over your loft, leading to the damages mentioned above.

With the cost of living rising, a promise to reduce your heating bill by 40% sounds like a no brainer. However, if you scratch below the surface, it is not what it is made out to be. Spray foam insulation has been installed into 250,000 UK homes in the last decade with this promise, but it fails to deliver.  Hydrogard legal services is a claims management company that can help you with the removal of spray foam and then to recover the cost of the installation as well as the removal. It doesn’t just stop with spray foam. We also help with solar panels, double glazing, heat pumps and more. We offer a no win, no fee service with no upfront costs to help you get your money back.

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