Been told your spray foam must come out?
Get the facts from someone with nothing to sell. Jan inspects, measures and reports. He doesn't install, remove or refer.
- Independent
- £295
- Travel included within ~3 hrs of the North West
- Report in 48–72 hours
Travel included within about three hours of the North West; a fixed supplement further away, shown with your total before you book.
Jan has inspected 1,500+ lofts · DEA qualified (ABBE Level 3) · SprayFoamCheck doesn't install or remove insulation and takes no referral fees.
Not ready to book? Start with The UK Spray Foam Guide: free, independent, every fact sourced →
Every fact about spray foam in UK homes, with its source
Written from the primary documents, not from other websites, and checked against the 50 most-read UK sites on the subject. Free, independent, nothing to sell: read it before you pay anyone for anything.
- 31sourced pages, from what to ask before exchange to how a Section 75 claim works
- 190+primary sources: government, Parliament, the regulator, the Ombudsman, lenders, product approvals
- Weeklyevery source re-checked and the pages updated; the date is on every page
Where are you with it?
Pick the one that fits. Each goes to the guide page or the inspection that answers it; the inspection is the next step only where it helps.
Buying a house with spray foam
What to ask before exchange, what lenders publish, and what an inspection can and can't tell you.
Start hereSelling with spray foam in the loft
What buyers' surveyors flag, the TA6 questions, and how to get ahead of them.
Start hereMortgage or remortgage flagged
Independent evidence of what is in the roof, for your own decision. No lending promises.
See the inspectionTold to remove it, or holding a quote
A second opinion from someone who doesn't sell removal, before you spend thousands.
See the inspectionSomeone called about your foam
Check the call against 10 warning signs documented by Trading Standards and Citizens Advice.
Check the callThe foam has just been removed
A dated record of what is there now: residue, timbers, ventilation and the new insulation.
See the inspectionMaking a claim
Documented evidence of the installation as found, yours to use with a Section 75 or ombudsman complaint.
See the inspectionFoil or multifoil insulation
Whether the install follows its product approval: air gaps, sealed joints, vapour control.
See the inspectionThe questions people arrive with
Tap a question for the short answer; the full answer, with every fact linked to its source and a review date, is one tap further.
- Can I get a mortgage on a house with spray foam insulation?
- Does spray foam have to be removed?
- Is there such a thing as a spray foam removal certificate?
- How much does spray foam removal cost?
- Someone called saying my spray foam must come out. Is it a scam?
- Can I claim under Section 75 for spray foam?
- Does spray foam rot roof timbers?
- How do I know if I have spray foam insulation?
Had a call saying your spray foam must come out? Check it against 10 warning signs documented by Trading Standards, Citizens Advice and others. About a minute.
Check the callAn inspector with no interest in what you do next
A removal company's free survey is paid for by the removal quote. A fixed-fee inspection is paid for by you, and answers only to you.
No installation
SprayFoamCheck doesn't fit foam, so the report has no reason to say your roof needs more of it.
No removal
No removal arm to feed. If the foam is fine, the report says so, in writing.
No referral fees
No commission from any installer, remover, claims firm or solicitor. The fee is the independence.
"He could have easily convinced me that his services was what I was looking for. But instead he pointed me in the right direction with useful links."
One visit, one written report, no sales call afterwards
Included
- On-site inspection by Jan, DEA qualified (ABBE Level 3)
- Foam type, coverage, adhesion and what it was sprayed onto, where it can be seen
- Timber moisture readings at accessible points, and an air reading at the apex, with the instruments photographed
- Ventilation: eaves, vents and the loft's ability to breathe
- A photo-referenced written report within 48–72 hours, yours to share with whoever you choose
What it isn't
- A valuation, a structural survey or a legal opinion
- A report for a lender. It's independent evidence for your own decision, and no one can promise what a lender will do
- A view of timber the foam conceals: the report says what could be seen and tested, and what it couldn't
Questions after the report are free, from you, your solicitor, your buyer or your agent.
What recent inspections found
88%
of lofts had blocked or partly blocked eaves
50%
had at least one roof-timber reading at or above 20%
47%
of the foam we could trace was sprayed straight onto the tiles or slates
67 / 33
open-cell vs closed-cell foam
1 in 10
lofts still holding foam where removal was the outright recommendation
Not one came with a complete paperwork pack.
From recent SprayFoamCheck inspections across England & Wales — not a survey of every home with spray foam. Timber figures are for lofts where timber was measured; foam figures are where the foam could be identified.
Recent case files
Buying with old foam on the slates: the lowest reading came from failed timber
Stockport · Recent inspection · Spray Foam Inspection
Closed-cell foam on the back of the slates, said to be over twenty years old, with no paperwork at all. Fourteen readings ran 16.3% to 20.6% in summer, and the wall plate, which read just 11.6%, came apart under light finger pressure where examined.
Read case file Told to remove it, or holding a removal quoteHolding a removal quote: the right foam, with ten departures from its product approval
Essex, London fringe · Recent inspection · Spray Foam Inspection
Open-cell foam from 2021 on a breathable membrane: the right product, over the area charged for. But its depth ran from nothing to about ten inches, both eaves were sealed, and the loft air held 3.8 g/kg more water than outside.
Read case file Foam removed: was it done properly?Spray foam removed, but the loft still couldn't breathe
Walsall · Recent inspection · Post-Removal Verification
Open-cell foam from 2021, removed about five years later. The removal had been done, but no vents were seen in any of the three roof spaces, the eaves were 60–80% blocked, and 13 of 15 timber readings sat at or above 20%.
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Four steps from booking to report
One assessor for every inspection, across England & Wales from a North West base. Travel is included within about three hours' drive; beyond that a fixed supplement shows when you enter your postcode.
- 1
Tell us where and why
Name, postcode and your situation, on the booking page. No payment is taken at this stage.
- 2
Jan calls to confirm
Usually the same working day, to check the inspection is the right one for you and fix a date. The visit is usually within 3–7 days.
- 3
The inspection, 60–90 minutes
Jan comes to the house, looks, measures and photographs. You're welcome to be there and ask anything.
- 4
The report, within 48–72 hours
Photographs, readings, what they mean, and what to do next. Yours to share with whoever you choose. Questions afterwards are free.
Nine inspections, one assessor, one fixed price each
Not sure which one? Book any of them and Jan will check it's the right one when he calls, or call first.
Spray foam
Spray Foam Inspection
£295 · report in 48–72 hours
Spray Foam Mortgage Problem Inspection
£295 · report in 48–72 hours
Spray Foam Mis-Selling Evidence Inspection
£295 · report in 48–72 hours
Installer Ceased Trading Inspection
£295 · report in 48–72 hours
After removal
Travel is included within about three hours' drive of the North West base. Further away, a fixed travel supplement is added (£50 South & East England, £75 Greater London, £100 far Cornwall) and shown with your total as soon as you enter your postcode, before you book.
Request an inspection
Name, postcode and your situation. No payment now: Jan calls to confirm the date and that it's the right inspection for you, usually the same working day.
Travel included within about three hours of the North West; a fixed supplement further away, shown with your total before you book.
Mon–Fri 8am–7pm · Sat 9am–5pm · Sun 9am–4pm