About SprayFoamCheck

Jan is the named assessor for every SprayFoamCheck inspection.

An evidence specialist — not a fixer

SprayFoamCheck exists to document, not to sell remediation. Every inspection produces an independent, photo-evidenced, certificate-mapped report that separates observed fact from assessor opinion. Jan inspects and reports — never installs, never removes, never refers for a fee. That is the whole business model.

Reports are written to stand up to third-party review — a finance provider considering a Section 75 claim, a Financial Ombudsman case handler, an Insurance-Backed Guarantee underwriter, a mortgage lender or surveyor, or, where it goes that far, a court. See an example anonymised report (PDF).

Qualifications

• ABBE Level 3 Certificate in Domestic Energy Assessment (DEA) — qualification certificate available on request
• PAS 2035 training completed — the British Standard for domestic retrofit assessment; course-completion certificate held, not registered with any scheme or body. Informs the approach to ventilation, moisture risk, and documentation review
• DEA qualified (ABBE Level 3)
• Inspections carried out in line with PCA (Property Care Association) guidance for assessing spray foam. SprayFoamCheck is not a member of the PCA or RPSA and does not provide a PCA-accredited or register-based certificate
• BBA certificate cross-reference — where installation documentation is available, the installation is cross-referenced against the relevant BBA certificate to identify compliance or deviation from the product's own certification requirements
• ICO registered data controller — registered under UK GDPR for handling property and inspection data, registration number ZC185512

Inspection instruments used as standard

• Calibrated professional moisture meter — timber %MC readings per location, benchmarked against PCA published thresholds (safe <18%, elevated 18–20%, high risk >20%)
• Protmex HT607 professional psychrometer — records temperature, relative humidity (%RH), dew point, and wet bulb temperature simultaneously at loft apex; documents whether the loft environment is in a drying or wetting regime — critical when spray foam may have compromised ventilation pathways

Experience

• Jan has personally inspected 1,500+ lofts over the course of his career across North West England and North Wales (this figure is Jan's personal career experience, not SprayFoamCheck-only)
• All major spray foam types assessed: open-cell, closed-cell, and hybrid installations
• All installation eras covered: ECO4, Green Homes Grant, pre-scheme commercial installations
• Defect types encountered: blocked eaves, inadequate coverage, adhesion failure, moisture entrapment, missing documentation, warranty invalidation

What Jan does not do

• Does not install spray foam insulation
• Does not remove spray foam insulation
• Does not refer clients to removal companies for a fee
• Does not receive commission from any third party

The independence is structural, not claimed. There is no removal arm to fund and no installation arm to protect. The only revenue SprayFoamCheck generates is from inspection fees — which means the only incentive is to produce an accurate report.