We took closed-cell spray foam out of a roof on Acorn Drive in Belper and fitted a new one, and the house was signed off by Building Control and passed by HSBC. If spray foam is holding up a sale or a mortgage on your home in Belper, we can survey it and tell you what it really needs.
Acorn Drive, Belper, 2025: the roof tiles and the closed-cell spray foam all removed and the roof timbers cleaned, then new membrane, treated battens and a complete new tiled roof. Signed off by Building Control and passed by HSBC.
A full roof replacement usually takes us 5 to 10 working days. Spray foam removal and roof replacement.
Firstly is the most Dean approachable contractor I have ever worked with and I do for a living!
When we reached out to him about the difficulty we were having making a sale with my mum‘s loft (spray foam insulation) he was honest and open and keen to help.
Having to do everything remotely from 300 miles away was a real challenge, but Dean and his team did everything possible to make it work. The loft had closed cell insulation onto a non-breathable membrane. We had quotes from so many people and none of them were the same (some promising things that were cheaply priced around 3k but sounded unrealistic and only when pressed did we hear things like “50% success rate” and then bigger price tags emerging- up to 25k!) We were recommended Dean by a surveyor who had seen his Work previously and said it was the best cleanest Work he had seen and there were no problems getting a mortgage once he had done the work. Dean was the 1st to provide us with clear evidence of the testing he done.
He showed us why we couldn’t have ice blasting without damaging the roof. He explained what was needed was a full removal and replacement - we went for a new roof with dark tiles as this had looked very good on neighbouring properties. His pricing was very fair and reasonable for the work he proposed. Dean answered so many calls with many questions and always dealt with things personally.
They repaired anything that needed it along the way and did a fantastic job tidying up knowing we are trying to sell.
The roof looks amazing and we felt genuinely supported every step of the way. The work was completed very fast and they were very popular with the neighbours, they started a new roof trend on the street- everybody wanted one!
We are very hopeful that we get a sale quickly now this is done and will update this review following that with how it went with his guarantee and the surveyors etc. Overall Dean and his team were true lifesavers.
The government's guidance, published on 22 October 2026, names eight lenders open to lending on homes with spray foam, subject to their own requirements: Nationwide, Lloyds, Santander, Barclays, NatWest, Coventry Building Society, The Co-operative Bank and HSBC.
It also says that taking the foam out won't always mean a lender will lend, and that you should get advice from a specialist surveyor before deciding. Call us to arrange a professional survey.
Read our summary of the guidance and book a survey.
Source: GOV.UK: Spray foam insulation: remediation, removal and lending
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