A UK report this year found that when applied at rafter level to timber sloped roofs, this insulation may create or conceal moisture problems
Spray foam insulation is a form of retaining warmth in your home. It involves liquid foam being spray-gunned into roof spaces and walls. Photograph: iStock
Spray foam insulation is a form of retaining warmth in your home, an alternative to external cladding or internal warm boards. It has been around for more than 30 years and involves liquid foam being spray-gunned into roof spaces and walls. Once inserted, the foam expands to fill gaps and insulates against the cold. It is typically used to insulate roofs and attics.
In a guidance document, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors adds that some spray foam insulation can make it difficult to identify problems in a roof because it restricts the view inside, meaning the roof cannot be fully seen or inspected. One homeowner noted in a story in the Guardian that despite the insulation in her loft conversion being signed off by the local council some 10 years ago, when she tried to sell the house, she was told that the “value is essentially zero until we have the foam stripped out”.
“We have seen instances of spray foam having been installed in roof spaces in a manner that does not comply with manufacturer’s recommendations and, in such circumstances, there is an inherent risk of causing damage to the roof structure,” he says. In such cases, where a valuer sees evidence of spray foam, the lender “will require documentary evidence that it has been installed correctly before we will lend.
A spokesman for Spry Finance, which arranges equity release loans, says the use of the insulation “is not an issue that has arisen”.
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