Spray foam in the loft holding up a sale, a remortgage or an equity release? We take it out — carefully, by hand — and give you the photos to prove it’s gone.
A few details about the house and what’s been said about the foam is all we need to start on your removal quote.
Spray foam packed around timbers — once it sets, the wood behind it can’t be seen or checked. Photo: Unsplash, Unsplash Licence
Honest advice on whether it needs to come out
Hand removal — no blasting or solvents
Waste taken away
Based at 48 Queen Street, Exeter
Exeter’s Spray Foam Removal Company
Spray Foam Removal Exeter does one job: taking spray foam insulation out of lofts and roof spaces. We work in homes right across the city — Georgian terraces in St Leonards, Victorian streets in St Thomas and Newtown, post-war semis in Whipton and Wonford, bungalows in Pinhoe and Exwick, and cottages down in Topsham.
Most people contact us because someone else has raised the foam: a buyer’s surveyor, a mortgage valuer, an equity release provider. Our first job is to understand exactly what they’ve asked for, because that decides what work you actually need. Sometimes it’s full removal. Sometimes it’s a small opening so the timbers can be seen. Occasionally it’s nothing at all yet.
When removal is the answer, we do it by hand, protect your home on the way in and out, take the waste away and hand over dated photos and a short written summary you can pass on.
An attic with foam across the roof slope — removal puts the structure back on view. Photo: Unsplash, Unsplash Licence
A word of caution: removing spray foam can address a lender’s or buyer’s concerns, but it doesn’t guarantee they’ll approve the property. Check their requirements in writing first.
What We Remove
Every type of spray foam we find in Exeter roofs, and the situations that bring people to us.
Published guide prices, so you know roughly where you stand before you call.
Spray foam removal guide prices in Exeter
Job
Typical cost
What it usually looks like
Small or partial spray foam removal
From £1,500 to £3,000
A single sprayed slope, a section opened up so a surveyor can see the timbers, or a small, easy-to-reach loft.
Typical 3-bed loft spray foam removal
Around £3,000 to £5,000
An ordinary family-sized loft with foam on both slopes and a hatch that’s easy to work through.
Larger or difficult closed-cell foam removal
£5,000 to £8,000+
Large or complicated roofs, hard foam fixed fast to felt, boards or slates, or very cramped access.
Per square metre guide
Roughly £40 to £80+ per m²
Measured across the sprayed underside of the roof, not the floor area of the loft.
Guide prices only. Every loft is different, so a confirmed quote usually needs an inspection or at least clear photos. These ranges are not a fixed or guaranteed price, and a few jobs fall outside them.
Spray foam going in — the same layer we later have to take out by hand. Photo: Jeskola26, CC0, cropped
You send the details
Postcode, what’s been said about the foam, and a photo from the hatch if you can.
We tell you what it needs
Removal, partial removal, an inspection opening — or nothing yet. Plus a guide price.
Quote confirmed
From clear photos or a short visit, with a start date and expected number of days.
Removal day
Route protected, foam removed by hand, waste bagged and taken away.
Evidence handed over
Dated photos and a written summary for your lender, buyer or surveyor.
Spray Foam Removal Across Exeter
Exeter’s housing is unusually varied for a city its size, and that shapes every job. Close to the centre, Georgian and Regency terraces in St Leonards and Southernhay, and Victorian villas in Pennsylvania and St David’s, have older slate roofs where foam can trap moisture against timbers that were meant to breathe.
West of the river, St Thomas and Exwick mix Victorian terraces with later estates. To the east, Heavitree, Polsloe and Mount Pleasant are dense with terraces and semis, while Whipton, Wonford and Beacon Heath are largely interwar and post-war. Pinhoe, Alphington and Countess Wear add bungalows and newer homes, and Topsham has some of the oldest houses in the area.
Whichever part of the city you’re in, the process is the same: understand the roof, agree what’s needed, and do it properly.
Working on crawl boards in a loft where spray foam covers the roof slopes. Photo: Unsplash, Unsplash LicenceExeter’s rooftops climbing the hillside — terraces, semis and estates within a mile of each other. Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped
Questions About Spray Foam Removal in Exeter
Small or partial jobs usually cost £1,500 to £3,000, a typical 3-bed loft £3,000 to £5,000, and larger or difficult closed cell jobs £5,000 to £8,000+ — roughly £40 to £80+ per m² of sprayed roof. Guide prices only. Every loft is different, so a confirmed quote usually needs an inspection or at least clear photos. More on our prices page.
No. Some lenders and buyers only want to know more about the foam, or to see a small area of timber. We’ll tell you whether full removal, partial removal or an inspection opening fits what you’ve been asked for.
Open cell foam is soft and spongy and squashes under a finger. Closed cell foam is hard and rigid. A close-up photo with a torch is usually enough for us to tell. See open cell and closed cell removal.
It can answer a lender’s concern, but it doesn’t guarantee approval — the lender decides. Ask them in writing what they need before booking. Our mortgages page explains more.
Most Exeter lofts take one to three days. Small jobs with soft foam can be done in a day; large roofs with hard foam take longer. Your quote includes an expected duration.
We protect the route from the front door to the hatch, seal around the hatch and bag waste in the loft. There’s dust in the roof space, but it stays there.
Yes — a lot of Exeter’s housing is old. We use hand tools only near original timbers and slates, and provide detailed photos. See period and listed homes.
All of Exeter — from St Leonards and Heavitree to St Thomas, Exwick, Alphington and Pinhoe — plus Topsham. The areas page has the full list.
Exeter & nearby
Get Your Exeter Spray Foam Removal Quote
Tell us where the house is and what’s been said about the foam. We’ll come back with the next step and a price — you decide whether to book.
Homes in Exeter and Topsham
Straight answer on whether removal is actually needed
