Rochdale, England

Damp, foam or old insulation? Fixed in Heywood

Musty smell when you open the loft hatch in Heywood? We find what’s causing it, fix it and insulate the loft properly. The loft check and written quote are free.

Free loft check in Heywood

Tell us what you’ve found. No obligation.

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Common loft faults here

Around two in five of homes here are terraced (44%). Small lofts fill up with storage fast, and the insulation underneath ends up flat and cold.

30% of homes in Heywood are semis. Their roomy lofts tend to have decades of storage sitting on thin, flattened insulation, often on boards nailed straight to the joists.

Signs that something is wrong up there include grey, dusty insulation that has lost its spring, spray foam stuck to the underside of the roof or eaves packed so tight no daylight shows. Each has a cause we can usually find and fix.

Heywood’s housing at a glance

There are around 13,600 households in Heywood, going by Census 2021. The biggest share of homes are terraced houses, 44%, followed by semi-detached houses at 30%. Detached houses and bungalows are 13% and flats and maisonettes 13%. 28% own outright and 30% have a mortgage or shared ownership; 19% rent from a private landlord and 24% from a council or housing association. About 55% have three or more bedrooms.

Next step

Our installers cover Heywood plus Middleton, Bury, Rochdale, Whitefield and Radcliffe.

Mention anything you’ve noticed: damp patches, droppings, foam, a smell. It helps us bring the right kit.

Figures: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, Heywood built-up area, bedrooms approximate. Percentages rounded.

How it works

  1. Tell us what you’ve noticed

    Pick the problem and add your postcode.

  2. We find the cause

    A free loft check, with photos.

  3. A written quote

    What we’ll fix and the price.

  4. Fixed, then insulated

    Only if you’re happy to go ahead.

Loft problems in Heywood: questions

What type of home is most common in Heywood?

Terraced houses, at 44% of households in the 2021 Census, then semi-detached houses at 30%.

I live just outside Heywood. Is that covered?

Yes. Nearby places such as Middleton, Bury, Rochdale, Whitefield and Radcliffe are covered too. Every town we list in Rochdale.

Is the loft check free?

Yes, with no obligation.

What causes black spots on loft timber?

Usually condensation: warm, moist air from the house reaching cold timber. Fans venting into the loft and blocked eaves are common causes.

Do you work for landlords in Heywood?

Yes. We arrange access with you and your tenants and send photos of what we find.

There are boards nailed straight onto my joists. Is that bad?

It usually means the insulation underneath is squashed. We lift the boards, fix the insulation and put storage back on a raised floor.

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Tell us what you’ve found. We’ll find the cause.

Describe the problem and we’ll look, explain it and quote the fix in writing. Free.

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