Problem lofts fixed in Market Harborough

What goes wrong in Market Harborough lofts

Semi-detached houses make up 30%. A frequent find: a bathroom fan blowing into the loft and black spots on the rafters above it.

20% of homes in Market Harborough are terraces. Older terrace lofts often have no roof felt, gaps through the party walls and insulation pushed into the eaves, which is a recipe for damp timber.

Worth checking in a Market Harborough loft: water marks on the ceiling under the loft, grey, dusty insulation that has lost its spring or eaves packed so tight no daylight shows. If you’d rather not go up, we’ll look for you.

Booking a loft check in Market Harborough

If you’re in Market Harborough or close by, in Desborough, Corby, Kettering, Oadby and Wigston for instance, we can come out.

If the problem is a roof leak, we’ll tell you plainly so you can get it fixed before we insulate.

Who lives in what in Market Harborough

Census 2021 put the number of households in Market Harborough at roughly 11,100. The biggest share of homes are detached houses and bungalows, 35%, followed by semi-detached houses at 30%. Terraced houses are 20% and flats and maisonettes 15%. 73% of homes are owned by the people living in them (39% outright). 17% are rented privately and 10% socially. Three bedrooms or more: about 64% of homes (29% have four or more).

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