North Somerset, England
Damp, foam or old insulation? Fixed in Portishead
Musty smell when you open the loft hatch in Portishead? We find what’s causing it, fix it and insulate the loft properly. The loft check and written quote are free.
Loft services in Portishead
What goes wrong in Portishead lofts
22% of homes in Portishead are semis. Their roomy lofts tend to have decades of storage sitting on thin, flattened insulation, often on boards nailed straight to the joists.
About one in eight of homes here are terraced (13%). Small lofts fill up with storage fast, and the insulation underneath ends up flat and cold.
Flats are 28% of homes here. If damp is coming through your top-floor ceiling, the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree to work in the loft above.
40% of homes are owned outright. Long ownership often means a loft nobody has looked in for years, with whatever problems have built up.
If you can get into the loft, look out for a musty smell as the hatch opens, water marks on the ceiling under the loft or cables buried out of sight under insulation. Each has a cause we can usually find and fix.
Booking a loft check in Portishead
If you’re in Portishead or close by, in Nailsea, Clevedon, Bristol, Filton and Patchway for instance, we can come out.
Not sure what you’re looking at? A photo through the hatch helps, but it’s optional.
Who lives in what in Portishead
About 12,000 households: that’s Portishead at the last Census, in 2021. By type: detached houses and bungalows 37%, flats and maisonettes 28%, semi-detached houses 22%, terraced houses 13%. 40% own outright and 36% have a mortgage or shared ownership; 16% rent from a private landlord and 8% from a council or housing association. About 64% have three or more bedrooms.
Figures: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, Portishead built-up area, bedrooms approximate. Percentages rounded.
How it works
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Tell us what you’ve noticed
Pick the problem and add your postcode.
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We find the cause
A free loft check, with photos.
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A written quote
What we’ll fix and the price.
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Fixed, then insulated
Only if you’re happy to go ahead.
Loft problems in Portishead: questions
What type of home is most common in Portishead?
Detached houses, at 37% of households in the 2021 Census, then flats at 28%.
Is the loft check free?
Yes, with no obligation.
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.
Do you work for landlords in Portishead?
Yes. We arrange access with you and your tenants and send photos of what we find.
I live just outside Portishead. Is that covered?
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.
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.