Damp, foam or old insulation? Fixed in Wallasey

What goes wrong in Wallasey lofts

Semi-detached houses make up 40%. A frequent find: a bathroom fan blowing into the loft and black spots on the rafters above it.

27% of homes in Wallasey 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.

Private renting is common in Wallasey (23%). The loft is easy for landlords to forget until damp shows through a ceiling.

If you can get into the loft, look out for spray foam stuck to the underside of the roof, water marks on the ceiling under the loft or eaves packed so tight no daylight shows. Any one of them is worth a free check.

Booking a loft check in Wallasey

We fix lofts in Wallasey and around it, including Birkenhead, Bootle, Litherland, Crosby and West Kirby.

On the form, pick the problem you’ve got. If you don’t know what it is, choose “Not sure yet” and describe what you’ve seen.

Wallasey’s housing at a glance

Wallasey had about 40,800 households at the 2021 Census. The biggest share of homes are semi-detached houses, 40%, followed by terraced houses at 27%. Flats and maisonettes are 22% and detached houses and bungalows 10%. Most homes are owned (62%), and 33% of households have paid off the mortgage. Renting: 23% private, 15% social. Roughly 68% of homes have at least three bedrooms.

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