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Old insulation stripped out. Clean loft. New insulation in.

When loft insulation is flattened, damp or full of droppings, more on top won’t help. We take it all out, clean up and start again. Book a free loft check.

  • Free loft check
  • The cause found, not covered up
  • Written quote first
  • No obligation
Check my loftHow it works

Illustration: old insulation being cleared from between the joists into sacks

About this service

Removal is for insulation that has stopped doing its job: squashed by storage, wet, mouldy, soiled by pests or simply decades old. We bag it, take it away, clean the loft and lay new insulation.

What’s included

  • All old insulation bagged in the loft and taken away
  • The loft floor vacuumed and cleaned
  • Timbers and ceiling boards checked once they’re visible
  • Any cause we find put right first
  • New insulation laid between and over the joists
  • Hatch and landing protected throughout

We price the job after looking at your loft. You get a written quotation before any work is agreed.

Signs it needs to come out

Grey, dusty insulation that sits below the tops of the joists. Patches that are wet or stained. Droppings, tunnels or nesting. A musty smell when you open the hatch. Any of these means the insulation isn’t working, and laying new material over it just hides the problem.

Find out why first

Insulation rarely spoils for no reason. Damp usually means warm air from the house is condensing, a roof is leaking, or a bathroom fan is blowing into the loft. Droppings mean there’s a way in. We look for the cause before we strip anything, so the new insulation doesn’t go the same way.

How we do it

Everything is bagged in the loft and carried straight out through a protected hatch and landing. The floor is vacuumed, the timbers checked, and then the new insulation goes down: a layer between the joists and another across them, with the eaves kept clear so the roof can breathe.

The process

How it works

  1. Tell us what you’ve noticed

    Pick the problem on the form, add what you’ve seen and your postcode. About a minute.

  2. We look and find the cause

    We check the loft, photograph what we find and explain it in plain words.

  3. A written quote for the fix

    What needs doing, how we’ll do it and the price. No obligation.

  4. Fixed properly

    If you go ahead, we sort the problem first and leave the loft insulated and dry.

Loft insulation removal: your questions answered

Can’t you just lay new insulation on top?
Not if the old layer is damp, dirty or soiled. It would hide the problem and the new layer would spoil too. If the old insulation is dry and clean, a top-up may be enough, and we’ll tell you.
What happens to the old insulation?
It’s bagged and taken away. You don’t need a skip.
Will my house get dusty?
We protect the hatch and landing and carry everything out sealed. The dust stays in the loft.
What if you find something hazardous?
Most old loft insulation is plain mineral wool. If we find anything that needs specialist handling, we stop and tell you before going further.
Is the work guaranteed?
Eligible installations come with a guarantee of up to 5 years. Your written quote says whether your job qualifies and what it covers.

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Where we work

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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