20+ Years Experience
Specialist Insulation Removal
Cavity wall insulation removal can be a tricky process, especially if you want to avoid damage to the home.
If you are looking to get cavity wall insulation removed in April 2024, then you will need experts who understand how to do the job well – especially with large-scale insulation removal.
With years of experience handling cavity wall insulation removal and a solid understanding of how to work with a cavity wall structure safety, our team can get cavity wall insulation removed quickly and effectively with minimal risk to the property and individual walls.
Whether you are removing cavity wall insulation due to poor installation or need full cavity wall extraction for a more urgent purpose, our team can deliver. We work hard to guarantee effective cavity wall insulation material removal as a quick and hassle-free process.
We at Cavity Wall Insulation Removal are a professional team of cavity walls experts who have spent years in our field.
We work hard to deliver the most effective cavity wall insulation extraction process possible, helping clients remove insulation from cavity wall spaces regardless of circumstances.
As experts within our niche, our team understands how cavity wall insulation material behaves and how to remove it from internal walls without causing damage to your property.
Serving as one of the best cavity wall insulation removal teams in the UK, we have a wealth of experience in dealing with old cavity wall insulation extraction. Between removing damaged insulation and ensuring that any potential problems are resolved quickly, we make sure that each extraction is done quickly and efficiently.
We keep our standards of our work high, and our cavity wall extraction teams take the process seriously. Working with both inner and outer walls, we guarantee reliable cavity wall extraction with minimal delays or risks to your property.
With over fifteen years of cavity wall insulation extraction experience, we understand what we are doing.
Not only can we effectively remove cavity wall insulation, but we can identify incorrectly installed insulation or other situations where removal may be required.
Our team is experienced in a range of cavity wall insulation removal tools and techniques, allowing us to bring the right skills to each job.
No matter the scale or complexity of the cavity walls involved, we can clear them of insulation with minimal issues on the client’s end.
Cavity walls are walls made of two separate wall pieces with an insulated gap in between, providing superior insulation compared to many other options.
However, when cavity walls are installed incorrectly or damaged in the long term, removing cavity wall insulation may be the best option.
Our cavity wall insulation removal process focuses on completely stripping away the insulation material from a cavity wall.
By removing the old insulation, we can open up the space for repairs and replacement insulation or complete removal of the wall if needed.
There are a few reasons why cavity wall insulation removal may become necessary, and some are much more urgent than others.
In general, you will usually get cavity wall insulation removed due to outside circumstances beyond your control.
However, our team can easily perform cavity wall insulation removal at the client’s request, even if there is no urgent reason to remove it beyond personal preference or home improvement goals.
If the cavity wall insulation has been installed badly, it may lead to cold spots and damn issues that gradually build up against the inner and outer walls.
Choosing to remove cavity wall insulation and replace it with fresh insulation – this time properly installed – is the easiest fix.
This applies to loose insulation, insulation without an even distribution, or even cavity wall insulation that was intentionally installed poorly as part of a scam.
Insulation damaged by fire or flooding can become much less effective and may contribute to damp issues. Removing it and replacing it with new cavity wall insulation is usually the best way to respond.
Not only does this allow the bad cavity wall insulation to be properly disposed of while preventing any additional damage, but it also means that new insulation material can be quickly added without having to take down internal walls or completely rebuild the space.
On average, the cost of removing your cavity wall insulation falls to roughly £22 per square metre. Of course, this depends on the specifics behind each project.
At around £22 per square meter, most cavity wall insulation removal projects can range from around £2000 to £3000 and beyond at a larger scale.
These prices are most common when a room has damaged cavity wall insulation material on three or more sides. However, if only a small section of cavity wall insulation needs to be removed, the overall price will drop dramatically to match.
While £22 per square meter is the average cost of cavity wall insulation removal, this is not always the case. This can vary heavily depending on the kind of cavity wall, the amount of insulation that needs to be removed, or even the specific kind of insulation that the wall has.
Our team can offer a reliable price quote for each removal process, taking into account any factors that might make the job more difficult or slow down the progress of the removal. We work hard to deliver a fair price estimate to each client based on their specific situation and needs.
The UK government offers grants for cavity wall insulation removal as long as you meet certain requirements (such as receiving income benefits and having an electrically heated property).
Through the Energy Company Obligation Scheme and/or the Great British Insulation Scheme, it is possible to fund the removal of cavity insulation and the installation of new insulation material through the government.
Under the right circumstances, this allows you to get cavity wall insulation installed and removed at no cost to yourself.
Removing your cavity wall insulation can have a range of benefits, including both fixing existing issues and improvements to homes that are using outdated insulation. Whether your insulation breaks or you just want to replace it for other reasons, it is often worth getting a complete insulation refresh.
Poorly installed or badly prepared insulation can increase heat loss and raise energy bills while also being less effective overall at retaining heat in your home. This can naturally lead to massive drops in heating efficiency, especially in rooms that are already notoriously prone to losing heat.
This can be quite a common problem with much older homes, which may have insulation that is not up to modern building regulations and cannot provide the level of energy efficiency your house needs.
Getting fresh cavity wall insulation installed can rectify this problem and reduce your heating bills dramatically.
Damp or mouldy insulation can harm the air quality in your home, which can pose a risk to anybody living there.
Damp spots from a recurring water ingress can lead to respiratory issues in the long term, and replacing the insulation (after fixing the damp problems) can avoid this.
Poor air quality can be one of the worst consequences of damp issues, causing a genuine health risk that can make your house far less suitable and safe to live in. These health risks only get worse and worse as the damp problems get more wet and spread to other parts of the cavity wall.
While cavity wall sections obviously use bricks as a core part of their construction, both internal walls and external walls can still be weakened in certain ways. Damaged or wet insulation can cause parts of the wall to weaken, making your house less structurally stable overall.
This can also happen after bad installation of the insulation material and other botched construction or installation jobs, putting your property at risk of the outside walls weakening or even damage to cavity wall ties.
Insulation can actually add aesthetic value to your home – as can removing bad insulation. While it might not impact an outer wall, the inner cavity wall can be stained or turned consistently wet by anything, causing damp issues inside the house.
This naturally leads to your property looking worse overall, so it is important to remove whatever is causing damp and cold spots and replace the insulation. Even if the damage is only visual, it can still make the wet area look a lot weaker and less appealing.
Dealing with ruined insulation saves on the maintenance cost involved in having to dry it out constantly. This is also relevant for any older insulation that takes a long time to maintain or anything else that demands constant high-cost maintenance to remain suitable as insulation.
We can help you replace your older insulation with a more practical insulating material, one that costs less money to maintain overall.
Beyond that, we can ensure that your cavity wall is free of any problems that may demand expensive repair services in the near future.
This also helps prevent things like fire damage, issues with high winds, or any other kind of damage that could become more common due to the existing problems with the insulation.
Our process of removing and replacing this insulation can be a complex one, and many clients are not sure what to expect at first.
Our professional team can clear the insulation from the cavity wall of any property using a carefully prepared set of tools and techniques, including:
Our exact methods depend on the situation and the requirements of our clients, so we tailor our work to every property individually. This can also depend on the materials used to insulate the property, the location of the wall bricks we need to get through/around, and so on.
Older insulation, even without damp damage, is much more vulnerable to wind-driven rain and poor heat retention. This can make it much worse to manage heat loss since the bricks themselves can only go so far without good insulation backing them up.
Modern options like urea formaldehyde are much better at preventing heat loss and damp, but it is still possible to install urea formaldehyde incorrectly. Our team can ensure that you get new insulation installed correctly and effectively, no matter your reasons for replacing it.
Even if the damage is only to the very upper parts of your insulation, replacing damaged or damp insulation is important for keeping your property safe and liveable. It can also save you from having to pay for constant house insulation repairs in the near future.
Older forms of insulation should absolutely be replaced. Replacing older insulate materials with polyurethane foam or urea formaldehyde foam is relatively simple but can massively boost heat retention in that part of your property.
For example, using standard bricks and UPVC glue alongside urea formaldehyde can be a lot better at handling cold weather and damp and wind-driven rain compared to older types of insulation.
Urea formaldehyde is only one of many types that our experts can recommend for your property based on your needs.
Whether you are desperately trying to replace damp insulation or just exploring your options, our team can help you deal with the insulation issues that you are facing. We understand how important it is to deal with damp and damaged insulation quickly and can replace it on short notice.
If you want to know more about our services, the insulation removal techniques we use, or any eco grant that could fund the removal, contact our experts today. The sooner you get in touch, the sooner we can get the job started.
Make sure you contact us today for a number of great cavity wall insulation removal services in London.
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