Ooooops Spray foam gets a thumbs down from UK lenders

[MikeSharp01]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjrpv218r0o

 

[SteamyTea]

No surprise us it, been on the radar for years.

 

Still, makes for opportunities for cash buyers and cowboys.

[JohnMo]

We have it.

 

Am I bothered - no

 

Why, because it's installed in an appropriate manner, is not sprayed on to hold a failed roof together and not applied to non-breathable membranes.

[North80]

The spray foam industry should be shut down. It is going to cause a lot of problems in the coming years.

Many people who think they have had it done properly will suddenly find that their roof is rotten. 

Too many people mess around with their their roofs by putting spray foam and shoddy solar panel installs. 

[Roger440]

8 hours ago, North80 said:

The spray foam industry should be shut down. It is going to cause a lot of problems in the coming years.

Many people who think they have had it done properly will suddenly find that their roof is rotten. 

Too many people mess around with their their roofs by putting spray foam and shoddy solar panel installs. 

 

Shutting the industry down is a nonsense. There are plenty of perfectly valid applications for spray foam. 

 

No doubt there are cowboys, so do something about them instead. Stop giving government grants to them would be a good starting point.