Loft Insulation in Tredegar

Ironworks terraces, council estates and newer homes

Tredegar grew around its ironworks and later the coal mines, and the town centre still has its distinctive Circle with the cast-iron clock tower. Around it run Victorian and early twentieth-century terraces in stone and brick, with modest lofts, slate roofs and often very little insulation beyond whatever was added in the 1970s or 1980s.

The town also has large areas of interwar and post-war council housing, much of it now privately owned, plus later private estates and bungalows on the edges. Those houses usually have open, easy lofts, but the insulation in them is often disturbed by cable runs, flattened by storage or missing behind the water tank. At this altitude any gap shows up as cold spots on bedroom ceilings and pipes that freeze in a hard winter.

What Tredegar homes usually need

Loft Insulation in Tredegar

Tredegar's cold upland winters make a full 270mm of mineral wool across every part of the loft floor the first priority.

Spray Foam Removal in Tredegar

Spray foam has often been sold to owners of older, leaky slate roofs; where it has been used, we remove it so the timbers can be checked and the loft insulated in a way that lets the roof breathe.

Loft Mould Treatment in Tredegar

Cold, wet roof spaces at this height are prone to condensation, and we treat any mould we find while improving ventilation so it doesn't return.

What to expect in Tredegar

Higher ground means more weather, and we keep an eye on the forecast in winter when planning trips along the Heads of the Valleys. Work inside the loft carries on in rain, but we would rather not carry materials through a downpour, so we keep in touch if conditions change. On terraced streets we park as close as we can and bring everything through the house with dust sheets down.

If your roof has been sprayed with foam, our spray foam removal guide explains why it can cause problems with mortgages and timber condition, and our guide to insulation depth sets out what a properly insulated loft looks like.