SuperQuilt multifoil insulation
A/A+ fire ratedMultifoil earns its place in Collier Row roofs where depth is the binding constraint — period timbers, low headroom, or a conversion already boarded out.
East London loft specialists
Loft insulation in Collier Row
Roughly a quarter of an uninsulated home's heat escapes through the roof. For Collier Row homeowners that is the cheapest problem in the house to fix, and the one most likely to have been fixed badly the first time. We do it properly.
Free survey in Collier Row
Fixed written price
No call-out charge
Why it matters
The case for insulating your Collier Row loft
25%of a home's heat is lost through an uninsulated roof
1 in 5UK lofts are under-insulated or have the wrong material
270mmthe depth current building regulations recommend
90%less radiant heat loss with SuperQuilt multifoil
None of this requires permissions, scaffolding or structural work. In Collier Row, as anywhere, it is a day's work with materials that cost little relative to what they save.
Collier Row's homes
What we find in Collier Row roof spaces
The roofs over Collier Row are mostly a mix of original slate, replacement concrete tile and flat or shallow roofs on later blocks, and they were built during the 1870s onwards, with heavy rebuilding after 1945 for a housing market with no expectation of thermal performance. Insulation arrived later, retrofitted into spaces never designed to accommodate it, and the results vary enormously from street to street.
On survey we routinely find the same handful of problems: material compressed to a fraction of its depth by boards laid straight onto the joists, insulation packed hard into the eaves and sealing off the roof's only ventilation path, hatches left as bare uninsulated panels, and recessed downlighters buried under wool. None of these are exotic and all of them are fixable — but they need finding first.
Wartime damage and post-war rebuilding mean two adjoining houses on the same street can have entirely different roof construction, which is one more reason we measure rather than assume.
Our services in Collier Row
Five ways we keep Collier Row homes warm
Every one of these begins with the same free survey and ends with a fixed price agreed before anything starts.
Loft insulation installation
270mm depthThe standard job, done to standard: two layers, the second laid across the joists to kill the cold bridge, eaves left clear. Most Collier Row lofts are finished in half a day.
Loft boarding
Storage-readyA squared, edged deck reached from the hatch, with the eaves left open so the roof keeps breathing. Sized to what you will actually use rather than the whole Collier Row footprint.
Loft ladders
Fitted in a dayThe thing that turns a loft you avoid into one you use. Grab rails and a boarded landing area where the design allows.
Loft makeovers
All-in-oneThe whole loft dealt with at once, for one fixed price. Most Collier Row properties are finished within a day.
Not sure what your Collier Row loft needs?
Describe the property and what is bothering you about it, and we will recommend the right combination — or tell you that nothing needs doing.
Where we work
Covering Collier Row and the surrounding area
If you are on the edge of Collier Row — closer to Romford and Harold Hill, perhaps — you are still inside our working area. The boundaries on this site are for navigation, not for pricing.
In the loft
Loft work in and around Collier Row
Examples of the work we carry out across the area — insulation, boarding, access and full makeovers.
Questions & answers
Collier Row loft insulation — common questions
Will insulating my loft cause damp?
Not if it is done properly. Insulating the floor makes the roof space colder, so moisture condenses more readily — the defence is the ventilation path at the eaves. Blocking it with insulation is what creates damp lofts. We keep it clear on every job. Our ventilation guide explains the mechanism.
Can you fit a loft ladder at the same time?
We fit ladders alongside insulation and boarding routinely — it is one of the main reasons the combined makeover works out cheaper than booking the elements separately.
What insulation depth do you fit?
270mm of mineral wool, cross-laid — the depth current building regulations guidance points to for a cold loft. Where a Collier Row property has a room in the roof and depth is constrained, we use 40mm multifoil at rafter level instead.
Do you work in the streets around Collier Row?
We do. Coverage extends across Collier Row and the neighbouring areas, and we are happy to confirm your specific postcode over the phone before booking anything.
Do I need planning permission in Collier Row?
None of the work we do requires planning permission. If your Collier Row property is listed or in a conservation area, that affects the roof covering and external alterations rather than insulation laid inside the roof space, though it is always worth mentioning at survey.
Do you remove the old insulation?
It depends what is up there. Cross-laying a new layer over sound existing material is both cheaper and perfectly correct. Failed, contaminated or loose-fill material is stripped, bagged and disposed of — slow work, and we show it as its own line on the quote.
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Worth reading before you book
Loft insulation grants and funding — one of our guides, written by the surveyors who assess lofts across Collier Row and the rest of the capital every week. You can also browse all of our advice guides or read the general FAQ.
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Ready for a warmer Collier Row home?
Half an hour with a tape measure is all it takes to find out where your Collier Row home is losing heat — and there is no charge for it.