SuperQuilt multifoil insulation
A/A+ fire ratedAt roughly 40mm, multifoil delivers serious performance without stealing headroom — which is why it is the answer for Goodmayes homes with a room in the roof or a sloping ceiling.
East London loft specialists
Loft insulation in Goodmayes
Cold upstairs rooms and a heating bill that keeps climbing usually have the same cause, and in Goodmayes it is very often the roof. We survey the loft free of charge, measure what is genuinely up there, and quote a fixed price to bring it up to standard.
Free survey in Goodmayes
Fixed written price
No call-out charge
Why it matters
The case for insulating your Goodmayes 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
The reason we lead with the roof rather than the walls or the windows is arithmetic: in a typical Goodmayes property it is the largest single heat loss and the smallest single bill to fix it.
Goodmayes's homes
What we find in Goodmayes roof spaces
The roofs over Goodmayes 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 Goodmayes
Five ways we keep Goodmayes 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 depthFull-depth mineral wool, fitted with the ventilation path protected and the hatch sealed — the details that decide whether a Goodmayes loft actually performs.
Loft boarding
Storage-readyTongue-and-groove panels, screwed rather than nailed so they lift again if a cable needs reaching — raised clear of the insulation throughout.
Loft ladders
Fitted in a dayFixed, stable access instead of a stepladder on the landing. Timber, aluminium or concertina, chosen to suit the space your Goodmayes home actually has.
Loft makeovers
All-in-oneFor Goodmayes homeowners who want the roof space to stop being a problem and start being storage: everything, in a day.
Not sure what your Goodmayes 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 Goodmayes and the surrounding area
We are in and around Goodmayes most weeks, and the same teams cover Ilford and Chadwell Heath. Coverage across East London is continuous rather than patchy, so a postcode on the boundary is not a problem.
In the loft
Loft work in and around Goodmayes
Examples of the work we carry out across the area — insulation, boarding, access and full makeovers.
Questions & answers
Goodmayes loft insulation — common questions
Do I need planning permission in Goodmayes?
None of the work we do requires planning permission. If your Goodmayes 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.
What happens to the water tank and pipes?
Pipes get lagged and the tank gets insulated on the sides and top only. Leaving the base open is deliberate — it is the only thing preventing a frozen tank in a hard winter.
Will insulating my loft cause damp?
It can if the ventilation is ignored, which is why we check it before anything comes off the van. If we find an existing condensation problem in a Goodmayes loft, we deal with the cause first rather than insulating over it.
What homeowners say
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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 Goodmayes 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 Goodmayes home?
Half an hour with a tape measure is all it takes to find out where your Goodmayes home is losing heat — and there is no charge for it.