SuperQuilt multifoil insulation
A/A+ fire ratedWhere a Hackney Wick loft has already been converted, insulation has to follow the rafters rather than the floor. SuperQuilt does that in 40mm instead of the 200mm-plus a wool build-up would need.
East London loft specialists
Loft insulation in Hackney Wick
Insulation is the one home improvement that starts paying you back on the next heating cycle rather than in a decade. We fit it across Hackney Wick — to full depth, with the eaves kept clear and the hatch sealed, which is where most jobs quietly go wrong.
Free survey in Hackney Wick
Fixed written price
No call-out charge
Why it matters
The case for insulating your Hackney Wick 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 Hackney Wick, as anywhere, it is a day's work with materials that cost little relative to what they save.
Hackney Wick's homes
Older Hackney Wick homes, modern standards
Hackney Wick's housing stock largely dates from the 1870s onwards, with heavy rebuilding after 1945, and the roofs above it are typically a mix of original slate, replacement concrete tile and flat or shallow roofs on later blocks. Very little of it was built with any insulation at all; what is there now was added later, and its condition depends entirely on who added it and when.
Retrofitted insulation ages in predictable ways. Mineral wool settles and compresses under its own weight over decades. Anything that has been walked on, stored on or boarded over is thinner than it was. Material that has been repeatedly damp has lost most of its value. And the very oldest loose-fill products are often best removed entirely rather than topped over.
A specific local factor: wartime damage and post-war rebuilding mean two adjoining houses on the same street can have entirely different roof construction. We look for that on every Hackney Wick survey.
Our services in Hackney Wick
Five ways we keep Hackney Wick 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 depthMineral wool cross-laid to the 270mm depth current regulations recommend. For most Hackney Wick homes this is the single highest-value thing you can do to the building.
Loft boarding
Storage-readyBoards laid straight onto joists crush 270mm into 100mm. We batten out instead, so Hackney Wick homeowners get usable storage and keep the insulation they paid for.
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-oneInsulation, boarding, lighting and a ladder handled together in one visit — cheaper and better sequenced than buying the four separately.
Not sure what your Hackney Wick 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 Hackney Wick and the surrounding area
We are in and around Hackney Wick most weeks, and the same teams cover Hackney and Bow. 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 Hackney Wick
Examples of the work we carry out across the area — insulation, boarding, access and full makeovers.
Questions & answers
Hackney Wick loft insulation — common questions
Do you remove the old insulation?
Only when it needs to go. Sound, dry wool can be topped over, which saves you the removal cost. Material that is damp, vermin-fouled or collapsed does come out, and we bag it and take it away. Which applies to your Hackney Wick loft is established at survey and priced separately.
Do you offer free surveys in Hackney Wick?
Free, with no call-out fee and no pressure. A meaningful proportion of our Hackney Wick surveys conclude that the loft is already adequately insulated and the homeowner should keep their money — which is a perfectly normal outcome.
Can I still use my Hackney Wick loft for storage afterwards?
You can, and most Hackney Wick customers do — but the deck has to sit above the insulation, not on it. That is the whole reason raised boarding exists. Tell us at survey stage if storage matters to you, because it changes how the insulation is planned.
How long does the work take in a typical Hackney Wick home?
Half a day for insulation alone; a full day for a combined job with boarding, lighting and a ladder. Very large Hackney Wick lofts or heavy strip-outs occasionally run into a second morning, and we tell you that in advance.
Can you fit a loft ladder at the same time?
Certainly. Doing the ladder in the same visit means the boarding is planned around where the ladder lands, which is considerably better than retrofitting one to a deck that was not designed for it.
Do you work in the streets around Hackney Wick?
Yes — we cover Hackney Wick and the whole surrounding area, and our teams are usually working somewhere nearby on any given week. If your street is not obviously listed on our coverage page, ring us anyway; the list is not exhaustive.
What homeowners say
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Worth reading before you book
SuperQuilt vs mineral wool — one of our guides, written by the surveyors who assess lofts across Hackney Wick 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 Hackney Wick home?
A free survey, an itemised fixed quote, and a loft that stops costing you money every winter. That is the Hackney Wick offer.