SuperQuilt multifoil insulation
A/A+ fire ratedA/A+ fire rated and around 40mm thick. For Little Ilford properties where deepening the rafters is impractical, this is what makes the numbers work.
East London loft specialists
Loft insulation in Little Ilford
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 Little Ilford — to full depth, with the eaves kept clear and the hatch sealed, which is where most jobs quietly go wrong.
Free survey in Little Ilford
Fixed written price
No call-out charge
Why it matters
The case for insulating your Little Ilford 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 Little Ilford, as anywhere, it is a day's work with materials that cost little relative to what they save.
Little Ilford's homes
Older Little Ilford homes, modern standards
Little Ilford'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 Little Ilford survey.
Our services in Little Ilford
Five ways we keep Little Ilford 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 Little Ilford homes this is the single highest-value thing you can do to the building.
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 dayMany older Little Ilford hatches are too small for a ladder to swing through safely. We measure at survey and price any enlargement up front rather than on the day.
Loft makeovers
All-in-oneFor Little Ilford homeowners who want the roof space to stop being a problem and start being storage: everything, in a day.
Not sure what your Little Ilford 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 Little Ilford and the surrounding area
If you are on the edge of Little Ilford — closer to Hackney, Shadwell and Harold Wood, 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 Little Ilford
Examples of the work we carry out across the area — insulation, boarding, access and full makeovers.
Questions & answers
Little Ilford loft insulation — common questions
Do you work in the streets around Little Ilford?
Yes — we cover Little Ilford 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.
Do you offer free surveys in Little Ilford?
Free, with no call-out fee and no pressure. A meaningful proportion of our Little Ilford surveys conclude that the loft is already adequately insulated and the homeowner should keep their money — which is a perfectly normal outcome.
How long does the work take in a typical Little Ilford home?
Most Little Ilford lofts are insulated to full depth in half a day. Adding raised boarding takes it to a full day, and fitting a ladder at the same time adds a couple of hours. We give you the expected duration with the quote, not on the morning.
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 Little Ilford 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 Little Ilford home?
A free survey, an itemised fixed quote, and a loft that stops costing you money every winter. That is the Little Ilford offer.