SFIR Home Improvements Taking Care Of Your Home
SFIR specialise in closed cell and open cell spray foam removal.
Another very satisfied customer
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Mr M a pensioner from the South West of England was cold canvassed by Cisco Homes. He was visited by a surveyor / salesman who stayed in his property for over 4 1/2 hours. Mr M told us that he felt under a lot of pressure to place an order with Cisco and once he had placed the order, they installed the spray foam within 3 days of him signing their contract.
Commercial Services
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Mr M felt very angry and frustrated when he tried to release some money from his property and was told because of the spray foam, no equity release company would release funds. He was also persuaded at the point of sale to buy new traditional mineral fibre loft insulation, a roof cleaning process and new coating for his exterior walls.
Kitchen Remodeling
Open Cell Spray Foam
The open cell spray foam was installed onto a non-breathable bitumen felt membrane. This goes against the BBA Certificate that covers the installation of the spray foam, there was no additional ventilation in his loft space and effectively the open cell spray foam was choking his loft, he had no airflow, the loft was not breathing and the foam was removed.
Spray Foam Removal
Certification of Work
We removed the open cell spray foam from the eaves, from in between the rafters and from the internal timber ridge line. The original bitumen felt was preserved and was in a very good condition considering it had been covered by the spray foam for a number of years.
Worked with Surveyor
Certification of Work
Certification of Work
We managed Mr M's project from start to finish. We worked very closely with the surveyor from the equity release company and we followed his instructions. After removing the spray foam from in between the rafters, we invited the surveyor to revisit, which he did and he gave Mr M's loft the all clear.
Certification of Work
Certification of Work
Certification of Work
Our team specialises in removing open and closed cell spray foam and bringing your property back to a condition where it can be sold or you can release equity from it. We issued our completion certificate after getting the go ahead from the equity release surveyor, who was registered with RICS.
Another very satisfied customer
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Mr & Mrs H of Worcestershire were cold canvassed and convinced by a supposed surveyor to have open cell spray foam installed into their loft. The supplying company took away their standard loft insulation, which should have been left in place and topped up to 270mm the government standard.
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
We provided Mr & Mrs H with a free roof assessment, which detailed the findings of their loft space and the condition of the roof. It was noted that the salesperson / surveyor told them to remove their old insulation, told them the timbers were damp and they needed to install spray foam as this was the best.
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Open Cell Spray Foam
Whether you are looking to have spray foam removed, SFIR Home Improvements can help just as we did for Mr & Mrs H. These are just some of the pictures taken showing just how bad the insulation was installed, it was uneven, it filled the eaves and it blocked all of the ventilation points.
Spray Foam Removal
Certification of Work
Open Cell Spray Foam
We started by removing the old cardboard and carpets that were laid on the floor, we then started to remove the open cell spray foam by working upwards from the eaves towards the internal ridge line.
Clearing the eaves of the property opened up the ventilation points within the loft, we also cleared the mechanical ventilation points that had been over sprayed and blocked.
Project Management
Certification of Work
Certification of Work
We managed Mr & Mrs H project from start to finish. We were asked to liaise with a firm of RICS Surveyors, which we did. They had specific requirements that they wanted us to conform to, which we did and we do for every spray foam removal job. We reinstalled traditional mineral fibre loft insulation to the current government standard of 270mm.
Certification of Work
Certification of Work
Certification of Work
Once finished, we arranged for the RICS surveyor to come back to the property, he inspected the work and made very positive comments on how professional the work had been completed, how well the new insulation had been laid and he agreed for us to provide our post removal report and completion certificate. Mr & Mrs H were extremely pleased with the work.
When the cold weather comes so do the scammers
Beware of the wolf at the door!
Happy New Year.
When the cold weather comes, so do the scammers.
Beware of the wolf at your door.
This is the time when scammers are at their busiest, targeting older people, selling spray foam insulation and now those same companies have re-invented themselves and now remove spray foam.
If you would like to speak with someone regarding spray foam insulation removal please call
SFIR Home Improvements on 01252 750444
Another first class customer review
So refreshing to be truly appreciated for doing your job.
Another great review and testimonial from one of our customers.
We removed the spray foam insulation on the 17th of July 2025 from Mr T’s home, as he was having issues getting equity release and we received this email last night.
As you can see, he is more than happy to talk with any other prospective customers and if need be, show them the standard of work carried out, this is far more than we would ever expect a customer to offer, Thank you Mr T.
“HI Paul,
Apologies for the delay, it took the Bank quite a long time to make a decision to grant my request for E R, however, it has finally come through with absolutely no problems. That's a big thank you to you, Chris and the team please pass on my appreciation to Chris.
Please find enclosed the promised testimonial as an attachment.
With kind Regards “
“ To Whom it May Concern.
This is a testimonial to the work carried out by Chris and his team at SFIR Home Improvement, to remove the Spray Foam from my property.
In this day and age there are so many cowboys in the business of this removal. Not so SFIR Home Improvement, they are the exception, so professional, I couldn't be more pleased with this company, nothing was too much trouble, an excellent job well done. The end result my property passed inspection, and I was able to proceed with obtaining Equity Release.
I would be more than happy, via Chris to talk to any prospective customer's and if necessary would be more than willing to show any of his clients first hand the excellence of this companies work.
A big thank you to SFIR.”
Mrs A - Norfolk before and after Pictures
After pictures Mrs A - Norfolk completed by SFIR
Professional Roof Reports Win Mortgages
Residential Services
The SFIR Home Improvements team specialise in providing professional roof reports, pre-foam removal reports, post removal reports and providing certification that the major banks, building societies accept so they can offer funding to the homeowners and the purchasers.
Recent Success
Great News today (17th July 2025), we had a customer that was referred to us by an estate agent, who had spray foam insulation badly removed by another company. She was trying to sell her property, but the surveyor was not happy with the way the work was done.
We carried out a pre-removal roof assessment, provide a detailed report, was instructed to complete the works needed, provided a post removal report with pictures, and issued a removal certificate.
We have a very happy customer (lady) who just phoned us to say the mortgage company have authorised the buyers mortgage, having received our removal certificate and post removal report.
The buyers mortgage was through First Direct, which is part of HSBC.
Professional Roof Reports
If you need a professional roof report for your property, then SFIR Home Improvements are the people to contact. call us on 03333 222 600 or local 01252 750 444
Roof Reports From SFIR
SFIR Professional Certification
It may sound obvious, but so many companies neglect to inspect the loft space correctly. Here at SFIR we start by making sure the roof structure is in good order. After the spray foam has been removed we complete a detailed assessment of the roof timbers for rot, fungal growth, or structural weakening caused by trapped moisture from spray foam insulation, we take moisture readings to ensure no damp or moisture is present. One of our loft assessors will evaluate the quality of the spray foam removal work undertaken in your loft, ensuring complete and proper removal without any residual material being left behind.
Removing Closed Cell Spray Foam
Closed Cell Spray Foam Removal
Removing closed cell polyurethane spray foam is an intense and laborious operation. Many of the new start up companies and those who have previously sold spray foam do not understand the techniques needed to remove the spray foam from the back of the tiles or the bitumen felt membrane. We use the revolutionary CWB process, which produces great results and cleans the tiles without any damage, with very little pressure applied to the tile, unlike others who use crowbars, cold chisels and hammers, which can all cause severe damage to the roof structure.
