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Hi all,
New to this great forum, been reading it for a while, and thought it good to join.
Was wondering what to do about my house which has Urea Formaldehyde Cavity Wall insulation, the one that looks like white shaving foam.
We bought our 1960's link detached Bungalow 27 years ago, and we knew at the time it had foam insulation in the cavity.
We were not able to speak to the actual owners at the time as the lady who owned had passed.
We estimate the insulation was added about 30 years ago from now, no guarantees were ever found.
At the time This type of insulation didn't seem to have any negativity, so we went ahead and bought the house.
The house is in Cheshire, and situated with walls which are sheltered from driving rain, by neighbouring properties
We must be one of the lucky ones because we've never had damp on the walls in all this time, but now I am starting to hear stories on the Internet from people saying it does cause damp, premature rusting of Wall ties and health concerns over Formaldehyde etc etc..
Apparently there were health concerns in the past, but have now been discounted, as any gassing from Formaldehyde occurs up to 5 years after its been installed.
I also believe contractors should ensure there is no rubble in the bottom of the cavity before injecting the CWI ...yeah right, thats going to happen
I phoned 2 local estate agents to ask if they ever heard of house sales being affected due to this CWI, both said not.
I cant help thinking any negativity about this form of CWI is generated by the many firms which have appeared offering to vacuum out this foam.
What are your views on Urea Formaldehyde Insulation please.
Should I have it removed?
Or as I'm not having any issues in 27 years, then why worry?
Would it cause damage inside the cavity while being removed, Wall ties etc..
Is it even possible to remove it anyway, or is this just bull from these companies who do it?
Maybe some of you kind folk may have first hand experience of this
In my opinion I don't reckon this insulation does much to keep the house any warmer be honest
Would appreciate your views guys, thanks for reading
New to this great forum, been reading it for a while, and thought it good to join.
Was wondering what to do about my house which has Urea Formaldehyde Cavity Wall insulation, the one that looks like white shaving foam.
We bought our 1960's link detached Bungalow 27 years ago, and we knew at the time it had foam insulation in the cavity.
We were not able to speak to the actual owners at the time as the lady who owned had passed.
We estimate the insulation was added about 30 years ago from now, no guarantees were ever found.
At the time This type of insulation didn't seem to have any negativity, so we went ahead and bought the house.
The house is in Cheshire, and situated with walls which are sheltered from driving rain, by neighbouring properties
We must be one of the lucky ones because we've never had damp on the walls in all this time, but now I am starting to hear stories on the Internet from people saying it does cause damp, premature rusting of Wall ties and health concerns over Formaldehyde etc etc..
Apparently there were health concerns in the past, but have now been discounted, as any gassing from Formaldehyde occurs up to 5 years after its been installed.
I also believe contractors should ensure there is no rubble in the bottom of the cavity before injecting the CWI ...yeah right, thats going to happen
I phoned 2 local estate agents to ask if they ever heard of house sales being affected due to this CWI, both said not.
I cant help thinking any negativity about this form of CWI is generated by the many firms which have appeared offering to vacuum out this foam.
What are your views on Urea Formaldehyde Insulation please.
Should I have it removed?
Or as I'm not having any issues in 27 years, then why worry?
Would it cause damage inside the cavity while being removed, Wall ties etc..
Is it even possible to remove it anyway, or is this just bull from these companies who do it?
Maybe some of you kind folk may have first hand experience of this
In my opinion I don't reckon this insulation does much to keep the house any warmer be honest
Would appreciate your views guys, thanks for reading