How to Remove Cavity Wall Insulation

How a cavity wall insulation is removed depends on the insulation material within the walls.

If the insulation is made of wool, it can be simply extracted. All that is required is big insulation extraction vacuum.

If the insulation is solid, it’s not so simple. To extract solid insulation, the solid insulation will need to be broken up into crumbles so it can be removed safely. To do this, high pressure air is blown within the wall cavity through injection holes and then it is extracted with the sepcialised vacuum.

The Removal process

  • First, a number of external bricks are removed along the bottom of the wall (this allows for the material to be extracted later on).
  • Now holes are drilled in to the wall in the affected area. This is to allow high-pressured air to be blown into the cavity, this crumbles the insulation allowing it to move freely within the cavity.
  • The crumbled defective insulation is then vacuumed from bottom holes using specialist machinery.
  • The cavity is inspected to ensure all contaminated or damaged insulation was cleared
  • All holes are filled and brickwork is restored

Pro Point UK have helped removed incorrectly installed cavity wall insulation from hundreds of properties throughout the UK. If you require a professional cavity wall insulation removal service, then contact us today for a quote.

How long will it take to remove cavity insulation?

The time it takes to remove any given insulation project depends on the size of the wall and the type of insulation. To get an accurate timescale for a project, contact us and we can give you a rough estimate on the time it will take and the cost.

Will the removal damage my walls?

No – the wall will be restored to to how it was before the removal. Our team make every effort to make the removal clean and quick.

Brick Repointing Advantages

aintaining the physical appearance and integrity of a building’s brickwork is essential. If water is allowed to enter and penetrate your brickwork, it will cause significant deterioration, damage and will result in the building structure losing value. There are many advantages to brick repointing.

Brick pointing is the most effective way of restoring the condition and physical appearance of a building structure, and it forms an essential part in overall and ongoing building maintenance. Among other advantages of brick pointing, it will:

• Repair the structural integrity of your building’s brickwork
• Ensure weatherproofing in your walls
• Restore the overall appearance and brickwork of your home
• Maintain or significantly increase the overall value of your home or property
• Reduce any ongoing maintenance on your brickwork

Brickwork Maintenance

Ensuring brickwork maintenance in your home is very essential. This is more especially if your house is old or is exposed to other external elements such as water. Doing will ensure, value longevity for your brickwork by:

• Promptly repairing crumbling and decaying mortar
• Removing climbing plants and creeps with evasive roots that can relentlessly damage your brick walls
• Discovering different ranges of sealants that help in further averting damage to your mortar and brickwork by water.
• Consider the regular maintenance of your home and brickwork by employing the services of a qualified builder or a professional with expert skills in brickwork cleaning

Brick repointing and restoration can be widely viewed as an investment than an expense. This is because the overall costs are much lower than the benefits associated with it. An increase in the value of the property may come in handy for resale purposes, and it will provide an appealing appearance to the building structure as well as reducing risks of costly structural defects.

A major setback with brick repointing and restoration is that there significant risks associated with undertaking such a brick restoration project.

With the amount of visual and external work involved to a building structure during the course of its maintenance, great care and caution must be taken to ensure that the company or professional undertaking the work possess the right skills as well as experience.

We now have a blog!

We’ve chosen to update our website and give it a fresh new look. At the same time we’ve added our very own Propoint UK Blog page. We’ll try our best to update it as often as possible with latest work and news updates.