Superfoil Contractors in Bradford
Approved installers of SuperFOIL multi-layer foil insulation across Bradford and the wider West Yorkshire area — covering BD1, BD2, BD3, BD5, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD13, BD15 and the wider BD-postcode area. We fit SF19+, SF40, SFNC and bubble-foil variants in pitched roofs, flat roofs, solid walls and floors, with the install detail matched to the specific housing stock of the city.
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Foil insulation for Bradford's housing stock
Bradford is built from Yorkshire stone and shaped by its wool-mill past. The back-to-back stone terraces of Manningham, Girlington and Great Horton are among the most thermally challenging housing stock in the country: solid stone walls, shallow-pitch stone-slab roofs, and very small loft voids. On the edge of the city, the model village of Saltaire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and every inch of its roofs is protected — external appearance must not change, which rules out a great deal of conventional insulation work. Bradford also has substantial Edwardian terraces in Heaton, inter-war semis in Eccleshill and Wibsey, and more recent 1970s estate housing out towards Idle.
How we work in Bradford
Bradford is where the back-to-back terraces of West Yorkshire are most dense, and we have spent more hours under stone-slab roofs in BD-postcodes than we care to count. The specific challenges here are shallow rafters (often 75mm–100mm), heavy stone slabs that cannot be moved without scaffolding and a stripping crew, and stone walls with awkward eaves details that throw the foil layout out of square. Our Bradford specification is usually SF19+ between rafters with a 25mm air gap maintained by dedicated plastic spacers, vapour-controlled at the warm side and ventilated at the cold side — and we never disturb the external slate or stone unless the covering genuinely needs replacing anyway. For Saltaire jobs we work to conservation-area protocols and produce the paperwork Bradford Council's planners want to see.
What we install
On a typical Bradford job, we survey the roof and recommend the specific SuperFOIL product that best matches the application. SF19+ is our workhorse between-rafters product for retrofit lofts — 11 layers in a slim flexible roll that fits between shallow Victorian rafters without losing headroom. SF40 is specified where a higher U-value is needed or where the roof element is the main line of thermal defence — 37 layers, 12 reflective foils, currently the top of the SuperFOIL range. SFNC is our non-combustible variant for flats, commercial buildings and any application where fire rating drives the specification. Each product carries the full manufacturer guarantee and our own 10-year workmanship warranty.
Areas and neighbourhoods we cover
Our Bradford crew regularly works across Heaton, Manningham, Saltaire, Eccleshill, Wibsey, Thornton, Great Horton and Idle, as well as the surrounding villages and towns inside the BD1, BD2, BD3, BD5, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD13, BD15 and the wider BD-postcode area postcode footprint. If you're outside these areas, please phone — we will almost always travel anywhere in West Yorkshire and the immediately surrounding counties for a decent-sized job.
Why a specialist matters
A general roofer can put a roll of foil between rafters in an hour. A properly-trained Superfoil contractor will take longer — because we measure and set the air gaps, tape every lap with approved foil tape, preserve the cold-side ventilation, protect the vapour control layer at every service penetration, and hand you compliance paperwork at the end. The difference doesn't show on day one, but it absolutely shows a couple of winters in — and it's the difference between a foil install that quietly performs for 50 years and one that causes condensation problems within 24 months.
Free surveys, written quotes, fixed prices
Every Bradford job starts with a free, no-obligation site survey. We look in the loft, check the roof externally, measure the rafter depth, discuss what you're trying to achieve, and follow up within 48 hours with a written, itemised quote fixed for 60 days. There is no pressure, no call centre, and no commission-hungry salesperson. If foil isn't the right answer for your specific property, we'll tell you.
Nearby locations we also serve
For the full list of areas we cover and other pages on this site, see the sitemap.