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Loft Insulation Oxgangs
Oxgangs was farmland until building began in the early 1950s, and most of it went up as council housing in the decade that followed. A large share of those homes have since been bought by the families living in them. The loft above them is often exactly as the council left it.
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Bought from the council, still with the council's loft
Building in Oxgangs started around 1953, on land that had been farms and a few prefabs. Over the following years a large estate of council houses and flats went up, alongside private bungalows on the edges. From the 1980s many tenants bought their homes, and only a minority of the original houses are still council owned.
When a council house is sold, the insulation goes with it. Whatever was laid under the last council programme is what the new owner gets, and nobody is coming back to top it up. In most Oxgangs lofts that means a single layer between the joists, 100mm or less, now settled and compressed after decades of use.
That is good news in one sense. It is the cheapest and quickest kind of loft to improve: simple roofs, easy access and a clear gap between what is there and what should be.
The new houses on the tower block sites
Oxgangs had three high-rise blocks on Oxgangs Crescent, built in 1961 and 1962. They were demolished in 2005 and 2006 and the sites rebuilt with new housing. Those homes were insulated to a much higher standard when they were built, and in most of them there is little to add. If the survey shows yours is already close to full depth, we will say so.
Oxgangs housing and what it needs
- Ex-council terraced and semi-detached houses: the bulk of the area, with simple lofts and a single council-era layer.
- Private bungalows on the edges of the scheme: large open lofts and good headroom.
- Upper flats in low-rise blocks: a roof space directly above, often reached from a hatch in your own home.
- Ground floor flats: no roof space above, so no loft work applies.
- New housing on the former high-rise sites: built to recent standards, often with little to add.
Whatever the property, the target is the same: 270mm of mineral wool at ceiling level, laid in two layers because joists are typically 100mm deep, with the eaves left clear so the roof can still ventilate. That depth is guidance for an existing home rather than a legal requirement, and it is the point past which extra material stops paying for itself.
We install loft and roof insulation only. No cavity wall insulation, no underfloor work, and no spray foam, which bonds to the roof timbers and causes problems at sale. Where old material is dry and clean it is topped up rather than removed, which is cheaper and works just as well.
For a homeowner in a typical Oxgangs house, topping up is one of the cheapest ways to reduce heat loss and cut energy bills. The work is installed in a day, the hatch is draught-sealed and insulated, and the eaves are kept clear so condensation does not form on the colder timbers.
Where Oxgangs sits, and why that matters
Oxgangs lies on the south side of the city between Colinton Mains and Fairmilehead, with the Braid Hills to the east and the bypass and the Pentlands to the south. It sits on rising ground, and the streets at the top of the scheme are more exposed than those lower down towards Colinton Road.
Because the estate was built by one landlord to a handful of designs, whole streets tend to share the same loft: the same joist depth, the same hatch and the same thin layer from the same programme. That makes surveys quick and pricing predictable, and if a neighbour has had the work done, we have a fair idea what yours needs.
Where a house is still council owned, the loft is the landlord's to deal with. Where it has been bought, the improvement is yours, and so is the saving.
Other areas we cover near Oxgangs
We work right across the city. If your street sits on the boundary, these are the neighbouring pages.
- Loft insulation Fairmilehead & Comiston
- Loft insulation Colinton
- Loft insulation Craiglockhart & Longstone
For the citywide picture, including grants and how we price the work, see loft insulation in Edinburgh.
The work, filmed as it happens
Short clips from real jobs. Nothing staged, and nothing loads until you press play.
What people say after the survey
Our reviews are published on Trustpilot under Easy-Sprayaway, the other name we trade as.
“Ross showed me the video he took of my loft and explained his findings. I went for the Easy Quilt.”
“James McMillan came & completed a full survey of my loft space. Explained everything clearly & answered all my questions.”
“Rayan was very efficient and knowledgeable about the product. He explained the benefit of having the work done.”
Frequently asked questions
Possibly, but almost certainly not to today's depth. Council programmes typically added a single thin layer between the joists. If you can see the tops of the joists, there is roughly 100mm or less.
Speak to your landlord first. The roof space in a rented home is their responsibility, and they may already have work planned for your street.
Most houses here have small to medium, simple lofts, so expect the lower end of the range. The survey turns it into a fixed written price rather than an estimate.
No. A flat below the top floor has a neighbour's home above it rather than a roof space, so there is nothing to insulate at ceiling level. We would rather tell you that than charge for a survey.
Only if it is wet, dirty or damaged. Where old material is dry and clean it is topped up rather than removed, which is cheaper and works just as well.
Yes. We work right across the south of the city, including Colinton Mains, Firrhill, Hunters Tryst, Fairmilehead and Swanston.
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