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insulation grant advice please

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  • 31-12-2013 8:53am
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    lolosaur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 433 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I recently a semi detached house. old council type. 2 bed.

    There is not much insulation on it, either in the attic or the walls by the looks of things.

    Im wondering the following:

    1: is there still a grant available for insulating your house.

    2: can i use this to my advantage so the grant is as much as the work carried out. (so not costing me anything once i am reimbursed - if i put 3k in, can i get 3k out again)


    3: how would i get the most bang for my buck in relation to this and is there loads of other things for my house i can be getting for free!!!!

    Thanks all. any advice, previous experience with doing this or even recommendations for contractors in the D12 area in dublin will be much appreciated.


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    scudo2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,008 ✭✭✭scudo2


    Wake up. Nothing in life is for free.




    But if you are genuinely looking for a grant that can help you towards a small portion of your costs. Look up.
    www.seai.ie


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    lolosaur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 433 ✭✭lolosaur


    well if it is a grant coming from the government, i would suspect there is loopholes, plotholes, bullet holes and all the rest.

    lots of things in life are free. you just have to know how ti do it!

    Ive been on the website, it is useless.


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    scudo2
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    Call a regestered SEAI nsulation contractor for FREE ADVICE and quote.


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    shane0007
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    Wall insulation grants are pretty low unless you are going to external insulation for internal dry lining insulation but the capital outlay dramatically increases for these.

    So basically,
    Attic insulation is €200
    Cavity Wall pumped insulation is €250

    You must obtain & pay for a BER cert upon completion of works & this will cost you approx €150 - €200.

    You will receive a grant towards the BER cost of €50.

    The minimum grant claim is €400.

    See http://www.seai.ie/News_Events/Press_Releases/2011/Better_Energy_Homes_scheme.html for further details.


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    gifted
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    Any of ye have a ballpark figure of how much it would cost to insulate a bog standard 3 bedroom 2 storey house, pumped insulation in the walls and the attic?


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    Pudzianowski
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Pudzianowski


    lolosaur wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I recently a semi detached house. old council type. 2 bed.

    There is not much insulation on it, either in the attic or the walls by the looks of things.

    Im wondering the following:

    1: is there still a grant available for insulating your house.

    2: can i use this to my advantage so the grant is as much as the work carried out. (so not costing me anything once i am reimbursed - if i put 3k in, can i get 3k out again)


    3: how would i get the most bang for my buck in relation to this and is there loads of other things for my house i can be getting for free!!!!

    Thanks all. any advice, previous experience with doing this or even recommendations for contractors in the D12 area in dublin will be much appreciated.

    Not a hope of making anything here lolosaur. Grant amounts will only cover a small fraction of the cost, I've never heard of anybody pulling any moves with the scheme.
    The only way it could be done is if a registered contractor signs off on and invoices work he hasn't done, and if a guy does that he needs his head tested, as they do carry out a few audits (in the midlands area anyway!)


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    Pudzianowski
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Pudzianowski


    gifted wrote: »
    Any of ye have a ballpark figure of how much it would cost to insulate a bog standard 3 bedroom 2 storey house, pumped insulation in the walls and the attic?

    €1600 - € 1900 ex vat I'd say


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    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    gifted wrote: »
    Any of ye have a ballpark figure of how much it would cost to insulate a bog standard 3 bedroom 2 storey house, pumped insulation in the walls and the attic?

    I am going for the cavity wall waltite insulation in January.
    I got a price of €2,100 incl vat for bonded bead & a price of €5,800 incl vat for the waltite.
    The more I looked into the waltite, the more I thought it was much better in the long term.

    I'll let you know how I get on with it.

    The attic, I done myself a couple of years ago with an additional 12" of insulation on the existing 4".


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    lolosaur
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 433 ✭✭lolosaur


    cheers shane.

    Ive a hatred of spending money on insulation.

    you will never see it, you cant play with it. putting it down is bloody lethal!!!


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