Can I get a HLI value, from a BER cert that was done in 2019?

The BER advice report says, "some of this could use improvement", in relation to walls, windows, doors, ceiling and flooring.

At no point anywhere is it specified which parts require an upgrade.

It didn't include the HLI as above, and was done in 2019.

When I contacted the office who did it, they said for a HLI they'd do an inspection which would cost almost 500 beans.

Did I get shafted with their original BER report, or are BER reports in general intentionally this vague?

I got that dwelling report from the SEAI office.

Does this indicate the HLI is actually 1.40?

Which would mean I'm already setup for heatpump installation?

Yes, mid level apartment.

I meant to say, that floor and roof area applies only to a protrusion on the very front.

That particular floor and ceiling area is exposed to the outside, where all other floor and ceiling areas are sandwiched.

Why are building contractors asking me for a specialised HLI inspection, if it's already established?

An A-I assessment of the report.

Slight caveat.

I am mid floor, but on the gable end of the building, meaning the unit actually has three exposed surfaces.

and the gable end has by far the most surface area.

Yes the front door of the unit is accessed from the outside, but you come into a small cubical basically, then there's another door into the main living.

I'm unsure what that setup is known as, but it seem designed to conserve heat loss.

I'm curious would replacing that front door with a better U-value model make any difference?

But as I said, this place feels cold, for sure. It's a cold apartment.

Because it's mid floor with a brickwork façade, I'm unsure how suitable it would be for cavity insulation. Then the rooms would require dry lining.

My thoughts were to use the grant assists to upgrade what I can within their limits, even if it means no upgrading everything. Dry line two rooms, upgrade three windows and so on.

The final issue I'd consider would be, am I absolutely certain that HLI value is correct, and won't ultimately leave me in a position of having an insufficiently insulated apartment, with a heat pump that has to work overtime to maintain the temperature, inflating my ESB bill.

And yes, air-to-air or air-to-water, whichever the contractor feels he can install more readily/easily/cheaply, as it's currently just electric convection heaters.

I contacted one heat pump installer (full retrofitter) who mentioned he usually requests a full HLI report, and works from there.

So I contacted a HLI assessor who said his HLI assessment is the same as a BER assessment.

If I'm paying almost 500 for a repeat of that which I already have, I'm not sure that would be money well spent.

That being said my worst fear would be getting a heat pump and it underperforming.

One contractor mentioned as above, I could get a pump and if the insulation envelop is insufficient, it would run constantly trying to get the temperature to the correct level, creating an overly inflated ESB bill.

Other consideration is the cost of dry lining a 3 bed apartment with 3 exposed walls (gable end).