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grant for home improvements

  • 10-02-2019 9:06pm
    #1
    mkdon
    Registered Users Posts: 419 ✭✭


    recently went sale agreed on a house that needs a lot of work

    including new windows new doors

    boiler

    insulation and maybe new radiators

    is there a grant out there that i would be applicable for ?

    the house is not new second hand built in 1990s


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    SEAI offer grants for some of the stuff you mentioned (or, if you're a pensioner, they'll actually do some of it completely free).

    Unsure where you stand with windows/doors, but I got a new boiler and some attic insulation off them and they paid out the grant (albeit after a bit of messing about). Plumber arranged the majority of it, but I did have to fill in a few forms along the way.


  • #3
    mkdon
    Registered Users Posts: 419 ✭✭mkdon


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    SEAI offer grants for some of the stuff you mentioned (or, if you're a pensioner, they'll actually do some of it completely free).

    Unsure where you stand with windows/doors, but I got a new boiler and some attic insulation off them and they paid out the grant (albeit after a bit of messing about). Plumber arranged the majority of it, but I did have to fill in a few forms along the way.

    excellent would you mind private messaging me on the finer details of this ...and contacts I need exact same work as you done immediately


  • #4
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,609 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    There is no grants for windows/doors at the moment. Insultation, heat pumps, heat controls and solar PV panels do attract grants which are typically around 30% of the cost of the works
    https://www.seai.ie/grants/


  • #5
    zl1whqvjs75cdy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    Depending on how long you can wait you might get some joy out of this year's budget for retrofits. Lots of talk of carbon tax etc so I'd imagine there'll be a bit of carrot to go with the stick. That's total speculation now but I'd be surprised if they don't up the grants a bit.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    mkdon wrote: »
    excellent would you mind private messaging me on the finer details of this ...and contacts I need exact same work as you done immediately




    I haven't PM'ed you, as, to be honest, there really aren't any 'finer details' to give out.




    This page is pretty much the best way to get started:


    https://www.seai.ie/grants/home-energy-grants/


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  • #7
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,487 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    There's also this, of which I have no experience whatsoever and I've done too much to qualify for it anyway (F to C)

    https://superhomes.ie/


  • #8
    Who2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,037 ✭✭✭Who2


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    There is no grants for windows/doors at the moment. Insultation, heat pumps, heat controls and solar PV panels do attract grants which are typically around 30% of the cost of the works
    https://www.seai.ie/grants/

    Windows and doors are covered by seai under community grants, depending on your situation you can get up to 90% of the costs covered but there’s a fair few stipulations to get the 90% and impossible if you work for a living. 35-50% would be the usual .


  • #9
    machalla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭machalla


    L1011 wrote: »
    There's also this, of which I have no experience whatsoever and I've done too much to qualify for it anyway (F to C)

    https://superhomes.ie/

    I contacted them but they were useless never bothered to come back to me after the initial contact or any of my follow ups. Perhaps you might have more luck.


  • #10
    darabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭darabbit


    Keeping an eye on this thread. My elderly parent need to get windows and doors replaced in their house. I rang CoCo and was informed that the grant for elderly was closed for new applicants as they had ran out of money!

    I looked at applying to SSAI under community fund but they are looking for a group name on the application. Is this not for community groups rather than individual cases?


  • #11
    darabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭darabbit


    Just got response from SSEI. No grant available. Elderly must be in receipt of fuel allowance. Window and doors only cover in very few cases.


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