This article will detail the process involved in applying for an SEAI grant for external insulation.

Firstly, how much does each grant award you?

You can receive either €2750, €4500 or €6000 towards insulation for your home, and this amount depends on the home itself. They award €2750 for apartments and mid-terraced houses, €4500 for semi-detached or end of terrace houses and €6000 for detached houses.

Homeowners must undertake a Building Energy Rating (BER) on their home after grant aided works have been completed. A homeowner is entitled to BER funding of €50 once per home. This funding will be applied to your grant application automatically provided other qualifying works are being funded under the Programme and you have never applied previously for BER funding.

You will be informed during the online grant application processif BER funding is available for your home or as part of your Letter of Grant Offer if you have applied through the post. It is advisable that you apply for and undertake all planned grant aided works at the same time to minimise the costs of multiple BER assessments.

Grants may only be claimed after the measures are fully completed and the contractor has been paid by or has entered into a financing agreement with the homeowner. Failure to satisfy this requirement is considered a breach of the terms and conditions.

Your home must have been built before 2006 to be eligible for a grant. All works must be completed by a contractor which is registered with the SEAI. You can find the list of contractors here. Our number is 15603.

Once you are ready to apply, make sure you read through the SEAI's official guidelines. They can be found here. They will direct you with how to apply.

Finally, once you are ready to apply, fill out the application form here.

If you would like to get a free quotation for external insulation, make sure to fill out our contact form here. We will get back to you as soon as we can, and we'll arrange for someone to come out and quote you for our service.