Home energy upgrades in Carlow
SEAI’s grants are the same everywhere. The homes are not. Here is what 2,302 published BERs say about homes in Carlow, who SEAI registers to do the work here, and where to start.
Homes in Carlow, from their BERs
- Attic short of the grant standard
- 80%
- Heat loss 2.3 or lower
- 52%
- Commonest heating
- oil, 41%
- Commonest walls
- filled cavity, 55%
A heat loss indicator of 2.3 or lower is what lets a home built before 2007 skip the technical assessment for a heat pump grant. Check yours
| Home | BERs | Walls, most often | Attic short | Heat loss ≤ 2.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached house, before 1940 | 261 | solid stone or brick 72% | 97% | 4% |
| Detached house, 1970–1989 | 212 | filled cavity 51% | 81% | 6% |
| Detached house, 1990–2004 | 305 | filled cavity 79% | 85% | 29% |
| Detached house, 2005–2010 | 243 | filled cavity 64% | 87% | 86% |
| Semi-detached house, 1990–2004 | 484 | filled cavity 60% | 85% | 48% |
| Semi-detached house, 2005–2010 | 314 | timber frame 56% | 83% | 97% |
| Apartment, 1990–2004 | 302 | filled cavity 58% | 54% | 77% |
| Apartment, 2005–2010 | 181 | filled cavity 47% | 56% | 91% |
Who SEAI registers to work in Carlow
1457 companies on SEAI’s registers serve Carlow; 28 are One Stop Shops. Registration is a fact about paperwork; SEAI does not endorse their work, and neither do we.
- Attic insulation483
- Cavity wall insulation91
- Internal wall insulation459
- External wall insulation171
- Windows and doors382
- Heat pumps376
- Solar panels319
- Heating controls378
- Solar hot water153
Where to start in Carlow
Worked plans for the commonest age of each type of home here, then your own.
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