Home energy upgrades in Laois
SEAI’s grants are the same everywhere. The homes are not. Here is what 3,286 published BERs say about homes in Laois, who SEAI registers to do the work here, and where to start.
Homes in Laois, from their BERs
- Attic short of the grant standard
- 76%
- Heat loss 2.3 or lower
- 56%
- Commonest heating
- gas, 45%
- Commonest walls
- filled cavity, 52%
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 | 276 | solid stone or brick 74% | 92% | 7% |
| Detached house, 1940–1969 | 164 | solid stone or brick 37% | 95% | 2% |
| Detached house, 1970–1989 | 301 | filled cavity 64% | 68% | 13% |
| Detached house, 1990–2004 | 446 | filled cavity 75% | 80% | 36% |
| Detached house, 2005–2010 | 369 | filled cavity 65% | 84% | 81% |
| Semi-detached house, 1990–2004 | 546 | filled cavity 51% | 85% | 56% |
| Semi-detached house, 2005–2010 | 703 | filled cavity 46% | 79% | 96% |
| Apartment, 1990–2004 | 180 | unfilled cavity 31% | 52% | 70% |
| Apartment, 2005–2010 | 301 | filled cavity 58% | 40% | 87% |
Who SEAI registers to work in Laois
1460 companies on SEAI’s registers serve Laois; 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 panels322
- Heating controls378
- Solar hot water153
Where to start in Laois
Worked plans for the commonest age of each type of home here, then your own.
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