Home energy upgrades in Louth
SEAI’s grants are the same everywhere. The homes are not. Here is what 6,035 published BERs say about homes in Louth, who SEAI registers to do the work here, and where to start.
Homes in Louth, from their BERs
- Attic short of the grant standard
- 82%
- Heat loss 2.3 or lower
- 42%
- Commonest heating
- gas, 51%
- Commonest walls
- filled cavity, 50%
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 | 293 | solid stone or brick 63% | 93% | 7% |
| Detached house, 1940–1969 | 262 | filled cavity 57% | 89% | 7% |
| Detached house, 1970–1989 | 418 | filled cavity 68% | 83% | 9% |
| Detached house, 1990–2004 | 518 | filled cavity 78% | 88% | 34% |
| Detached house, 2005–2010 | 244 | filled cavity 72% | 84% | 87% |
| Semi-detached house, before 1940 | 280 | solid stone or brick 48% | 93% | 5% |
| Semi-detached house, 1940–1969 | 303 | filled cavity 65% | 85% | 6% |
| Semi-detached house, 1970–1989 | 433 | filled cavity 56% | 83% | 12% |
| Semi-detached house, 1990–2004 | 840 | filled cavity 51% | 89% | 54% |
| Semi-detached house, 2005–2010 | 376 | filled cavity 51% | 77% | 97% |
| Mid-terrace house, before 1940 | 485 | solid stone or brick 49% | 96% | 11% |
| Mid-terrace house, 1940–1969 | 269 | unfilled cavity 40% | 89% | 14% |
| Mid-terrace house, 1990–2004 | 301 | filled cavity 48% | 92% | 92% |
| Apartment, 1990–2004 | 608 | filled cavity 36% | 53% | 76% |
| Apartment, 2005–2010 | 405 | filled cavity 47% | 49% | 90% |
Who SEAI registers to work in Louth
1440 companies on SEAI’s registers serve Louth; 26 are One Stop Shops. Registration is a fact about paperwork; SEAI does not endorse their work, and neither do we.
- Attic insulation483
- Cavity wall insulation89
- Internal wall insulation459
- External wall insulation169
- Windows and doors380
- Heat pumps375
- Solar panels301
- Heating controls376
- Solar hot water151
Where to start in Louth
Worked plans for the commonest age of each type of home here, then your own.
- Detached house, built 1990 – 2006
- Semi-detached house, built 1990 – 2006
- Mid-terrace house, before 1940
- Apartment, built 1990 – 2006