The external insulation grant for an apartment
An apartment gets a fixed €3,000 from SEAI for external wall insulation. The typical one has about 43 m² of outside wall, and a typical job for that wall costs about €11,300, so about €8,300 is left to pay. That's about €70 of grant for every square metre.
The grant per home, and why it's a block decision.
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- €3,000SEAI external insulation grant
- 43 m²outside wall, typically
- about €11,300a typical job that size
- about €8,300left to pay
The grant against the wall
| Size | Outside wall | Typical job | Left after the grant | Grant per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller than most | 29 m² | about €7,800 | about €4,800 | about €102 |
| About average | 43 m² | about €11,300 | about €8,300 | about €70 |
| Bigger than most | 58 m² | about €15,300 | about €12,300 | about €52 |
The wall areas are from the BER register for homes of this type built before 2011. The typical job is what grant-funded external insulation typically costs, scaled to the wall.
Your grant against your walls
Four quick taps. You see your grant, your wall, what a job that size typically costs and what's left. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want a price.
An average semi-detached house: about 91 m² of outside wall, a typical job of about €23,200, the €6,000 grant, so about €17,200 left to pay.
How this is worked out
The grant is SEAI's fixed amount for your house type. The wall area is the median outside wall on the BER register for homes of your type built before 2011, or the smaller or larger quarter if you picked those. The typical job is what grant-funded external insulation typically costs for your house type, scaled to that wall. Your contractor prices your house after a look: it's a guide to plan with, never a quote. SEAI decides every grant.
Apartments are a block decision
The grant is €3,000 per apartment, and every outside wall of the home must be insulated. In a block, those walls are shared fabric, so the owners' management company is part of the decision. Companies, including owners' management companies, are among the applicants SEAI accepts.
Few apartments have been wrapped with a grant so far, so the typical cost here is rough. A block-wide job is priced on the whole building.
Questions people ask
How much is the external insulation grant for an apartment?
€3,000 per apartment.
Can a management company apply?
Yes. Companies, including owners' management companies, are among the applicants SEAI accepts.
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Your grant against your walls
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