Current SEAI grants
2026 grant tables, eligibility rules, the 2 March 2026 enhancement for households on welfare payments, and how the application actually works. See the guide →
SEAI grants, insulation comparisons, BER upgrades, Cork contractor reviews. A guide for Irish homeowners from someone who isn't trying to sell you a product.
Independent · Editorial · Not affiliated with HPS Group, EcoWrap, or any named contractor
Ireland's retrofit conversation is split between SEAI's official grant pages (accurate but bureaucratic), contractor sites (accurate about their services, biased toward sale), and forum threads (honest but unstructured). This site sits in the middle: plain-English, current numbers, named contractors, no contractor up-sell.
2026 grant tables, eligibility rules, the 2 March 2026 enhancement for households on welfare payments, and how the application actually works. See the guide →
Editorial roundups of Cork insulation contractors and Cork window installers — including HPS Group, EcoWrap, and others — comparing approach, focus areas and SEAI registration. Insulation Cork → · Windows Cork →
Cavity vs external wall? Triple vs double glazing? What does a B2 actually cost? Plain-English answers with worked Irish numbers. Cavity vs EWI → · Triple vs double →
Standard grants (€2,000 attic, €1,800 cavity), enhanced welfare-rate grants from 2 March (€2,500 attic, €2,300 cavity), and how the One Stop Shop route differs from individual measure grants.
Read the guideHonest cost / payback / disruption comparison. When cavity wins, when EWI wins, and the third option (internal wall insulation) most people don't realise applies to their house.
Read the guideWorked breakdown for a typical 1980s Cork semi-D: attic + cavity + windows + heat pump. What SEAI covers, what you're left with, what the all-in number actually looks like.
Read the guideEvidence-led hubs for subjects commonly searched alongside HPS: heat pumps, Irish property decisions and property-law processes.
Current SEAI support, complete project costs, home readiness, annual servicing and heat pump versus oil-boiler decisions.
Open the heat-pump hubHow to use comparable sales, surveys, licensed providers and a structured buyer or seller evidence pack.
Open the property guideConveyancing, stamp duty, title, commercial leases, wills and probate property, with official sources and clear professional boundaries.
Open the legal guideTell us where you are and what you're looking at. We route to SEAI-registered contractors and Cork-area installers.