Attic insulation
224 SEAI-registered contractors cover Co. Monaghan for attic insulation. Get attic insulation quotes in Co. Monaghan, or read the attic insulation grant guide.
The SEAI schemes are national, so the amounts below apply in Co. Monaghan exactly as they do everywhere else. What is worth knowing locally is what the work costs after the grant, and who is actually registered to do it here.
Grants cover part of the job, not all of it, and SEAI pays after the work is finished and inspected. Figures below are for a typical detached house — the commonest type in the county — and are estimates before survey.
| Upgrade | SEAI grant | Typical cost | You still pay, after the grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attic insulation | €2,000 | €2,000–€3,000 | €0–€1,000 |
| Cavity wall insulation | €1,800 | €1,800–€2,600 | €0–€800 |
| Windows | €4,000 | €9,000–€15,000 | €5,000–€11,000 |
| External doors (2) | €1,600 | €2,400–€5,000 | €800–€3,400 |
| Heat pump system | €12,500 | €13,000–€18,000 | €500–€5,500 |
| Solar PV | €1,800 | €5,500–€11,000 | €3,700–€9,200 |
Why the balance matters. The most common reason a quote goes nowhere is a homeowner who expected the grant to cover everything. Attic insulation and heating controls are often close to fully covered; windows, external wall insulation and a heat pump are not. Knowing what you will pay before you ring anyone saves everybody's time.
Grant-supported work must be carried out by a contractor registered with SEAI for that measure — that is a condition of the grant, not a preference. These counts come from the public SEAI registers.
224 SEAI-registered contractors cover Co. Monaghan for attic insulation. Get attic insulation quotes in Co. Monaghan, or read the attic insulation grant guide.
222 SEAI-registered contractors cover Co. Monaghan for wall insulation. Get wall insulation quotes in Co. Monaghan, or read the wall insulation grant guide.
145 SEAI-registered contractors cover Co. Monaghan for windows and doors. Get windows and doors quotes in Co. Monaghan, or read the windows and doors grant guide.
139 SEAI-registered contractors cover Co. Monaghan for heat pumps. Get heat pumps quotes in Co. Monaghan, or read the heat pumps grant guide.
293 SEAI-registered contractors cover Co. Monaghan for solar PV. Get solar PV quotes in Co. Monaghan, or read the solar PV grant guide.
A count of who is registered, not a recommendation. SEAI does not approve, guarantee or warrant any contractor, and neither do we. Get more than one quote, get it in writing, and confirm the contractor is registered for your specific measure before work starts.
Most insulation and window grants need a home built and occupied before 2011; heat pump and solar grants generally before 2021. Ownership matters too — the grant is claimed by the owner.
Get more than one. Prices for the same job vary widely, and only a contractor who has surveyed the property can give you a real figure.
Grant approval must be in place before a contractor lifts a tool. Starting early is the single most common way homeowners lose the grant.
You pay the contractor, the work is inspected, and SEAI reimburses you afterwards. A post-works BER assessment is normally part of the claim.
Enter your Eircode and get the full picture in about a minute: every grant open to your home, what each one leaves you paying, and free quotes from registered contractors covering the county if you want them.
The same national SEAI schemes apply everywhere in the Republic: attic and wall insulation, windows and external doors, heat pumps, solar PV and heating controls, plus the fully funded Warmer Homes Scheme for households on qualifying social welfare payments. What differs locally is the housing stock and who is available to do the work — 684 SEAI-registered contractors cover Co. Monaghan.
For a typical detached house in Co. Monaghan: attic insulation leaves roughly €0–€1,000 to pay after the €2,000 grant, and a heat pump roughly €500–€5,500 after the €12,500 bundle. SEAI pays the grant after the work is finished and inspected, so you pay the contractor first and are reimbursed.
SEAI publishes registers of contractors approved for grant-supported work. 684 of them cover Co. Monaghan. HomeGrants.ie matches your request to the ones registered for the specific upgrade you want — if one takes your request, they ring you to arrange a quote. It is free to homeowners.
Most SEAI insulation and window grants require a home built and occupied before 2011; heat pump and solar grants generally require a home built before 2021. Co. Monaghan has around 13,366 dwellings on the BER register, so a large share of the county's housing predates those cut-offs. Enter your Eircode on HomeGrants.ie to see which grants apply to your own home.