Kieran McCarthy: Securing funds for an upgrade

A one-stop shop can help with grants available for upgrades and a deep retrofit

Improving attic insulation is a typical staged project for improving the BER on your current home, and you would be well advised to exceed the recommendations. Retrofit grants with the SEAI are ceilinged at €300, around 30% of the cost to insulate the floor of a standard attic to 300mm in fibre-glass batting. Picture: iStock

Dear Kieran,

I wonder if you could help me with a query. I have with a big project I am considering at home. The question I have is can you do an extension as well as an upgrade to an old cottage with a one stop shop outfit and avail of all the grants?