Timahoe, Co. Laois
Heating engineers in Timahoe
County Laois: 42.9% of homes here are heated by oil.
Central Statistics Office, 2022Gas and heating services in Timahoe
What the work usually involves
- Annual oil and gas boiler services
- Power flushing a sludged heating system
- New radiators, valves and thermostatic controls
- Diagnosing a boiler that will not fire
What to put in your task
- The fuel: oil, natural gas or LPG
- The make and rough age of the boiler, from its label
- What is happening — no heat, no hot water, noise, a leak
- When the boiler was last serviced, if you know
What heating engineers in Timahoe cost, and why
What jobs on Talqero came to
Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.
What affects the price
- Fuel and appliance: oil, natural gas, LPG or a heat pump
- A service, a repair (and the part), or a replacement
- Number of radiators, and whether pipework or valves change
- Call-outs in the evening, at weekends or in a cold snap
- For a heat pump: the heat loss of the house, which decides its size and whether radiators must change
- VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.
What heating upgrades cost: SEAI’s median figures
| Upgrade and home | Median cost |
|---|---|
| Heat pump, detached house | €17,000 |
| Heat pump, semi-detached or end of terrace | €16,741 |
| Heat pump, mid-terrace | €16,000 |
| Heat pump, apartment | €9,025 |
| Heating controls, detached house | €3,700 |
| Heating controls, semi-detached or end of terrace | €3,000 |
Median cost of grant-supported upgrades completed January–June 2026, as reported by contractors to SEAI — before the grant is deducted.
Rules and grants for gas and heating work
The rules in Ireland
Only a Registered Gas Installer (RGI) may install, replace, repair or service a gas appliance or gas pipework, and they must leave you a Declaration of Conformance.
- The rule comes from the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 and is run for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities by Safe Energy Ireland.
- For every gas job the RGI must complete a Declaration of Conformance certificate and give you the original copy straight away; it confirms the work meets I.S. 813.
- Every RGI carries a photo ID card numbered R followed by four digits, renewed each year. Check it on the register at rgi.ie.
- Oil boilers are not covered by a statutory register; ask for experience with your make of boiler and a combustion analysis printout after a service.
Grants
SEAI’s heat pump system grant is up to €14,500 for a house (€11,500 for an apartment), and heating controls on their own attract €700.
- The €14,500 is made up of up to €10,500 for the heat pump, up to €2,000 for radiator or underfloor upgrades, and a €2,000 boiler scrappage grant when an oil or gas boiler, storage heaters or a solid fuel system is removed. SEAI announced the scrappage element on 29 September 2026, subject to final implementation arrangements.
- Heat pump grants are for homes built and occupied before 2021. Homes built before 2007 need a technical assessment first (SEAI contributes €200) unless a valid BER shows a heat loss indicator of 2.3 W/K·m² or less.
- The heating controls grant of €700 is for homes built and occupied before 2011, and cannot be combined with a heat pump grant.
- Use a contractor on SEAI’s register and get grant approval before any work starts — work begun before approval is not grant-aided.
- The grant must be drawn down within eight months of the offer, and a BER by a registered assessor after the works is required (SEAI contributes €50 towards it).
How long it usually takes
- A boiler service: about an hour.
- A power flush: usually a day.
- A boiler replacement: one to two days.
- A heat pump: usually several days on site, after the technical assessment and grant approval.
What to ask before you choose
- For gas: may I see your RGI card, and will you leave a Declaration of Conformance?
- What exactly does the service include — combustion analysis, nozzle, filters?
- Is the part in stock, and what is the warranty on it?
- For a heat pump: are you on SEAI’s contractor register, and who does the technical assessment?
- Is VAT included?
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Gas and heating · Timahoe
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Questions about hiring a heating engineer
Who may work on a gas boiler?
Only a Registered Gas Installer (RGI) may install, service or repair a gas appliance. Ask to see their RGI photo ID card and check the number on the register at rgi.ie before anybody touches a gas appliance.
How often should a boiler be serviced?
Most manufacturers ask for a yearly service to keep the warranty valid. Say in your task when it was last done.
Can I get offers for a service and a repair together?
Yes — describe both in one task. Each engineer prices the job as a whole, and you can ask them to break it down in the conversation.
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