County Wicklow

Insulation installers in Wicklow

Describe the job once and insulation installers working in County Wicklow answer with their own price and when they could start. Dry-lining, attic and wall insulation make an older house warmer and cheaper to heat.

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40.8% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.

Central Statistics Office, 2022

Energy and insulation services in Wicklow

What insulation installers find in County Wicklow

40.8% of households in County Wicklow live in homes built before 1981 — close to the national figure of 40.7%, and the 8th highest share of the 26 counties.
Homes of that age were built before modern insulation standards and usually gain most from attic and wall insulation — and SEAI’s attic and wall grants cover homes built and occupied before 2011.
Central Statistics Office, 2022
County Wicklow has 54,059 households and 2,280 active construction businesses (2023) — about 24 homes for every firm, against about 23 across Ireland. The figure covers construction as a whole, not any one trade.
Central Statistics Office, 2023

Insulation installers by town in Wicklow

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What the work usually involves

Internal dry-lining of external walls
Attic and cavity insulation
Draught-proofing
Work towards a better BER

What to put in your task

The type and rough age of the house
Which rooms or walls
Your current BER, if you have one
Whether you are applying for a grant

Hiring an insulation installer in Wicklow

Insulation is usually the first step of a home energy upgrade: attic, then walls (cavity fill, internal dry-lining or external wrap), then windows, ventilation and heating. Most of it can be grant-aided by SEAI, which brings rules about who may do the work and in what order.

Internal dry-lining is disruptive — rooms are emptied, sockets and radiators move — but can be done room by room; external insulation keeps the inside untouched but needs scaffolding and changes the outside of the house.

Rules and grants that apply in County Wicklow

The rules in Ireland

Grant-aided insulation must be done by a contractor on SEAI’s register, after grant approval, with a BER afterwards.

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).
Since 27 July 2026, external wall insulation of up to 15 cm is exempt from planning permission.

Sources · checked 9 October 2026

Grants

SEAI grants for attic and wall insulation depend on the house type, for homes built and occupied before 2011 (walls: before 31 December 2010).

Attic: €2,000 detached, €1,500 semi-detached or end of terrace, €1,400 mid-terrace, €1,100 apartment.
Cavity wall: €1,800 detached, €1,300 semi-detached or end of terrace, €850 mid-terrace, €700 apartment.
Internal dry-lining: €4,500 detached, €3,500 semi-detached or end of terrace, €2,000 mid-terrace, €1,500 apartment.
External wall insulation: €8,000 detached, €6,000 semi-detached or end of terrace, €3,500 mid-terrace, €3,000 apartment.
Higher “enhanced” rates apply to first-time buyers who bought on or after 1 January 2025, people on qualifying welfare payments, and homes with a HAP or RAS tenancy.
Homeowners on certain welfare payments, in homes built and occupied before 2006, may qualify for a fully funded upgrade through the Warmer Homes Scheme; SEAI currently quotes a wait of about 15 months.
A One Stop Shop manages a whole-house upgrade to at least a B BER and deducts the grants from the price up front.

Sources · checked 9 October 2026

What insulation installers in Wicklow 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

Measure: attic, cavity, dry-lining or external wrap
House type and wall area
Moving sockets, radiators and window boards for dry-lining
Ventilation and airtightness work that should go with it
Grant deducted, or claimed afterwards
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 insulation costs: SEAI’s median figures

What insulation costs: SEAI’s median figures
Upgrade and home	Median cost
Attic, semi-detached or end of terrace	€2,101
Attic, detached	€2,700
Cavity wall, semi-detached or end of terrace	€1,585
Internal dry-lining, semi-detached or end of terrace	€9,843
Internal dry-lining, detached	€8,600
External wall insulation, semi-detached or end of terrace	€23,219

Median cost of grant-supported upgrades completed January–June 2026, as reported by contractors to SEAI — before the grant is deducted.

SEAI — median costs of individual energy upgrades, January–June 2026

How long it usually takes

Attic: a day.
Cavity fill: a day.
Internal dry-lining: about a week for a typical house.
External insulation: two to four weeks with scaffolding.

What to ask before you choose

Are you on SEAI’s contractor register for this measure?
Have I got grant approval in place before you start?
What ventilation will the house need afterwards?
Who arranges the BER after the works?
Is VAT included?

County Wicklow in figures

Active construction enterprises: 2,280; Central Statistics Office, 2023
Homes built before 1981: 40.8%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by natural gas: 34.3%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by oil: 41.1%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Households: 54,059; Central Statistics Office, 2022

Construction as a whole. The CSO does not publish enterprise counts per trade at county level, so this figure is not a count of any one trade.

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Questions about hiring an insulation installer

How do I find an insulation installer in Wicklow?

Post your task on Talqero with the town in County Wicklow where the work is. Insulation installers who work there see the town — never your address — and reply with their own price. You compare the offers and choose.

Which towns in Wicklow can I post a task for?

Any town in County Wicklow, including Bray, Greystones, Kilquade, Arklow, Wicklow, Little Bray. Choose it when you post the task.

What does it cost to post a energy and insulation task in Wicklow?

Nothing. Posting a task, reading offers and choosing somebody are free. The price of the work is what you agree with the professional, and you pay them directly.

What rules apply to energy and insulation work in Ireland?

Grant-aided insulation must be done by a contractor on SEAI’s register, after grant approval, with a BER afterwards.

Is there a grant for energy and insulation work?

SEAI grants for attic and wall insulation depend on the house type, for homes built and occupied before 2011 (walls: before 31 December 2010).

How long does energy and insulation work take?

Attic: a day. Cavity fill: a day. Internal dry-lining: about a week for a typical house. External insulation: two to four weeks with scaffolding.

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