Borris, Co. Carlow

External wall insulation in Borris, Co. Carlow

Insulating and rendering the outside of a solid-wall house. Post your task free and professionals working in Borris reply with their own price. You choose, and pay them directly.

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County Carlow: 37.4% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.

External wall insulation near Borris

External wall insulation: what the job involves

Wrapping the outside of a house in insulation boards and a new render finish, so solid or hollow-block walls stop losing heat without touching the rooms inside. Often called the external wrap, it is the biggest single fabric upgrade for an older home.

How long it takes: Usually two to four weeks with scaffolding up; longer in wet weather, because render cannot go on in rain or frost.

The full guide to external wall insulation — the steps, what is included, the Irish rules, paperwork and questions to ask.

What external wall insulation in Borris costs, 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

Wall area and the number of corners, windows and doors
Board thickness and material
Scaffolding and access, especially on terraces and tight sites
Eaves, sills, meters and fixtures that need detailing or moving
Finish: standard render, brick-slip or a decorative finish
Repairs to the existing walls before boards go on
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.

County Carlow: what the figures say

37.4% of households in County Carlow live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 17th 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

Rules and grants for external wall insulation

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

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?

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

County Carlow in figures

Active construction enterprises: 902; Central Statistics Office, 2023
Homes built before 1981: 37.4%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by natural gas: 22.6%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by oil: 52.5%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Households: 22,174; 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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