Aughrim, Co. Galway
Internal dry lining in Aughrim, Co. Galway
County Galway: 32.6% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.
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Internal dry lining: what the job involves
Insulating the external walls from inside, by fixing insulated plasterboard or a stud wall filled with insulation to them, sealing it for airtightness and skimming it ready to paint. It suits solid-wall houses where the outside must not change, and it can be done one room at a time.
How long it takes: Around a week for a typical house done room by room; longer where many fittings, radiators or damp repairs are involved.
The full guide to internal dry lining — the steps, what is included, the Irish rules, paperwork and questions to ask.
What internal dry lining in Aughrim 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
- Number of external walls and rooms
- Sockets, switches, radiators and kitchen units on those walls
- Window reveals and how much room there is to insulate them
- Board thickness against the floor area lost
- Damp or failed plaster that must be dealt with first
- Whether the work is part of an SEAI grant
- 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
| 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.
County Galway: what the figures say
32.6% of households in County Galway live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 23rd 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 internal dry lining
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.
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.
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 Galway in figures
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.
Internal dry lining · Aughrim
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