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One Stop Shop, or manage it yourself?

SEAI runs three routes to the same grants. A One Stop Shop manages a complete upgrade to a minimum BER B and deducts the grant from your price up front. Managing it yourself means one measure at a time, and SEAI pays the grant to you afterwards. The Warmer Homes Scheme is free, but a surveyor picks the measures.

The grant amounts are identical across all three. What changes is who holds the money, who chooses the work, and how much of it lands on you.

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The three routes, side by side

Same grant amounts on all three. What changes is who holds the money, who picks the work, and how long it takes.

The question that decides it

How much of the project do you want to run yourself? A managed service costs more than the same work self-managed, and the grant is identical either way.

You manage it

  1. You get quotes
  2. You apply to SEAI
  3. You pay the full price
  4. SEAI pays you back

€6,000 — after the work

One Stop Shop

  1. They survey and design
  2. They apply for you
  3. Price already €6,000 lower
  4. You never handle it

€6,000 — off the price up front

Warmer Homes

  1. You apply to SEAI
  2. A surveyor decides the work
  3. SEAI contractor installs
  4. You pay nothing

Fully funded, if you qualify

The grant is the same amount on all three routes. What changes is who holds it, and when. Shown for external wall insulation on a semi-detached house.

Managing it yourself gives you the most control and the most paperwork, one measure at a time. A One Stop Shop aims at a minimum BER B and usually several measures together, so you are buying a programme rather than a wall.

Warmer Homes takes the choice out of your hands entirely, which is the trade for it being free.

All three routes are SEAI's own, described on its home grants pages, checked 15 August 2026.

Does the route change the grant?

No. The amounts are fixed by measure and house type, not by who does the applying. External wall insulation on a semi-detached house is €6,000 whether you claim it yourself or a One Stop Shop claims it for you. Attic insulation on the same house is €1,500 either way.

So the route is not a way of getting more money out of SEAI. It is a decision about how much of the project you want to run.

A managed service costs more than doing the same work yourself. Whether that is worth paying for depends on how much of your own time you want to spend coordinating trades.

Same house, same money

€6,000 External wall on a semi-d, whichever route claims it

€1,500 Attic on the same house, either way

Which route actually suits you

A rough decision, and it holds for most Dublin houses.

  • One measure, and you don't mind paperwork. Manage it yourself. The attic is the usual starting point, and at 300mm of depth it's the measure where the grant covers the largest share of the job.
  • The whole house, and you'd rather hand it over. A One Stop Shop. This is the route if you're chasing a B rating rather than fixing one cold room, and it's the one that suits a house needing walls, attic and heating together.
  • Money is the constraint. Check Warmer Homes eligibility before anything else on this page.

Where most single-measure jobs start

The attic, at 300mm. It is the measure where the grant covers the largest share of the job, and on a full wall upgrade it is often what makes the wall job compliant.

If you qualify for Warmer Homes, apply to SEAI directly

The Warmer Homes Scheme fully funds certain measures for households that meet SEAI's eligibility rules. If that's you, you don't need quotes and you shouldn't pay anyone. Apply to SEAI and a surveyor will come out and decide what your house needs.

Two things before you do. You don't choose the measures, the surveyor does, so you can't request external wall insulation and get it. And there is a waiting list, so ask SEAI where you'd sit before you plan around a date.

If you don't qualify, the grant routes above are where to start.

Two things before you apply

You don't choose the measures. The surveyor does, so you cannot request external wall insulation and get it.

There is a waiting list. Ask SEAI where you would sit before you plan around a date.

If this is you, you do not need quotes and you should not pay anyone, including us.

What a One Stop Shop actually takes on

The registered provider becomes your single point of contact, and the list beside this is what that covers.

You get one contract and one invoice instead of several.

The target is what makes it a different product from a single measure. The route exists to bring a house up to a minimum BER B, which for most older Dublin stock means insulation and heating together rather than one job.

If you only want the attic done, this is not the route. The individual grant is simpler and the money is the same.

Only providers on SEAI's register can operate the scheme, so the register is the first thing to check about anyone quoting you for it.

That is true of the individual route too. External wall insulation, attic insulation and every other grant-aided measure have to be installed by a registered contractor for the grant to be paid at all.

What the provider takes on

  • Surveys the house
  • Designs the upgrade package
  • Applies for the grants
  • Appoints and coordinates the contractors
  • Arranges the post-works BER

One contract and one invoice instead of several. The target is a minimum BER B for the whole house — if you only want the attic done, this is not the route and the money is the same.

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Grant route questions

6 questions

Is there an SEAI one stop shop for home energy grants?

Yes. SEAI registers One Stop Shop providers who manage a complete home energy upgrade on your behalf — they apply for the grant, coordinate the contractors, and hand you back a finished job. SEAI publishes the register of them, and only registered providers can run the scheme.

How much does a One Stop Shop cost?

We don't publish a figure, because it depends entirely on which measures your house needs and there's no standard package. What we can tell you is the structure: the grant is deducted from your price before you pay, rather than reimbursed to you afterwards, so the number you're quoted is already net of it. A managed service costs more than managing the same work yourself.

Is the Warmer Homes Scheme free?

Yes, for households that meet the eligibility rules. SEAI fully funds certain measures, an SEAI surveyor decides which ones your home gets, and an SEAI contractor installs them. You don't choose the work; the surveyor does. If you qualify, apply to SEAI directly rather than going through anybody.

Which route should I be on?

If you want one measure done and you don't mind the paperwork, manage it yourself. If you want the house brought up to a B rating and you'd rather hand the whole thing over, use a One Stop Shop. If money is the constraint, check Warmer Homes eligibility before anything else.

Can I use a One Stop Shop for just the attic?

It isn't built for that. One Stop Shops run complete upgrades aimed at a minimum BER B, which usually means several measures together. For a single measure the individual grant route is the straightforward one, and the grant amount is the same either way.

Does the grant amount change depending on the route?

No. The amounts are set by measure and house type, not by who applies. External wall insulation on a semi-detached house is €6,000 whether you claim it yourself or a One Stop Shop claims it for you. What changes is who holds the money and when.