Home Retrofit Cork

Improve your Energy Efficiency with Home Retrofit Grants.

Have you ever looked at new eco builds and wished you could enjoy the same energy efficient technologies in your existing home or in an older property? At Ecotech Homes, we can help homeowners in Cork extend & retrofit their properties, making the most of the grants available to utilize energy efficient technology we use in our low impact and energy efficient housing.

A deep retrofit gives you the opportunity to go back to basics and benefit from energy upgrades that will transform your property and ensure better energy efficiency. Schemes such as the SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland) Retrofitting grants can help to make this a cost-effective process that will help to promote sustainable living and give you the comfortable, energy efficient home you desire.

What is a Deep Retrofit?

A deep retrofit or energy retrofit on an existing property means an upgrade of the energy performance of the property, increased energy efficiency measures are utilized including the use of greener or renewable energy efficient systems for heating, insulation and to generate power through Solar PV panels. These measures are designed to reduce the required energy consumption & usage in your home, reduce the requirement for heat, thereby reducing your energy bills and decreasing your carbon footprint, increasing your BER to a B rating or better, thereby giving you a more comfortable and a more sustainable home now and into the future.

If you are keen to retrofit your home or a property & if you are renovating, retrofit grants in Ireland can help to make this possible. Better energy and warmer homes schemes are in place to help with the cost of these improvements, and you can talk to our expert team about the options available to you.

Home Retrofitting Services

There are many elements to consider if you are renovating a property and considering a deep retrofit. A home energy audit is a good place to start, identifying the potential for energy loss and considering how to make the property more energy efficient. The following aspects of your home or property may be suitable for home retrofitting:

Insulation

Retrofitting insulation can involve adding cavity wall insulation, drylining internally or utilizing external wall insulation on your property. In addition to effective loft insulation, will improve your home’s overall energy efficiency. Replacing Suspended Joist floors or adding insulation to your floors will greatly improve your homes overall efficiencies.

Heating systems

The way your home is heated will have a big impact on energy efficiency and we recommend looking at the options available using SEAI retrofit grants. Often, you will be able to access funding to replace older boilers with more energy efficient options, such as Air to Water Heat Pumps. Air-source or ground-source heat pumps are becoming popular options for heating the home, with Energy Efficiencies 4 to 5 times that of Oil or Gas boilers these renewables options have become the preferred choice for many homeowners, Grants are available for these through SEAI.

Windows & Doors

Replacing Older Windows & Doors with new A rated Double Glazed or Triple Glazed units is a must for increasing Energy Efficiencies and reducing heat loss when retrofitting your home,Grants are available for these through SEAI.

Many of these options may be available to you via home energy upgrade grants through SEAI. You can find out more about these options on the SEAI Website and we will be happy to help you to discover whether an SEAI deep retrofit is the best way to improve your property.

Retrofit with Ecotech

When you are renovating a property or making significant home improvements, it’s important to ensure that you are working with a high level of expertise & experience, especially where new technologies are concerned. Here at Ecotech, we specialize in energy efficient building systems & technology, we can provide insight into the range of options available to you. We have many years of experience in both building new and retrofitting existing homes, we will be happy to discuss your project with you.

If you are renovating or rebuilding your home in the Cork area, we can help. Getting it right can save you a great deal of money and time and working with experts can take the stress out of the build process. Contact us today to talk with a member of our experienced team and find out more about working with us to benefit from environmentally friendly building systems & technologies to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of your home.

Building your Dream Home in Ireland

At Ecotech Homes, we offer home retrofits and new build services. When you want to create a home that is as unique as you are, it makes sense to consider the option of retrofit grants. We can help to make your dreams a reality and will be happy to discuss how your property can benefit from home energy upgrades.

Call us or contact us via our website today to find out more about working with us.

Get in Touch

Contact Us: +353 (0)21 4630659 | kevin@ecotechomes.ie

Reach out to us for a quote tailored to your project’s unique requirements, to tell us about your project ideas or to just get information. Whatever your enquiry we are here to help.

Whether you’ve got a big idea or need some inspiration with a building project, we are here to create perfect buildings. From concept to creation, let us inspire you.

Contact Us

What Our Customers Say

Ecotech Homes was recommended to me by a friend. I found them extremely informative, explaining the procedure step by step and all options available. From the initial discussion through to planning and construction the team were extremely professional, friendly and approachable. They were always willing to answer any queries, no matter how trivial.
For anyone who wants a professional, friendly service I would not hesitate to recommend Ecotech Homes

….working in the building trade for many years, we approached Ecotech Homes for a quotation, they worked out my requirement's and delivered the house to site, it all worked out perfectly for me and my family. Ecotech Homes. called to the site to check all was in order, very easy to do business with them.

I found Ecotech Homes to be extremely helpful & professional throughout my dealings with them during the construction of my timber framed house. I was very happy with the finished product on site which was to a very high standard

We wanted to rebuild our family holiday home which had fallen into disrepair, the location was awkward and access to the site was difficult but Ecotech Homes provided me with the perfect solution…. I was attracted by the levels of insulation they were offering…. I now have the nice warm comfortable holiday home that I wanted for myself and my grandkids to enjoy. To anyone considering building I recommend using Ecotech Homes.

On behalf of myself and my fiance, I would like to thank and congratulate Ecotech Homes for their speed of delivery, excellent workmanship and competitve price. We are delighted with our timber frame home. All of the staff we dealt with were most helpful and very professional. I would highly recommend Ecotech Homes to anyone thinking of bulding a timber frame house.