Floor Insulation in Kildare town
Insulating suspended timber and solid ground floors to stop cold floors and draughts at skirting level. Covering Kildare town centre, The Curragh, Irish National Stud and the surrounding area.
Floor Insulation for Kildare Town homes
Rural and older town homes around Kildare often have uninsulated solid or flagstone floors, or suspended floors in poor condition. Insulating them is usually part of a wider renovation and can be grant-aided through a One Stop Shop upgrade.
How homes in Kildare town lose heat
Rural homes near the Curragh are exposed to wind across open ground and often have solid or stone walls, oil heating and little insulation, rating E or worse. Town houses share the solid-wall profile. These homes have some of the biggest potential savings in our service area.
Typical housing: Town-centre period houses and terraces, period semis, and rural and village housing across the surrounding area.
Planning: Town-centre conservation context can apply; rural homes generally allow external insulation.
How floor insulation works
Ground floors lose heat into the ground and, in older homes, let in a surprising amount of cold air. Period houses with suspended timber floors are often draughty because air moves freely through the ventilated void below and up through gaps between boards and at the skirting.
Read the full guide to floor insulation or, for extensions and whole-house retrofits in Kildare town, see MZCC.ie in Kildare Town.
Floor Insulation in Kildare town: questions
Do you carry out floor insulation in Kildare town?
Yes. We cover Kildare Town and the surrounding Co. Kildare area, including Kildare town centre, The Curragh, Irish National Stud. Town-centre period houses and terraces, period semis, and rural and village housing across the surrounding area.
Is planning permission an issue for floor insulation in Kildare town?
Town-centre conservation context can apply; rural homes generally allow external insulation. We check the planning position for your specific house at the free survey, before any work is specified.
Is there a grant for floor insulation in Kildare town?
SEAI grant-aids floor insulation at €3,500 when it is part of a home upgrade through an SEAI One Stop Shop. It is not available as an individual grant. Grant amounts are set nationally by SEAI and change from time to time, so check seai.ie before applying. We confirm what your home is likely to qualify for during the survey.
Can you insulate a suspended timber floor without removing it?
In some homes the floor can be insulated from below through an accessible void, but most Dublin period floors need boards lifted. We assess access before recommending a method.
Will floor insulation stop draughts?
Yes. Much of the cold felt in period homes comes from air moving up through boards and at the skirting. Sealing those gaps is part of the job.
Is there a grant for floor insulation?
Floor insulation is grant-aided at €3,500 through the SEAI One Stop Shop route, not as an individual grant. We can advise whether that route suits your upgrade.
Book a free survey in Kildare town.
We cover Kildare Town and the surrounding area. Tell us about your home and we will arrange a visit, usually within a week.