The planner is built to help homeowners make sense of retrofit options without needing to decode grant pages, technical terms, or upgrade jargon on their own.

Based on the answers you provide, the tool highlights:

• upgrades that may suit your home
• an indicative grant range
• a suggested order of works
• practical next steps to consider

The aim is to make early planning easier, not to replace professional advice or formal grant assessment.

The planner uses the details you enter about your home, such as:

• home type and age
• BER or current efficiency level, if known
• heating setup
• insulation status
• windows and doors
• upgrade interests such as heat pump, insulation, solar, or glazing

These inputs are used to produce general guidance based on common retrofit scenarios for Irish homes.

Recommendations are based on a practical interpretation of:

• the home details you provide
• common retrofit sequencing principles
• typical upgrade suitability patterns
• publicly available grant information and general retrofit guidance

The planner does not inspect your home, verify technical conditions, or assess full grant eligibility. It works as an early-stage guidance layer to help you understand what may be worth exploring next.

Any grant figures shown in your plan are indicative only.

They are intended to give you a rough sense of the level of support that may be available for upgrades you are exploring. Actual grant amounts, eligibility, and qualifying conditions can depend on factors such as:

• your property type
• the exact upgrade being carried out
• technical requirements
• installer requirements
• assessment outcomes
• current grant rules at the time you apply

For that reason, the planner uses careful language such as “may qualify” and “may suit”.

RetrofitPlanner.ie:

• does not make official eligibility decisions
• is not affiliated with SEAI
• does not replace a BER assessment, technical survey, or installer advice
• does not guarantee grant approval or final grant values
• may simplify some scenarios in order to provide clear, practical guidance

The guidance is intended to help you get oriented, compare options, and prepare for the next step.

A fuller assessment may still be important if:

• you are considering a heat pump
• insulation condition is unclear
• your BER is unknown or out of date
• you are planning multiple upgrades together
• your home has unusual construction or previous retrofit work
• you want to confirm likely grant eligibility before committing

In many cases, the best next step is to use your plan as a conversation starter with a qualified assessor, contractor, or official grant source.