Retrofitting & Insulation in Dún Laoghaire.

Dún Laoghaire · The area

Why retrofitting and insulation in Dún Laoghaire are a familiar brief.

Dún Laoghaire's Victorian and Edwardian period stock carries solid 9-inch brick construction with original or replacement sash glazing, and the retrofit constraint is the ACA and protected-structure context: external wall insulation is almost never possible on the front elevations given conservation rules, and often constrained on side and rear elevations too. The move is internal wall insulation on external walls (carefully detailed to manage condensation risk at the wall-floor junction), attic-insulation top-up, airtightness detailing, and where possible floor insulation pulled in from below. Coastal exposure raises airtightness impact above the inland equivalent. Heat-recovery ventilation features in larger projects where ductwork can be coordinated. Modern apartments and townhouses by the East Pier carry standard cavity construction and simpler retrofit scope.

Retrofitting & Insulation · How we run it

Retrofitting & Insulation in Dún Laoghaire, the way it should be done.

Retrofitting an Irish home is where craftsmanship and building science meet. Marcin holds certification from Engineers Ireland in Retrofitting and Energy Efficiency, has completed advanced retrofit skills training at Mount Lucas National Construction Training Campus, and is a certified Baumit installer for external wall insulation systems.

Our retrofit work covers the full envelope: external wall insulation systems applied and rendered correctly so the detailing at reveals, eaves and sills is right; internal wall insulation where EWI is not practical (terraced fronts, protected facades); attic insulation upgrades to current spec; airtightness membranes detailed and tested; and heat-recovery ventilation specified to keep the air fresh in the airtight envelope.

For full-home retrofits we coordinate the BER assessment, the works package and the certification so the project is properly graded and grant-eligible where applicable.

The work in Dún Laoghaire runs to the same specification we apply everywhere across Dublin and Leinster. Materials, sub-trade coordination, planning context and final certification are all managed from one studio. If your project is on the dublin side of the city, expect site visits within the working week and same-day responses on WhatsApp.