SEAI grant: €800 per eligible external door, up to €1,600 for two
Straight answers on front doors in Ireland. Grants, real costs, specifications, and the questions worth asking before you sign anything.
A sealed, airtight door is the whole point of buying a new one, and it is also the reason some people see damp patches that were never there before. Here is why it happens and what to do about it.
Most of these cost nothing to avoid and a few hundred euro, or the whole SEAI grant, if you miss them. Here is what actually goes wrong, in the order it usually happens.
Warranty terms usually get one line in a brochure and nothing else. Here is what five years and two years actually mean, what is excluded, and who pays for the call-out in year four.
A sidelight or toplight can turn a dark hallway into a bright one, but glass beside your front door raises an obvious question: can the street see in? Here is what each glazing option actually does.
Ten to twelve weeks after you order, a van turns up and your old door comes out. Here is the order of events, how long it takes, and the paperwork you need before and after.
Every door brochure says 'secure' and shows a photo of a lock. Here is what a multipoint lock actually locks, what the RC2 rating tests, and which of our collections qualify for it.
Composite describes a €900 door and a €3,000 door equally well. Here is what is inside each type, what fails first, and the three questions that separate a good door from a bad one at any price.
Every door company quotes a U value and almost none of them tell you what it means in euro. We ran the sum on our own product, and the honest answer is that the U value is not where the money is.
Anthracite is the default for a reason, dark doors are less risky than they used to be, and the finish on the handle changes the door more than most people expect.
Five minutes with a tape gets you a quote you can rely on instead of a number that changes on survey day. Here is what to measure, where people get it wrong, and the sizes that cost extra.
Not a price range with a shrug attached. The base price, what each option adds, what delivery costs, and what the grant takes back off the top.
Most coverage of the 2026 grant is written for owner occupiers. Landlords, holiday home owners and companies qualify too, and the maths at portfolio scale is worth reading properly.
