Victorian Energy Upgrades · ceiling insulation

Find out whether your ceiling qualifies

Ceiling insulation is discounted under the Victorian Energy Upgrades program, and from 1 October 2026 it is open to all eligible Victorian homes. Five questions below will tell you roughly where your property stands. The check that confirms it is free, and you are told either way on the day.

  • We measure what is in your roof space rather than estimating it
  • If your property does not qualify you are told on the day, at no cost
  • Ceiling insulation only. No electrical work, no upsell to anything else

Free, no obligation. We reply the same business day.

469Suburbs covered
19Regions across Victoria
4Ceiling services, nothing else
FreeCeiling check, always

How it works

Three steps, and you can stop at any of them. Nothing is committed until someone has been in your roof space and you have a price in writing.

  1. Answer five questions

    Takes about a minute. It tells you roughly where your property stands and flags anything obvious that would get in the way, like the light fittings.

  2. We call to fill in the gaps

    Usually the same day. Most of the call is us asking about things the form cannot see, and telling you plainly if it is not worth a visit.

  3. We get into the roof space

    Free, under an hour, and you get the position in writing that day either way. If it goes ahead, the install itself is usually a single visit.

The numbers that actually matter

Quoted from Essential Services Commission

What the Victorian Energy Upgrades rules actually say

Not summarised by us. The rules change, so each one carries the date it was last checked. Confirm anything you are relying on at the source before you act on it.

When it opens to all homes

Ceiling insulation became available under the program in two stages. Stage 1 opened on 14 April 2026 for public and community housing. Stage 2 opens on 1 October 2026 and covers all eligible residential premises in Victoria.

Essential Services Commissionchecked 22 September 2026

Which buildings are covered

The premises must be a Class 1 building, or a sole occupancy unit of a Class 2 building, as those classes are defined under Part A6 of Volume One of the Building Code.

Essential Services Commissionchecked 22 September 2026

What the ceiling has to be like now

The ceiling space must be uninsulated, meaning it contains no insulation or only reflective foil, or under insulated, meaning the existing uncompressed insulation has an average R-value of less than R2.0.

Essential Services Commissionchecked 22 September 2026

Light fittings in the ceiling

Premises are not eligible where the ceiling contains luminaires that are not IC or IC-4 rated. Where that is the case, the fittings have to be dealt with by a licensed electrician before an insulation upgrade can proceed.

Essential Services Commissionchecked 22 September 2026

Recently built, renovated or extended

Premises are not eligible where they have been constructed within the last five years, or where the part of the premises the insulation would go into has been constructed, renovated or extended within the last five years.

Essential Services Commissionchecked 22 September 2026

No discount amount, cap or co-payment appears anywhere on this site. The value depends on the premises and the accredited provider, so any number published here would be a representation we cannot stand behind.

Why work with us

Ceiling insulation only, done properly, with the awkward answers given early rather than late.

  • We measure, we do not estimate

    Existing insulation gets measured in several places and the product identified. Depth alone tells you very little, because compressed material has lost performance the depth no longer shows.

  • You are told on the day, either way

    The check is free and carries no obligation, including when the answer is that your property does not qualify. We would rather spend the hour than cancel on the morning.

  • Your fittings get checked first

    YourHome advises having a licensed electrician assess wiring and fittings before insulation is added to an existing home. Where that is needed we say so and refer it, because it is not work we do.

  • One trade, no upsell

    Ceiling insulation is all we do. No downlights, no heating, no solar, and nobody turning up to talk you into something else while they are there.

Roughly, does this sound like your place?

A plain-language version of what the criteria come to. The authoritative wording, with its source and the date we checked it, is further up this page.

  • A house or townhouse, or a unit with its own accessible roof space
  • Nothing in the ceiling, foil only, or a thin and settled layer
  • That part of the house not built, renovated or extended in the last five years
  • No older halogen downlights, or an electrician has already dealt with them
  • Anywhere in Victoria we cover, which is most of it

Not sure about two or three of those? That is normal, and they are exactly what the roof space check settles. Answer the five questions at the top and we will tell you whether it is worth a visit.

Why we work this way

Most of what decides this is above the plaster

A ceiling with nothing in it and a ceiling with thirty-year-old batts in it look identical from the hallway. So does a ceiling full of light fittings that have to be dealt with before anything else can happen, and a rear extension that puts half the house in a different position from the other half.

The eligibility rules are set by the Essential Services Commission, not by us, and they are specific enough that plenty of houses people assume will qualify do not. We would rather find that out at the assessment and tell you on the day than schedule work that gets cancelled on the morning.

  • Existing insulation measured in several places, not estimated from the manhole
  • Light fittings identified from above rather than guessed at from below
  • The position given to you in writing the same day, either way
  • No cost and no obligation, including when the answer is no

Not sure whether your ceiling qualifies?

Tell us your suburb and roughly when the house was built. We will tell you whether it is worth a look, and book the check if it is.

We reply the same business day.

What happens next

From first call to documentation

  1. Tell us the suburb and roughly when the house was built. That is enough to say whether a visit is worth booking.
  2. We get into the roof space. We measure what is there, identify the product, and look at the light fittings. Usually under an hour.
  3. You get the position in writing the same day. Including the answer you did not want, if that is the answer. It costs nothing either way.
  4. If anything is blocking it, we say what. Light fittings need a licensed electrician. That is not work we do, so we refer it rather than taking it on.
  5. Install to the product specification. Continuous coverage, correct clearances, and nothing walked on that should not be.
  6. Photographs and documentation at completion. A record of what went in and where. Once the hatch is closed nobody can reconstruct it.

Find out where your ceiling stands

Tell us your suburb and roughly when the house was built. We will say whether it is worth a look before anyone travels.

We reply the same business day.