Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
Damp proofing in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
County Leitrim: 35.7% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.
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Damp proofing: what the job involves
Finding why a wall is damp and fixing the cause — condensation, penetrating damp or rising damp — then repairing the plaster it has ruined. Condensation is the most common cause in Irish homes and needs ventilation, not injection.
How long it takes: A survey takes an hour or two; treatment a day to a week, with drying time of weeks or months before final decoration.
The full guide to damp proofing — the steps, what is included, the Irish rules, paperwork and questions to ask.
What damp proofing in Carrick-on-Shannon costs, and why
What jobs on Talqero came to
Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.
What affects the price
- What the survey finds is causing it
- Area and height of wall affected
- Replastering, and the type of plaster suitable for the wall
- Outside works such as lowering ground levels or repairing gutters and render
- Moving kitchen units, radiators or skirting for access
- VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced 13.5% rate by a VAT-registered builder, unless materials are more than two-thirds of the price (Revenue’s two-thirds rule)
- VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.
County Leitrim: what the figures say
35.7% of households in County Leitrim live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 18th highest share of the 26 counties.
Older houses often bring damp, uneven floors and outdated services into an extension or renovation; a survey before work starts is worth its fee.
Central Statistics Office, 2022
What to ask before you choose
- Are you pricing from drawings and a specification, and which revision?
- Who handles the Commencement Notice and any certification?
- What is excluded — electrics, plumbing, finishes, skips?
- What insurance do you carry, and can I see it?
- How are payments staged against the work done?
- Is VAT included?
What the work usually involves
- Blocklaying and garden walls
- Groundworks and foundations
- Damp-proofing
- Garage and attic conversions
What to put in your task
- What you want built or changed, with rough sizes
- Whether you have drawings or planning permission
- Access for machinery and where waste can go
- When you would like it started and finished
County Leitrim in figures
Construction as a whole. The CSO does not publish enterprise counts per trade at county level, so this figure is not a count of any one trade.
Damp proofing · Carrick-on-Shannon
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