Dromod, Co. Leitrim
Damp proofing in Dromod, 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 Dromod 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Older houses often bring damp, uneven floors and outdated services into an extension or renovation; a survey before work starts is worth its fee.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 · Dromod
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