Bunclody, Co. Wexford

Damp proofing in Bunclody, Co. Wexford

Treating rising damp, penetrating damp and the plaster it has ruined. Post your task free and professionals working in Bunclody reply with their own price. You choose, and pay them directly.

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County Wexford: 34.1% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.

Damp proofing near Bunclody

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 Bunclody 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 Wexford: what the figures say

34.1% of households in County Wexford live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 20th 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Older houses often bring damp, uneven floors and outdated services into an extension or renovation; a survey before work starts is worth its fee.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 Wexford in figures

Active construction enterprises: 2,800; Central Statistics Office, 2023
Homes built before 1981: 34.1%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by natural gas: 1.2%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Homes heated by oil: 67.3%; Central Statistics Office, 2022
Households: 59,081; Central Statistics Office, 2022

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 · Bunclody

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