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Floor screeding for new builds, extensions and renovations across Leinster
Sand and cement, liquid, fast-drying and lime screeds explained with manufacturers' own figures. Tell us about the floor and one screeding contractor who covers your county prices it.
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Get your floor priced
Four taps about the job, then one screeding contractor who covers your county rings you.
Step 1 of 5
What do you need?
Roughly how much floor?
Length × width of each room, added up. A guess is fine.
When do you need it done?
Sand and cement screed
65 mm floating
The Mineral Products Association's screed data sheet gives 65 mm as the usual minimum for a floating sand and cement screed in housing, 75 mm otherwise. BS 8204-1 allows about one day per mm to dry for the first 50 mm.
Your price: none of the Irish screeding contractors' websites we checked publishes a price per m². The contractor prices your floor from the drawings or a look at the site. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Sources: MPA Mortar Data Sheet 22 (October 2023); Ronacrete, citing BS 8204-1. Checked 29 October 2026.
Liquid screed
35–45 mm floating
Gyvlon lists 35 mm as the minimum floating depth in a house for its calcium sulphate screed. Roadstone lists 45 mm for its cement-based FlowPlus. Both give 25 mm as the minimum cover over heating pipes.
Your price: none of the Irish screeding contractors' websites we checked publishes a price per m². The contractor prices your floor from the drawings or a look at the site. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Sources: Gyvlon data pack; Roadstone FlowPlus brochure (March 2022). Checked 29 October 2026.
Fast-drying screed
4 days
Mapei lists Topcem screeds as ready for wood and resilient floors after 4 days and ceramic tiles after a day, at 23°C and 50% humidity. Ronacrete lists 4 days to 75% RH at 50 mm for its FastDry Prompt mix.
Your price: none of the Irish screeding contractors' websites we checked publishes a price per m². The contractor prices your floor from the drawings or a look at the site. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Sources: Mapei Topcem data sheet; Ronacrete. Checked 29 October 2026.
Lime screed or limecrete
150 mm + 100 mm
Tŷ-Mawr's insulated limecrete floor puts at least 100 mm of limecrete on at least 150 mm of foamed glass. GreenSpec says the slab is usually left about three weeks before heating pipes go on.
Your price: none of the Irish screeding contractors' websites we checked publishes a price per m². The contractor prices your floor from the drawings or a look at the site. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Sources: Tŷ-Mawr (March 2024); GreenSpec. Checked 29 October 2026.
Floor levelling compound
€31–€34.99 a bag
Goodwins lists Larsen SLC 2000 at €31 to €34.99 per 25 kg incl. VAT, depending on quantity, and Larsen gives 1.6 m² per bag at 10 mm. Home Value lists Bostik Cempolay Ultra at €34.95 per 25 kg.
Your price: none of the Irish screeding contractors' websites we checked publishes a price per m². The contractor prices your floor from the drawings or a look at the site. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Sources: Goodwins (incl. VAT); Home Value (VAT not stated). Checked 29 October 2026.
Not sure which screed
Advice first
The contractor asks about the floor build-up, the heating and your dates, then says which screed suits the job and prices it.
Your price: none of the Irish screeding contractors' websites we checked publishes a price per m². The contractor prices your floor from the drawings or a look at the site. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Rather talk now? Call 087 162 1846 (8am–8pm)
Screed planner
When will your floor be ready?
Put in your floor and the day it's laid. You get the volume, the weight, when it should be dry enough for floor finishes, and when the heating can go on, from the makers' own figures.
Drying times are for good conditions, closed up and ventilated. The floor is tested before finishes go down, not guessed. None of the Irish screeding contractors' sites we checked publish a price per m², so the price comes from your floor.
Screed types
Every type of floor screed, explained
Pick the floor you're building. Each page gives the depths, drying times and prices from the maker's own data, with the source.
The numbers
Four figures every screeded floor runs on
Depth sets the drying time, and drying time sets when the floor finish can go down. These come from the standards and the makers' data sheets.
Sources: Mineral Products Association, Mortar Data Sheet 22: Screeds (Issue 3, October 2023); Roadstone FlowPlus cement liquid screed brochure (RS.BRO-19 Rev 01, March 2022); Gyvlon flowing screed general data pack (Anhydritec); Ronacrete, Drying of Screeds. Checked 29 October 2026.
How a floor goes together
What's in a screeded floor
- Floor finish Tiles, timber or vinyl, laid once the screed is dry enough.
- Screed Sand and cement, or a liquid screed, over the pipes.
- Heating pipes Clipped down and pressure tested before the screed goes in.
- Polythene sheet Separates the screed from the insulation; laps taped.
- Insulation Rigid boards, flat and firm.
- Slab The concrete base, with the damp-proof and radon membranes under it where needed.
Most new floors in Ireland are built this way: a slab, insulation, a sheet of polythene, the heating pipes, then the screed. The screed spreads the heat, carries the floor finish and gives it a flat, level surface.
A floating screed must be separated from the walls and pipes, the Mineral Products Association says, so an edge strip runs round every wall. Gyvlon asks for at least 8 mm of edge strip, 10 mm with underfloor heating.
SEAI's technical standards set a floor U-value of 0.15 W/m²K where a refurbishment adds underfloor heating, against 0.36 without, so the insulation layer gets thicker when the pipes go in.
Sources: Mineral Products Association, Mortar Data Sheet 22: Screeds (Issue 3, October 2023); Gyvlon flowing screed general data pack (Anhydritec); SEAI Domestic Technical Standards and Specifications (v4.0, July 2026). Checked 29 October 2026.
How it works
Three steps, nothing booked until you say yes
- Tell us about the floorWhat you need, roughly how much floor, the county and your dates. Four taps.
- One contractor gets itWe pass it to one screeding contractor who covers your county. Your number isn't sent to a list.
- Price, then you decideThey look at the drawings or the site and price it. Nothing is booked unless you say yes.
We don't lay screed ourselves. We pass your request to one screeding contractor who covers your county. The figures on this site come from published sources, linked on each page.
Areas
Floor screeding in every Leinster county
Requests from all 12 counties go to one screeding contractor who covers your county.
- Floor screeding Dublin
- Floor screeding Kildare
- Floor screeding Meath
- Floor screeding Wicklow
- Floor screeding Louth
- Floor screeding Laois
- Floor screeding Offaly
- Floor screeding Westmeath
- Floor screeding Longford
- Floor screeding Carlow
- Floor screeding Kilkenny
- Floor screeding Wexford
See floor screeding in Leinster for the county-by-county figures: new homes built, the age of the housing and radon results.
FAQ
Questions people ask
How much does floor screeding cost in Ireland?
None of the Irish screeding contractors' websites we checked on 29 October 2026 publishes a price per m². The price comes from your floor: the area, the depth, the type of screed, access for the pump and what's under it. For materials, McMahons lists Kilsaran's FLS 401 sand and cement floor screed at €11.90 ex VAT (€14.64 incl. VAT) per 25 kg bag. See the cost guide for more prices and what to compare.
How long does screed take to dry?
BS 8204-1 allows about one day per mm for the first 50 mm of a sand and cement screed, so 50 mm takes around two months in good conditions. Roadstone and Gyvlon give one day per mm for the first 40 mm of their liquid screeds, then two days per mm. Fast-drying screeds can take floor finishes in days.
Liquid screed or sand and cement?
Liquid screed goes down faster, can be thinner and covers heating pipes fully. Sand and cement can be laid to falls and needs no specialist pump. The comparison guide sets out the figures side by side.
How deep should screed be over underfloor heating?
Roadstone and Gyvlon give 25 mm as the minimum cover over heating pipes for their liquid screeds. A floating sand and cement screed in a house is normally at least 65 mm, according to the Mineral Products Association.
Who will ring me?
We pass your request to one screeding contractor who covers your county. Your number isn't sent to a list. They ring you, ask about the floor and your dates, and price it from the drawings or a look at the site. Nothing is booked until you say yes. Naming a manufacturer or merchant on this site doesn't mean they're involved in your job.
Which counties do you cover?
All 12 counties of Leinster: Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Louth, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford.
Sources (4)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- Mineral Products Association, Mortar Data Sheet 22: Screeds: mortar.org.uk
- Roadstone FlowPlus cement liquid screed brochure: roadstone.ie
- Gyvlon flowing screed general data pack (Anhydritec): specifiedby.com
- Ronacrete, Drying of Screeds: ronacrete.co.uk
Get your floor priced
Four taps about the job and one screeding contractor who covers your county rings you. Or call 087 162 1846, lines open 8am to 8pm.