Dublin House Renovation Questions, Answered

A light refurbishment is €330 to €530 per m², a full renovation €670 to €1,330 per m² and a gut renovation €1,330 to €2,670 per m² or more. On a 150 m² house that is €50,000 to €80,000, €100,000 to €200,000 and €200,000 to €400,000 and up. See the cost guide.

8 to 12 weeks for a light refurbishment, 16 to 24 weeks for a full renovation and 24 to 36 weeks for a gut renovation.

Not for work inside the house. An extension, a changed front, or any work to a protected structure can need it. See planning.

If the house has been vacant two years or more and was built before 2008, up to €50,000, or €70,000 if it's derelict. See grants.

Through a light refurbishment, usually. Through a full or gut renovation, most people move out. See live in or move out.

5% to 10% on a light job, 10% to 15% on a full renovation and 15% to 20% on a gut renovation.

One renovation company that covers your part of Dublin. One company only, not a list.

A refurbishment renews what's there. A renovation can change it: services, layout, sometimes structure.

A new kitchen and bathrooms, wiring, plumbing and heating mostly renewed, plastering, floors and decoration.

The house stripped back to its walls and rebuilt inside: all new services, insulation, windows, often a new layout.

Yes, by a chartered building surveyor. It finds the damp, roof and structural problems that change the budget.

For structural change, an extension or a period house, yes. For a like-for-like refurbishment, a good builder is enough.

13.5% on building work to a home. Ask for prices to show it.

Yes. Do wiring, plumbing and plastering through the whole house first, then finish rooms one by one.

In work done between the 1950s and the 1980s, it turns up. Removal runs €5,000 to €15,000 and needs a licensed contractor.