Hiring a Builder for a Dublin Renovation

Hire on five things: a written, itemised price; insurance and tax clearance you've seen; two finished jobs you've visited; a contract with stage payments; and a start date they'll put in writing. The lowest price for a job that isn't described properly is not a price.

The checks, the contract and the payments.

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Free, no obligation. One local company prices it, not five.

Itemisedthe written price
Stagedpayments after the work
2 jobsto visit before you sign

Before you ask for prices

Drawings and a written specification. Without them, three builders price three different jobs.
The finishes chosen, or allowances stated: so much for the kitchen, so much per square metre for tiles.
What's excluded, written down.

What to check

Check	How
Insurance	Public and employer's liability certificates, in date
Tax	Tax clearance from Revenue
Past work	Visit two jobs like yours and talk to the owners
The team	Who will be on site every day, and who the electrician and plumber are
The register	Whether they're on the Construction Industry Register Ireland

The contract and the money

A written building contract. The RIAI and the Law Society both publish standard forms for home building work.
Payments in stages, after work is done, never ahead of it.
A retention held until the snag list is cleared.
How extras are priced and approved, in writing, before they're done.
A programme with a start date and a finish date.

Why we send you one company

Pricing a renovation properly takes a builder days. Send a job to five and the good ones don't bother. We pass yours to one renovation company that covers your part of Dublin, who'll walk the house and price it in writing.