Areas · checked 29 October 2026
Floor screeding in Offaly
One-off houses and rural self-builds: Offaly floors and the screeds that suit them.
- Free quote request
- One contractor rings you
- All of Offaly
Figures checked against each source on 29 October 2026. How we check
In Offaly a third of the new homes finished in 2026 so far were one-off houses, and in 2025 it was nearly half. Rural self-builds mean underfloor heating, a heat pump and a screed booked around the rest of the build.
We pass requests from across County Offaly to one screeding contractor who covers your county. They ring you, ask about the floor and price it. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Screed planner
Plan a floor in Offaly
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.
Offaly in numbers
Sources: CSO table NDQ06, new dwelling completions (updated 29 October 2026); CSO Census 2022, table F2067; EPA, Radon results by county (data to 31 December 2019). Checked 29 October 2026.
What's being built
Offaly finished 326 new homes in the first nine months of 2026: 193 scheme houses, 109 one-off houses and 24 apartments. In 2025 the split was 157 one-off houses out of 323.
Source: CSO table NDQ06, new dwelling completions (updated 29 October 2026). Checked 29 October 2026.
Older homes
Census 2022 counted 16,631 detached houses in Offaly, 58% of households, and 4,608 homes built before 1946. In an older solid-wall house, a lime floor may be worth considering: see limecrete floors.
Source: CSO Census 2022, table F2067. Checked 29 October 2026.
Radon under the floor
Offaly had the lowest share of radon results at or above the reference level in Leinster in the EPA's figures: 20 of 858 homes measured, none above 800 Bq/m³. Low isn't none, so check the EPA's map for the site.
Sources: EPA, Radon results by county (data to 31 December 2019); EPA, Radon advice for builders. Checked 29 October 2026.
Largest towns
Population at Census 2022:
- Tullamore15,598
- Edenderry7,888
- Birr4,726
- Clara3,403
- Banagher1,907
- Ferbane1,324
- Daingean1,223
Source: CSO Census 2022, table F1015. Checked 29 October 2026. Towns that straddle a county boundary are shown whole.
Screeds people in Offaly ask about
Before the contractor rings
- The floor area, room by room, or the drawings
- Ground floor, upper floor or both, and the floor zone on the drawings
- Underfloor heating: pipes down and pressure tested, or not yet
- Insulation, polythene and edge strip: in, or to be supplied
- The floor finish and when it's booked
- The town or Eircode, so the contractor can plan access
Questions people ask
Do you cover all of Offaly?
Yes: Tullamore, Edenderry, Birr, Clara, Banagher, Ferbane, Daingean and the rural sites in between.
How much does floor screeding cost in Offaly?
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. See the cost guide for Irish merchant prices and what a quote should list.
Which screed suits a new house in Offaly?
Over underfloor heating, a liquid screed needs 25 mm over the pipes (Roadstone, Gyvlon, Cemfloor); a floating sand and cement screed in a house is normally 65 mm (MPA). The contractor advises once they know the floor zone and your dates.
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.
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.