Screeding contractors in Cork
Floor screeding across Co. Cork for developers, builders and self-builders, priced per m² from your drawings: sand and cement, liquid or fast-drying, from one house in Cork city to a phase of units.
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- 3,715new homes finished in Co. Cork in 2025 (CSO)
- 2,661of them scheme houses
- 8,002construction businesses (CSO)
- 1,755heating degree days at Cork
Who's building in Cork
Co. Cork finished 3,715 new homes in 2025: 2,661 scheme houses (72%), 685 one-off houses (18%) and 369 apartments (10%), and 3,292 more from January to September 2026. It's 2nd of the 26 counties for new homes.
Estates mean the same floor, house after house. A rate per m² for a phase of houses depends on the access between them, how many houses are ready on the day, and whether the pump can stay set up for the whole run.
Commercial and farm floors in Cork
The CSO counted 8,002 construction businesses in Co. Cork in 2024, and Census of Agriculture counts 13,704 farms. Commercial units, schools and offices need a screed to a stated strength and flatness class; farm buildings need floors that take machines and wash-down. See commercial floor screeding and industrial and farm floors.
Winter and the programme in Cork
Cork has about 1,755 heating degree days a year, our calculation from Met Éireann's 1991 to 2020 averages: milder than the middle of the 26 counties (25th coldest). Screed dries by warmth and air movement, so a winter pour in a cold building needs heat and ventilation planned into the programme.
As a guide in good conditions: sand and cement about a day per mm to 50 mm, then 2 days per mm, so 65 mm takes about 80 days; liquid screed 1 mm a day to 40 mm, then 2 days per mm. See drying and the programme.
Radon under ground floors in Cork
13% of the 6,469 homes the EPA has measured in Co. Cork were at or above the radon reference level (11th of 26; 14% nationally). In a High Radon Area the radon membrane has been required under new buildings since 1 July 1998. It goes under the floor build-up, so it's in and checked before the insulation and the screed.
Screed laid by the contractor who takes your call
Calls on this site ring JAM Floor Screeding: James Mulhall, based in Portlaoise, 25 years laying floors. Lines open Mon to Sat, 7am to 6pm. These are his jobs.
“JAM were punctual, professional and efficient and did an outstanding job on pouring our new floor as part of a renovation. Very highly recommend!”
“Excellent work, laser level finish, neat and tidy worker, highly recommend.”
“Top class work by james and his crew, highly recommend”
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Cork questions
Do you cover all of Co. Cork?
Yes: Cork city, Carrigaline, Cobh, Midleton, Mallow and Youghal and everywhere in between. Send the job and one screeding contractor who covers your county rings you.
How much is screeding per m² in Cork?
Screeding is priced per m² from your drawings: the area, the depth, the screed, access, the programme and what's included. Send the job and you get a written rate.
Can you price a housing development in Cork from drawings?
Yes. Send the house types, the floor areas, the screed and the programme. The rate comes back per m², for the phase.
How long before a Cork screed can take the floor finish?
When it tests dry, usually 75% RH. As a guide, 65 mm of sand and cement takes about 80 days in good conditions; a liquid screed at 40 mm about 40 days, and calcium sulphate can be force-dried from day 7.
Floor Screeding across all 26 counties
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