Screeding contractors in Donegal
Floor screeding across Co. Donegal for developers, builders and self-builders, priced per m² from your drawings: sand and cement, liquid or fast-drying, from one house in Letterkenny to a phase of units.
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- 680new homes finished in Co. Donegal in 2025 (CSO)
- 206of them scheme houses
- 3,254construction businesses (CSO)
- 2,211heating degree days at Letterkenny
Who's building in Donegal
Co. Donegal finished 680 new homes in 2025: 206 scheme houses (30%), 451 one-off houses (66%) and 23 apartments (3%), and 653 more from January to September 2026. It's 15th of the 26 counties for new homes.
Most work here is one house at a time: a self-builder or a small builder, one pour, usually over underfloor heating. The screed lands between the first fix and the floor finish, so its drying time decides when the tiler and the floor fitter can start.
Commercial and farm floors in Donegal
The CSO counted 3,254 construction businesses in Co. Donegal in 2024, and Census of Agriculture counts 9,347 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 Donegal
Letterkenny has about 2,211 heating degree days a year, our calculation from Met Éireann's 1991 to 2020 averages: colder than the middle of the 26 counties (1st 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 Donegal
5% of the 1,784 homes the EPA has measured in Co. Donegal were at or above the radon reference level (22nd 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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Donegal questions
Do you cover all of Co. Donegal?
Yes: Letterkenny, Buncrana, Ballybofey-Stranorlar, Carndonagh, Donegal and Bundoran and everywhere in between. Send the job and one screeding contractor who covers your county rings you.
How much is screeding per m² in Donegal?
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 Donegal 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 Donegal 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.
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