Screeding contractors in Longford
Floor screeding across Co. Longford for developers, builders and self-builders, priced per m² from your drawings: sand and cement, liquid or fast-drying, from one house in Longford to a phase of units.
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- 98new homes finished in Co. Longford in 2025 (CSO)
- 6of them scheme houses
- 659construction businesses (CSO)
- 2,094heating degree days at Longford
Who's building in Longford
Co. Longford finished 98 new homes in 2025: 6 scheme houses (6%), 77 one-off houses (79%) and 15 apartments (15%), and 164 more from January to September 2026. It's 26th 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 Longford
The CSO counted 659 construction businesses in Co. Longford in 2024, and Census of Agriculture counts 2,515 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 Longford
Longford has about 2,094 heating degree days a year, our calculation from Met Éireann's 1991 to 2020 averages: colder than the middle of the 26 counties (6th 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 Longford
12% of the 354 homes the EPA has measured in Co. Longford were at or above the radon reference level (13th 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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Longford questions
Do you cover all of Co. Longford?
Yes: Longford, Edgeworthstown, Ballymahon, Drumlish, Granard and Newtownforbes and everywhere in between. Send the job and one screeding contractor who covers your county rings you.
How much is screeding per m² in Longford?
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 Longford 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 Longford 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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