Rendering Cost Ireland | Per m² and by House Type

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Our price guide

Every finish, every house type, and the extras.

Job	Typical price	What moves the price
Sand and cement render, painted	€35–€60 per m²	Two coats by hand, then masonry paint. Cheapest to apply, needs repainting
Monocouche (one-coat, coloured)	€50–€75 per m²	Colour in the mix, scraped finish. Needs dry, mild weather to cure evenly
Silicone render (thin coat)	€55–€80 per m²	Base coat and mesh first, then the coloured silicone. Sheds water and dirt
Acrylic render (thin coat)	€60–€80 per m²	Like silicone on a base coat; flexible, wide colour choice
Lime render	€60–€90 per m²	For old stone and brick walls that must breathe. Skilled, slower work
Mid-terrace, front and back	about €2,500–€5,500	Worked out from the per m² prices for about 70 m² of wall. Scaffold extra
3-bed semi-detached, whole house	€4,000–€10,000	The finish, the state of the old walls, the gable
Detached two-storey, whole house	€7,000–€16,000	Four walls, more scaffold, bays and corners
Bungalow, whole house	€5,000–€8,000	Less height, so less scaffold; long walls
Pebble dash or wet dash, 3-bed semi	€1,500–€4,000	Dry dash thrown on, or wet dash with stones in the mix
Scaffold	€1,000–€3,000	Usually in the price. Height, access and how long it stays up
Repairs: a plasterer by the day	€200–€300 a day	€350–€500 a day with a labourer. Patches are priced after a look
External insulation and render, 3-bed semi	€12,000–€22,000	Before the SEAI grant of up to €6,000 on a semi

A guide for typical Irish houses. Your price is fixed by the contractor after they've seen the walls. Nothing is booked until you say yes.

What's included

Scaffold, usually: check it's in writing
Preparing the walls: cleaning, hacking off loose render, sealing
Beads at the corners, around windows and at the base
The base coat and mesh where the finish needs it
The finish coat in your colour, and the clean-up

What pushes it up or down

Up: hollow or cracked old render to hack off, pebble dash to cover, a detached house's four walls, bays, chimneys, three storeys
Down: sound walls, a mid-terrace with only a front and back, a plain finish, scaffold you already have up
Ask for the price in writing with VAT shown, the finish named and the scaffold, preparation and beads spelled out

What decides the price of a house

The wall area, first. A mid-terrace has only its front and back to do, about 70 m² on a typical two-storey house once the windows are left out, so it comes to about €2,500–€5,500 at €35–€90 per m². A semi adds a gable; a detached house has four walls and twice the scaffold.

House	Walls to do	Typical price
Mid-terrace	Front and back	about €2,500–€5,500
Semi-detached or end of terrace	Front, back and one gable	€4,000–€10,000
Detached two-storey	All four walls	€7,000–€16,000
Bungalow	Four walls, one storey	€5,000–€8,000

Then the state of the old walls. Sound render or dash can usually be covered. Hollow render that rings when you tap it has to be hacked off, and that's a day's work or more before any new coat goes on.

Is the scaffold in it? On most quotes it is: it adds €1,000–€3,000.
Which finish, by name? Silicone and acrylic need a base coat and mesh first: is it priced?
Beads and sills: corner and window beads, and what happens at the sills and the base of the wall.
Is VAT shown? Get it in writing.

More on rendering

Every job is priced by the contractor after a look at the walls.

€55–€80per m²Silicone renderThin, through-coloured and water-repellent. Never painted.Silicone render →€50–€75per m²Monocouche renderOne coat with the colour in the mix, scraped to a sandy finish.Monocouche →€60–€80per m²Acrylic renderA flexible thin coat in almost any colour.Acrylic render →€60–€90per m²Lime renderBreathable, for old stone and brick walls with no cavity.Lime render →€35–€60per m²Sand and cement renderThe traditional two coats, then masonry paint.Sand and cement →€1,500–€4,000to re-dash a semiRendering over pebble dashCover it, paint it or remove it: which suits your walls.Pebble dash →

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Questions we get asked

How much does rendering cost per m² in Ireland?

€35–€90 per m², supplied and applied: sand and cement €35–€60, monocouche €50–€75, silicone €55–€80, acrylic €60–€80 and lime €60–€90.

How much does it cost to render a semi-detached house?

Usually €4,000–€10,000 for a 3-bed semi, with the scaffold.

How much does it cost to render a detached house?

Usually €7,000–€16,000 for a two-storey detached house, and €5,000–€8,000 for a bungalow.

Why is one quote much cheaper than another?

Usually because it leaves something out: the base coat and mesh, hacking off hollow render, beads, sills or the scaffold. Compare what each one includes, in writing.

Do the prices include VAT?

Ask for the price in writing with VAT shown, the finish named, and the scaffold, preparation and beads spelled out, so you're comparing like with like.

Who comes out?

One rendering contractor who covers your county. Your number isn't sent to a list. They ring you, look at the walls and give you a fixed price. Nothing is booked until you say yes.

Rendering Cost in Ireland