Home Renovation in Co. Longford
5 businesses offering home renovations across Co. Longford.
A renovation differs from an extension in that nothing about it is new ground. You are working inside a house that already has a structure, services and a history, and the first useful question is not what the finished rooms look like but what order the work happens in. Structural alterations come first, then the strip out, then first fix, where wiring, pipework and wastes are run while the walls and floors are open. Only then do plastering, second fix and decoration follow. Almost everything that goes badly on a renovation is a sequencing failure: a finish going on before the thing behind it was done, and then coming back off.
Old houses keep their surprises behind the plaster: rewiring that stops halfway, lead or steel pipework, rotten joist ends, a missing lintel over an opening someone formed without one. No honest quote can price what nobody has seen yet, so the question is not whether there will be unknowns but how they are handled, and whether they are agreed in writing before the extra work proceeds. Settle early whether you are living in the house while it runs, because that changes the programme.
The Building Regulations apply to material alterations even where planning permission does not. Two parts of the work are never the builder's to certify: gas work requires an installer on the Register of Gas Installers of Ireland issuing a Declaration of Conformance, and new circuits or a new fuse board are restricted electrical work requiring a Safe Electric registered contractor and a Completion Certificate. Keep both. Cost follows the extent of structural work, how much of the services are replaced, the standard of finish, and the condition of what is found once the house is opened up.
Home Renovations in Co. Longford
Doyle Construction
Longford Town, Co. Longford
Doyle Construction, based in County Longford, has been building since 1954 and is now run by the third generation of the founding family. The company's work spans private dwellings, churches, schools, housing developments, health centres and single rural houses, as well as extensions and renovations. It also carries out maintenance work in retail centres and for the Irish Prison Service. The team includes an in-house engineer, quantity surveyor and site foreman.
DT Gorman Developments
Longford Town, Co. Longford
DT Gorman Developments is a construction company based in Longford, with over three decades of experience in the industry. They specialise in new builds, extensions, renovations, and groundwork services, and have a portfolio of completed projects including a notable fit-out for the Irish Wheelchair Association. The team is known for delivering projects on time and within budget, and for their commitment to quality and community support.
Mulleady Properties & Co. Ltd
Longford Town, Co. Longford
Mulleady Properties & Co Ltd provides a building service for domestic and private clients across Ireland, working with local authorities on housing projects. The company offers a turnkey service from concept to completion, covering new builds, renovations, extensions, groundworks, kitchen installations, and bathroom refurbishments and adaptations. Their approach emphasises quality, value for money, and safety throughout the construction process.
Philip Mullins Construction
Longford Town, Co. Longford
For over 30 years, Philip Mullins Construction has been your trusted partner in delivering top-quality construction solutions. Our commitment to excellence, innovation, and energy efficiency sets us apart in the industry. We specialize in both commercial and residential developments, with services including house extensions, renovations, and KORE Insulated Foundations.
T&S McKeon Homes Ltd
Longford Town, Co. Longford
T&S McKeon Homes Ltd is a Longford-based construction company handling both residential and commercial projects. Their work spans new builds, renovations, extensions, and specialist construction for community facilities such as churches, schools, and healthcare centres. They also undertake heritage restoration and roofing work. The company provides free, no-obligation quotes and manages projects from initial planning through to final handover, with transparent pricing and no hidden costs. They serve Longford and surrounding counties across the Midlands.
Common questions
What order should a renovation happen in?
Structural work, then strip out, then first fix of wiring, plumbing and wastes while everything is open, then plastering, then second fix, then decoration. Kitchens, bathrooms and flooring come near the end. The reason to care as a homeowner is that decisions have deadlines attached: where the sockets and the shower go has to be settled before first fix, not when the room is being finished.
How should unknowns be handled in the price?
By naming them. A builder who has not opened up a floor cannot know what is under it, so the reasonable approach is a fixed price for the defined work plus an agreed way of pricing anything found, with a written variation before that extra work proceeds. A single confident number covering a house nobody has looked inside is less reassuring than it sounds.
Should I move out while the work is done?
It depends on how much of the services are being disturbed. Losing heating, hot water or the only working bathroom for weeks is the usual breaking point, and a phased job that keeps one bathroom live is a common compromise. Staying in the house is slower and dustier and generally costs less; moving out is faster because the trades can work through the whole house at once.
What paperwork should I have at the end?
A Completion Certificate from the Safe Electric registered contractor for any new circuits or fuse board work, a Declaration of Conformance from the Registered Gas Installer for any gas work, product guarantees for materials, and the builder's own workmanship guarantee in writing. A purchaser's solicitor may look for these years later, so keep them with the deeds rather than in a drawer.
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