Areas We Serve
Where We Work, and Why It Matters
We build across Dublin city and county and the surrounding commuter belt. That much is easy to say and most builders say it.
What actually changes from one area to the next is the housing. A 1930s red-brick semi in Terenure, a 1970s corporation house in Clondalkin and a 2005 estate house in Balbriggan need three different conversations about the same job, because the roofs, the walls, the gardens and the services are not the same. The planning authority differs too, and there are four of them across the areas we cover.
That is why the pages below are not the same page with a place name changed. Each one covers what is actually true of that area’s housing.
The Four Planning Authorities
Which council you fall under decides who assesses your application, and it is worth knowing before you design anything.
- Dublin City Council — the city and inner suburbs, including a good deal of period housing and several conservation areas
- South Dublin County Council — Lucan, Clondalkin, Tallaght, Rathfarnham, Templeogue and the south west
- Fingal County Council — Swords, Malahide, Balbriggan, Skerries, Castleknock and north County Dublin
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council — Sandyford, Leopardstown, Goatstown, Dundrum and the south east
We deal with whichever applies to your address, and we confirm the position for your specific property before any work is committed to.
Areas With Full Coverage
These four suburbs have a page for every service we offer, with the house renovation page acting as the whole-project overview:
- Lucan (South Dublin) — whole-house renovation, attic conversion, extension, kitchen, bathroom
- Swords (Fingal) — whole-house renovation, attic conversion, extension, kitchen, bathroom
- Clondalkin (South Dublin) — whole-house renovation, attic conversion, extension, kitchen, bathroom
- Balbriggan (Fingal) — whole-house renovation, attic conversion, extension, kitchen, bathroom
Dublin City Council Areas
- Terenure — 1930s to 1950s red brick, cut roofs, good head height. Attic conversion, kitchen renovation
- Cabra — long gardens, narrow plots, solid walls. Extension, bathroom renovation
- Raheny — 1950s and 60s hip-roofed semis. Attic conversion
- Stoneybatter — Victorian terraces where the stairs, not the roof, are the constraint. Attic conversion
- Broadstone — period terraces, some subdivided. Attic conversion
- Marino — 1920s planned scheme, solid walls, consistent streets. House renovation
- Rathmines — Victorian red brick, much of it being reinstated from flats. House renovation
- Finglas — 1950s and 60s housing, good bones, full renovations. House renovation
- Glasnevin — period houses with mature gardens. Extension
- Chapelizod — small period rooms, village conservation. Bathroom renovation
- Ballyfermot — compact 1950s kitchens where the room is the constraint. Kitchen renovation
- Santry — mid-century houses with separate kitchens. Kitchen renovation
- Bayside — 1960s and 70s coastal housing, ventilation matters. Bathroom renovation
South Dublin County Council Areas
- Rathfarnham — wide era spread, and more bungalows than most of Dublin. Attic conversion, kitchen renovation
- Tallaght — deep 1970s and 80s gardens, real scope to extend. Extension, bathroom renovation
- Adamstown — a high-density planned development, where the garden governs. Extension
Fingal County Council Areas
- Malahide — conservation in the old town, coastal exposure elsewhere. Attic conversion, extension
- Castleknock — larger hip-roofed houses, where hip-to-gable pays. Attic conversion
- Skerries — coastal, with conservation in the old town. Extension
- Portmarnock — coastal, external fabric assessed alongside the interior. House renovation
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Areas
- Sandyford — houses and a great deal of apartment and duplex development. Attic conversion
- Leopardstown — modern estates, where head height rather than structure decides it. Attic conversion
- Goatstown — 1950s to 70s semis with traditional cut roofs. Attic conversion
- Dún Laoghaire — period houses and apartments, each with different constraints. Bathroom renovation
Not Listed Here?
The pages above are the areas we have written up in detail. They are not the limit of where we work.
We build throughout Dublin city and county and across the commuter belt in Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. If your address is not on this page, it does not mean we cannot help — it means we have not written that page yet. Get in touch and we will tell you straight away whether your project suits us.
Start With the Service
If you would rather begin from the work than the location, our main service pages cover the whole of Dublin:
Our Recent Work
Service Area FAQs
Which areas of Dublin do you cover?
We work throughout Dublin city and county, and across the commuter belt in Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. The pages listed above are the areas we have written up in detail because we work in them regularly. They are not a boundary. If your address is not listed, contact us and we will tell you straight away whether we can take it on.
Do you charge more for areas further from the city?
No. Our pricing is based on the work, not the postcode. What can differ between areas is access — a narrow city-centre terrace with no side entrance takes longer to load out than a suburban semi with a driveway, and that shows up in the programme. We account for it at the survey stage so it is in the quote from the start.
Which council will handle my planning application?
It depends on your address. Dublin City Council covers the city and inner suburbs; South Dublin County Council covers Lucan, Clondalkin, Tallaght and the south west; Fingal County Council covers Swords, Malahide, Balbriggan and the north county; and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown covers Dundrum, Sandyford and the south east. We confirm which applies to your property before any design work is committed to.
My house is in a conservation area. Can you still work on it?
Yes, but the process is different. Conservation areas and protected structures restrict what can be changed externally, and some work that would be exempted development elsewhere needs permission. Parts of Malahide, Skerries, Chapelizod, Stoneybatter and Rathmines fall into this category. We establish the status of your property first, because it changes what is worth designing.
Does the area I live in actually change the job?
More than most people expect. The roof structure decides whether an attic conversion is straightforward or needs steel — a 1950s cut roof in Terenure and a 1990s trussed roof in Adamstown are two different jobs. Garden depth decides how much you can extend without planning permission. Wall construction decides how the house is insulated. Those things track with when and where the house was built.
Do you have photos of work in my area?
We do, and we are adding them to these pages. If you want to see completed work near you before you commit to anything, ask when you get in touch and we will show you what we have for that area.
Tell Us Where You Are
The quickest way to find out whether we are the right builder for your project is to have us look at the house. The site survey is free, there is no obligation, and you will get a straight answer about what is realistic for your property and your area.
Commitments for Project
As a top building contractor, our team of expert tradesmen and managers is dedicated to ensuring the seamless completion of your project. Particularly, we will guide you through the process and ensure transparency to help you make informed decisions.
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