HOW TO HIRE · TRADES & CONSTRUCTION · CHECKED OCTOBER 2026
How to hire an asbestos removal & survey in Ireland
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.
An asbestos removal & survey in Ireland costs €300–€3,000 per job, typically around €1,000. Here is how to check that in a minute, what to ask before you book, and what you must be handed when the job is done.
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THE 60-SECOND VERSION
Hiring an asbestos removal & survey in five steps
- Are you on the Construction Industry Register Ireland, and what is your number?A number you can look up yourself before you agree a price — health and Safety Compliance — all work is carried out in accordance with health and safety regulations to protect both workers and residents.
- Will I get a Certificate of Compliance on Completion, and when?On the day the work is finished and tested, not posted on later — asbestos Encapsulation — sealing asbestos materials to prevent fibre release while maintaining safety.
- How does type of asbestos present change the price?Better finishes need more coats, more passes or more care. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does property size change the price?A bigger job takes longer and uses more of everything. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does what does this service include? change the price?It sets how much preparation the job needs. — ask before the quote rather than after.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Check before you book
Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI)
CIRI is a VOLUNTARY register today. The Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 was signed on 5 July 2022 and S.I. 429/2022 commenced parts of it on 29 August 2022; the Construction Industry Federation was appointed registration body on 16 January 2023. Registration is NOT yet mandatory: the divisions regulations had not been drafted as of a May 2025 Dáil answer, and CIRI itself projects mandatory registration from 2027. So being absent from CIRI breaks no law in 2026 — and being on it is still the only independent check of a builder that exists here.
Search the Construction Industry Register Ireland for the name or the registration number before you agree a price. ciri.ie →
a Certificate of Compliance on Completion
Issued by the assigned certifier and the builder, where the work needed a commencement notice on completion, before the building is occupied. It matters because it is lodged on the statutory register and is what a buyer's solicitor looks for; work done without one surfaces on sale.
Agree before the work starts that you will be handed a certificate of compliance on completion, and keep it with the house papers.
Insurance
Expect public liability and, for anything structural, professional indemnity from whoever designed it. From a company, ask for the insurer, the limit and the VAT number, and ask who actually attends: the team that turns up may be employed, subcontracted or both, and only one of those is supervised by the firm you are paying.
Ask to see the current certificate of insurance — the insurer's name, the limit and the date it runs to.
Trader or private seller
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 a trader must tell you they are a trader, and your consumer rights — work carried out with reasonable skill and care, and a cooling-off period on a contract agreed in your home or online — apply to traders and not to private sellers. On Locufy the trader status is shown on the profile.
Look for the trader badge on the Locufy profile, and ask anyone else for it in writing before you agree a price.
VAT
VAT at 23%, the standard rate Revenue publishes for this service. Ask whether the price you were given includes it. A trader under the €42,500 registration threshold does not charge it; one over it must, and must show it separately.
Ask whether the figure you were given includes it, and for the VAT number if they are registered — Revenue publishes the rate for this service. revenue.ie →
A good answer: A number you can look up yourself before you agree a price — health and Safety Compliance — all work is carried out in accordance with health and safety regulations to protect both workers and residents.
A good answer: On the day the work is finished and tested, not posted on later — asbestos Encapsulation — sealing asbestos materials to prevent fibre release while maintaining safety.
A good answer: Better finishes need more coats, more passes or more care. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: A bigger job takes longer and uses more of everything. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: It sets how much preparation the job needs. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: Asbestos Survey — A detailed inspection to identify and assess materials containing asbestos in a property — get the exclusions named in the quote, because a asbestos removal & survey job is priced on what was agreed and not on what was assumed.
A good answer: Expect public liability and, for anything structural, professional indemnity from whoever designed it — consider the potential need for temporary relocation during removal.
Getting the quote right
- Type of asbestos present — better finishes need more coats, more passes or more care.
- Property size — a bigger job takes longer and uses more of everything.
- What does this service include? — it sets how much preparation the job needs.
- Health and Safety Compliance — providers allow for it rather than discover it on the day.
- In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts
- What is NOT included, named
- Who actually attends, and whether they are employed or subcontracted
- The VAT number, and whether it checks out on the Revenue register
Walk away if
- They are not on the Construction Industry Register Ireland, or the number does not resolve to the name on the quote
- No a Certificate of Compliance on Completion is offered, or you are told you do not need one for work of this kind
- They will not talk about it: type of asbestos present — better finishes need more coats, more passes or more care
- They will not talk about it: property size — a bigger job takes longer and uses more of everything
- They will not talk about it: what does this service include? — it sets how much preparation the job needs
- A price for the asbestos removal & survey before anyone has asked the size, the access or the condition of what they are working on
What an asbestos removal & survey costs: €300–€3,000 per job
The figures are for the job, per job, and a quote for your own is the only number that binds anyone. Asbestos survey and Asbestos removal each carry their own band. Asbestos Removal & Survey price guide →
Guide prices compiled by the Locufy team from published Irish and UK provider price lists and 2026/27 cost guides. Updated 2026.
KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR? NOW FIND ONE
Asbestos removal & surveys near you, with the badges that matter shown
ID checked, trader status and one score from every review — on the card, before you message anyone. Nearest first. No account needed to look.
Or post the job free and let them come to you.
- Look firstType of asbestos present — better finishes need more coats, more passes or more care — that is what the asbestos removal & survey is judging on the first visit, and a price given without it is a guess.
- Agree what is being doneProperty size — a bigger job takes longer and uses more of everything — put in writing before anyone starts, because it is the document you both read back at the end.
- The work itselfWhat does this service include? — it sets how much preparation the job needs — and anything found on the day that was not in that is priced before it is started.
- Check it togetherHealth and Safety Compliance — providers allow for it rather than discover it on the day — walked against the written scope rather than against the feeling of it, while the asbestos removal & survey is still there.
- What you are handedA Certificate of Compliance on Completion, the invoice and any guarantee on the workmanship and the parts, check if the property has had previous asbestos surveys.
- Health and Safety Compliance
- All work is carried out in accordance with health and safety regulations to protect both workers and residents.
- Check if the
- Check if the property has had previous asbestos surveys.
- Asbestos Survey
- A detailed inspection to identify and assess materials containing asbestos in a property.
- Asbestos Encapsulation
- Sealing asbestos materials to prevent fibre release while maintaining safety.
- a Certificate of Compliance on Completion
- The document the assigned certifier and the builder, where the work needed a commencement notice issues on completion, before the building is occupied; it matters because it is lodged on the statutory register and is what a buyer's solicitor looks for; work done without one surfaces on sale.
- Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI)
- The Construction Industry Register Ireland — the list you can search before you book, and the thing a asbestos removal & survey either is on or is not.
AFTER
When the job is done
Hiring an asbestos removal & survey: questions people ask
Yes, a survey is crucial for identifying hidden asbestos, which can protect health and inform renovation plans. Understand local regulations regarding asbestos handling and disposal.
If asbestos is detected, a removal plan will be developed to safely eliminate the materials. Consider the potential need for temporary relocation during removal.
It is generally recommended to vacate the premises during removal for safety reasons. Asbestos removal and survey services focus on identifying and safely eliminating asbestos-containing materials from properties.
Untreated asbestos poses serious health risks, including respiratory issues, making timely removal essential. These services typically involve a thorough inspection, sampling, and analysis of materials suspected to contain asbestos, followed by the safe removal and disposal of any hazardous items.
Search the name or the registration number. If the number does not resolve to the name on the quote, stop there.
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 the work must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and put right if it is not. Say what is wrong in writing first.
MORE GUIDES
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Sources — checked October 2026
- Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022
- S.I. 429/2022 — Commencement Order
- Construction Industry Register Ireland
- Department of Housing — Building Control
- Consumer Rights Act 2022
- Revenue — HAULAGE (Goods) — Standard rate
- Revenue — current VAT rates (effective 1 January 2026)
- Revenue — VAT thresholds: €42,500 for a person supplying services only