HOW TO HIRE · TRADES & CONSTRUCTION · CHECKED OCTOBER 2026
How to hire a carpet fitter in Ireland
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.
A carpet fitter in Ireland costs €8–€35 per m², typically around €18. 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 a carpet fitter 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 — selecting the right — selecting the right carpet type and underlay.
- Will I get a Certificate of Compliance on Completion, and when?On the day the work is finished and tested, not posted on later — measuring the space — measuring the space accurately for carpet fitting.
- How does type of carpet change the price?An upgraded package costs more because it includes more. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does complexity of the installation change the price?The trickiest part of the job often takes the longest. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does size of the area change the price?Size is the single number most quotes are built from. — 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 13.5%, the reduced 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 — selecting the right — selecting the right carpet type and underlay.
A good answer: On the day the work is finished and tested, not posted on later — measuring the space — measuring the space accurately for carpet fitting.
A good answer: An upgraded package costs more because it includes more. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: The trickiest part of the job often takes the longest. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: Size is the single number most quotes are built from. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: Consultation to discuss — consultation to discuss requirements and preferences — get the exclusions named in the quote, because a carpet fitter 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 — what does this service include? — this service typically includes consultation, measurement, and the actual fitting of the carpet.
Getting the quote right
- Type of carpet — an upgraded package costs more because it includes more.
- Complexity of the installation — the trickiest part of the job often takes the longest.
- Size of the area — size is the single number most quotes are built from.
- Additional services like furniture moving or floor preparation — tight corners slow the job before it has started.
- 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 carpet — an upgraded package costs more because it includes more
- They will not talk about it: complexity of the installation — the trickiest part of the job often takes the longest
- They will not talk about it: size of the area — size is the single number most quotes are built from
- A price for the carpet fitter before anyone has asked the size, the access or the condition of what they are working on
What a carpet fitter costs: €8–€35 per m²
The figures are for the job, per m², and a quote for your own is the only number that binds anyone. Residential carpet fitting and Commercial carpet installation each carry their own band. Carpet Fitter 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
Carpet fitters 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 carpet — an upgraded package costs more because it includes more — that is what the carpet fitter is judging on the first visit, and a price given without it is a guess.
- Agree what is being doneComplexity of the installation — the trickiest part of the job often takes the longest — put in writing before anyone starts, because it is the document you both read back at the end.
- The work itselfSize of the area — size is the single number most quotes are built from — and anything found on the day that was not in that is priced before it is started.
- Check it togetherAdditional services like furniture moving or floor preparation — tight corners slow the job before it has started — walked against the written scope rather than against the feeling of it, while the carpet fitter 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 professional is registered with a trade association.
- What does this service include?
- This service typically includes consultation, measurement, and the actual fitting of the carpet.
- Consultation to discuss
- Consultation to discuss requirements and preferences.
- Measuring the space
- Measuring the space accurately for carpet fitting.
- 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.
- Commercial Carpet Installation
- Fitting carpets in offices and retail spaces, often requiring durable materials.
- Carpet Repair
- Fixing damaged carpets, including patching and re-stretching.
AFTER
When the job is done
Hiring a carpet fitter: questions people ask
The duration of carpet fitting can vary based on the size of the area and complexity of the job, but most installations can be completed within a day. Consider the type of carpet and its maintenance needs.
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.
Two or three, each for the same written scope. Quotes for different scopes are not comparable, which is how the cheapest one wins and then grows.
Expect public liability and, for anything structural, professional indemnity from whoever designed it. Ask who the insurer is, not just whether they have it.
The work, what is not included, the materials, the dates, and the total with the VAT shown separately. A figure with none of that around it is a price, not a quote.
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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 — BUILDING and CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (Private dwellings and Non-residential immovable goods) — Reduced rate
- Revenue — current VAT rates (effective 1 January 2026)
- Revenue — VAT thresholds: €42,500 for a person supplying services only