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Polished concrete floors in Ireland
A polished concrete floor costs €90 to €150 a m² on PMAC's published range. Selfbuild Ireland reports two quotes of €20,000 for 190 m² of mid-range polished concrete in a city new build, about €105 a m².
New build, extension, or a slab you already have? Send it in 4 taps and it goes to one polished concrete contractor that covers your county, who rings you back to look at the floor and give you a written price.
- €90 to €150 a m²PMAC's published range for a polished concrete floor
- €20,000two quotes for 190 m² of mid-range polished concrete in a city new build, about €105 a m² (Selfbuild Ireland)
- 28 daysthe least time a new slab cures before it can be polished (PMAC)
- from €55a m² for a standard finish on floors over 100 m² (Selfbuild Ireland)
FreeNo obligationOne contractor rings you, not fiveNothing agreed until you accept a written price
Cost check
What a polished floor costs for your size
Three taps: the size of the floor, the finish and where you are. The answer is a published Irish rate times your area.
Published rate × your floor area
€10,800 to €18,000
120 m² at PMAC's published €90 to €150 a m². Our multiplication, not a quote. Selfbuild Ireland's starting rate for this size and finish is €55 to €60 a m², so from €6,600.
- Selfbuild Ireland reports two quotes of €20,000 for 190 m² of mid-range polished concrete in a city new build, about €105 a m².
- On a new build, the slab is poured anyway. The polish is the extra; on an existing slab, the grinding and polishing is the whole cost (PMAC).
- None of the published rates says whether VAT is in. Ask.
How this is worked out
The floor area you pick, times PMAC's published €90 to €150 a m². Selfbuild Ireland's starting rates for the size and finish are shown under it, with its €20 to €30 a m² extra for rural jobs. The multiplication is ours. Rates read on 3 November 2026. Edges, joints, steps, colour, the sealer, cracks to fill and access all move the price, and so does how far the contractor travels. It's an estimate, never a quote.
What it is
What a polished concrete floor is
Polished concrete is the concrete slab itself, ground flat with diamond tooling, hardened with a densifier and polished in finer and finer passes until it has the sheen you want (PMAC). There's no tile, board or coating on top: the slab is the floor.
How much stone shows depends on how deep the grinding goes. A light grind leaves a smooth cream surface. A deeper grind cuts into the sand and small stone (salt and pepper), and deeper again shows the stone itself (PMAC). The finishes sets them out.
- A new floor: the slab is poured to be polished, then cured for at least 28 days. New floors.
- An existing floor: the slab you have is ground and polished. Existing floors.
- Commercial: offices, shops, units and student blocks. Commercial floors.
Compared
Polished concrete and the alternatives
| Floor | Published price | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Polished concrete | €90 to €150 a m² | The slab, ground and polished |
| Microcement | €80 to €140 a m² | A 2 to 3 mm cement coating on top |
| Epoxy | €50 to €120 a m² | A resin coating on top |
| Power floated | part of the pour | The slab as it's finished, not ground |
Polished concrete from PMAC, microcement floors from Ireland Microcement, epoxy from Epoxy Pro Ireland. VAT not stated by any of them.
See it first
Polished concrete in your own room
Take a photo of the room, pick a finish and a sheen, and see the floor polished before anyone quotes. Free, in under a minute.
- Upload a photo, or answer 4 questions.
- We pass it to one contractor that covers your county.
- They ring you with a written price.
Preview of your photo, not a guarantee. Your photo goes to Google's Gemini service to make the picture and isn't kept.
A photo that works
- Daylight, lights on if it's dull.
- From the doorway, so most of the floor is in the shot.
- A building site is fine: the slab, the plaster, the lot.
- Hold the phone level, not pointed at your feet.
Who builds them
Where new slabs are poured
Of the 36,215 new homes finished in 2025, 5,874 were one-off houses, the self-builds and individual houses on their own sites. That's when most people decide on polished concrete: the slab is going in anyway, and polishing it can be the floor. Outside the cities, Selfbuild Ireland says expect about €20 to €30 a m² more for the travel.
How it works
From the form to a polished floor
- Answer 4 questions or upload a photoThe job, the building, the size and the county. Only your number is needed.
- We pass it to one contractorOne polished concrete contractor that covers your county. Not a list, and not five companies ringing you.
- They ring you with a priceAfter a look at the slab or the drawings, in writing: the finish, the sheen, joints, edges, sealer and VAT.
- The workOn a new slab, after at least 28 days of curing. Nothing is agreed until you accept.
Counties
Polished concrete county by county
| County | One-off houses finished, 2025 | People outside towns | Homes detached | Homes with renewables |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 69 | 38% | 51% | 27% |
| Cavan | 137 | 58% | 67% | 26% |
| Clare | 264 | 45% | 60% | 31% |
| Cork | 685 | 29% | 44% | 27% |
| Donegal | 451 | 51% | 70% | 20% |
| Dublin | 283 | 2% | 10% | 13% |
| Galway | 536 | 47% | 59% | 25% |
| Kerry | 291 | 55% | 66% | 30% |
| Kildare | 178 | 23% | 38% | 26% |
| Kilkenny | 128 | 48% | 59% | 32% |
| Laois | 118 | 41% | 55% | 27% |
| Leitrim | 58 | 59% | 73% | 30% |
| Limerick | 283 | 35% | 45% | 24% |
| Longford | 77 | 56% | 63% | 23% |
| Louth | 127 | 27% | 39% | 21% |
| Mayo | 281 | 59% | 70% | 26% |
| Meath | 342 | 34% | 50% | 29% |
| Monaghan | 149 | 61% | 65% | 25% |
| Offaly | 157 | 43% | 58% | 26% |
| Roscommon | 115 | 62% | 74% | 26% |
| Sligo | 102 | 46% | 56% | 25% |
| Tipperary | 227 | 49% | 59% | 32% |
| Waterford | 155 | 29% | 42% | 26% |
| Westmeath | 155 | 40% | 53% | 27% |
| Wexford | 309 | 51% | 61% | 31% |
| Wicklow | 197 | 24% | 44% | 31% |
One-off houses: CSO new dwelling completions, single houses, 2025 (CSO NDQ06). People outside towns: Census 2022, outside any census town (CSO Census 2022). Detached: share of private households in a detached house (CSO Census 2022). Renewables: households with a renewable energy source such as solar panels or a heat pump (CSO Census 2022). Our shares.
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Get a price in 4 taps
Tap what you need and leave your number. It goes to one polished concrete contractor that covers your county, and they ring you back to look at the floor and give you a written price.
FAQ
Questions people ask
How much do polished concrete floors cost in Ireland?
PMAC publishes €90 to €150 a m². Selfbuild Ireland gives from €55 to €60 a m² for a standard finish on floors over 100 m², and over €120 a m² on smaller floors or higher-end finishes. The cost guide has every figure.
Can you polish an existing concrete floor?
Often, yes. On an existing slab, the only cost is the grinding and polishing (PMAC). Whether yours polishes well depends on the concrete, what's been stuck to it and the cracks. A contractor needs to see it. See polishing an existing floor.
Does polished concrete work with underfloor heating?
Yes. The pipes go in the concrete slab, and the floor holds and releases the heat slowly (PMAC). PMAC's advice is to keep the water no hotter than 35°C and run the heating low all the time. See underfloor heating.
How long before a new slab can be polished?
At least 28 days of curing (PMAC). Do the heavy building work before the grinding starts (PMAC).
Is polished concrete cold or slippery?
It feels cool without heating, which is why most new polished floors in houses go over underfloor heating. PMAC says it's as slip resistant as polished marble, granite or porcelain, and needs a slip resistant coating to reach an R10 rating.
Are you a polished concrete company?
No. Polished Concrete Flooring is an introduction service run by Bartlomiej Standa, trading as Elevate Ireland. We pass your request to one polished concrete contractor that covers your county. They look at the floor, price it in writing and deal with you directly.
Where these numbers come from (5 public sources, checked 3 November 2026)
- Selfbuild Ireland, How much does polished concrete cost in Ireland? (Keith Kelliher, 16 May 2024, updated 2 July 2025)
- CSO, New Dwelling Completions NDQ06 (updated 29 October 2026)
- CSO Census 2022, table F1010 (population in and outside towns)
- CSO Census 2022, table F2007A (housing by type and year built)
- CSO Census 2022, households with a renewable energy source (SAP2022T6T10CTY)
Sources (10)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- PMAC: pmac.ie
- PMAC: pmac.ie
- PMAC: pmac.ie
- PMAC: pmac.ie
- PMAC: pmac.ie
- Ireland Microcement: irelandmicrocement.com
- Epoxy Pro Ireland: epoxypro.ie
- PMAC: pmac.ie
- PMAC: pmac.ie
- PMAC: pmac.ie