Urban Infill Self-Build in Dublin — A 132 m² Dublin 6 Build, the Numbers and the Gotchas
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Urban infill (Dublin 6, 132 m², 2024): €420,000 build, hybrid (direct labour + main contractor). Site was the gotcha — tight access.
Urban infill in Dublin 6: 132 m², finished 2024, hybrid route (direct labour for groundworks and frame, main contractor from weathertight onward). Build cost: €420,000 (€3,180/m²). Site: small infill in a Victorian terrace street, planning permission granted for a contemporary 3-bed. Build: timber frame, slate-effect tile roof, MVHR, 6 kW air-to-water heat pump, 4 kWp solar PV, BER A1. Gotchas: tight access (narrow terrace street, deliveries coordinated hour by hour, scaffolding licence from the council), neighbour relations (party wall agreements, working hours, dust suppression), the main contractor's premium absorbed by the hybrid saving. Outcome: finished in 11 months. BER A1 confirmed. The hybrid route saved €30,000–€50,000 vs a full main contractor. The owners credit the success to: a clear brief, a main contractor with two recent urban infill builds, and a party wall surveyor who handled the neighbour relations.
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SCSI, Construction Cost Database 2024. https://www.scsi.ie/
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How much did a 132 m² urban infill cost in Dublin 6 in 2024?
€420,000 build, hybrid route. Build cost €3,180/m². Total project cost €550,000–€600,000. BER A1.
What were the gotchas on this build?
Tight access (narrow terrace street, deliveries coordinated hour by hour), neighbour relations (party wall agreements, working hours, dust suppression), scaffolding licence from the council.
How long did the build take?
11 months on site. The tight access and the party wall agreement added 1 month. The hybrid route saved €30,000–€50,000 vs a full main contractor.
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