Portlaw · Co. Waterford
Roofers in Portlaw
For roof repairs in Portlaw, 14 km from Waterford city, a small slate repair outside Dublin, Cork and Galway is published at €240 to €850 and a minor leak fix at €200 to €450 (BookMyRoofer.ie, BookMyRoofer.ie). A new roof on a semi is €9,000 to €18,000 (BookMyRoofer.ie).
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- Prices from published Irish sources
- Nothing booked until you accept a written price
- €9,000 to €18,000a new roof on a semi-detached house (BookMyRoofer.ie)
- €240 to €850a small slate repair outside Dublin, Cork and Galway (BookMyRoofer.ie)
- 43%of Co. Waterford homes were built before 1981 (CSO Census 2022)
- 1,302 mmof rain a year at Kilmacthomas, against 944 mm at Dunmore East (Met Éireann, our 3 km means)
Portlaw in numbers
The houses in Portlaw
24% of Portlaw's homes were built before 1946, against 17% across Co. Waterford (CSO Census 2022). Roofs that old are mostly natural slate, with lead in the valleys and round the chimneys. They're repaired slate by slate with matching slate, and a re-roof is a slower, dearer job.
18% of homes heat mainly with coal, turf or wood, against 9% in the county, so chimneys here are in use: flashing, flaunching and pots take the wear.
Portlaw gets 1,147 mm of rain a year and 326 mm from December to February (Met Éireann, our 3 km mean), the fifth wettest of the 11 towns on this site.
Rain
Portlaw and the other towns
Average rain a year, 1991–2020: our mean of Met Éireann's 1 km grid within 3 km of each town centre.
Prices
What roof work costs in Portlaw
No roofer based in Portlaw publishes its prices that we could find on 3 November 2026. These are the published Irish figures, using the rest-of-Ireland column where the source has one:
| Job | Published price | VAT | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minor leak fix or small patch | €200 to €450 | VAT not stated | BookMyRoofer.ie |
| Small slate repair, outside Dublin, Cork and Galway | €240 to €850 | VAT not stated | BookMyRoofer.ie |
| Flashing repair or replacement | €400 to €950 | VAT not stated | BookMyRoofer.ie |
| Ridge or hip repairs | €550 to €1,250 | VAT not stated | BookMyRoofer.ie |
| Gutter replacement, outside Dublin, Cork and Galway | €550 to €1,700 | VAT not stated | BookMyRoofer.ie |
| New roof, semi-detached house | €9,000 to €18,000 | VAT not stated | BookMyRoofer.ie |
| New roof, detached house | €12,000 to €28,000 | VAT not stated | BookMyRoofer.ie |
Each firm's own published figure. Not quotes: the company prices your roof after seeing it.
Price check
What it costs for your roof
Two taps: the job and the house. You get the prices Irish roofers publish for it, before anyone asks for your number.
Published price for this job
€9,000 to €18,000
New roof, semi-detached house, BookMyRoofer.ie, VAT not stated.
- New roof, 3-bed semi, concrete tiles (5 to 8 days)Recommended Roofing, 13.5% VAT applies€8,500 to €14,000
- Strip and re-slate in fibre-cement slate (6 to 10 days)Recommended Roofing, 13.5% VAT applies€9,000 to €16,500
- Concrete tile roof, installedBookMyRoofer.ie, VAT not stated€65 to €120 a m²
- Natural slate roof, installedBookMyRoofer.ie, VAT not stated€95 to €180 a m²
Most homes are done in 3 to 10 working days, weather permitting (BookMyRoofer.ie).
Send this for a real priceHow this is worked out
No sums of ours: each line is a figure an Irish roofing firm or price guide publishes for that job, read on 3 November 2026 (HP Roofing's on 1 November 2026), with the VAT status as the source gives it. Where a source gives a figure for outside Dublin, Cork and Galway, that is the one shown, because Waterford is outside all three. It's a guide, never a quote. The roofer prices your roof after seeing it.
Compared
Portlaw beside the rest of the county
| Town | Households | Built before 1946 | Built before 1981 | Rain a year | Holiday homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford city | 23,109 | 13% | 40% | 1,020 mm | 0.4% |
| Tramore | 4,176 | 9% | 33% | 1,032 mm | 6.2% |
| Dungarvan | 3,912 | 12% | 39% | 1,154 mm | 3.8% |
| Dunmore East | 678 | 8% | 29% | 944 mm | 34.8% |
| Lismore | 539 | 35% | 45% | 1,180 mm | 4.4% |
| Cappoquin | 368 | 35% | 58% | 1,197 mm | 1.6% |
| Tallow | 418 | 38% | 57% | 1,092 mm | 2.6% |
| Portlaw | 702 | 24% | 44% | 1,147 mm | 0.5% |
| Kilmacthomas | 353 | 13% | 43% | 1,302 mm | 2.7% |
| Ardmore | 171 | 21% | 48% | 998 mm | 48.8% |
| Passage East | 228 | 9% | 30% | 1,025 mm | 3.6% |
| Co. Waterford | 47,778 | 17% | 43% | 3.9% |
Households, year built and holiday homes: CSO Census 2022, each town's built-up area and the county; shares are of households that gave a year, and holiday homes of all dwellings. Rain: Met Éireann's 1991–2020 1 km grid, our mean of the cells within 3 km of each town centre.
See it first
A new roof on your own house
Take a photo of the house from the road, pick natural slate, fibre-cement slate or concrete tiles, and see it re-roofed before anyone quotes. Free, in under a minute.
- Upload a photo, or answer 4 questions.
- We pass it to one roofer that covers your part of Waterford.
- 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, from the road or the far end of the garden.
- The whole roof in the shot, ridge to gutter.
- Straight on to the front or back, not from a sharp angle.
- Never go up a ladder or onto a roof to take it.
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Get a roofer's price in 4 taps
Tap what you need and leave your number. It goes to one roofing company that covers your part of Co. Waterford, and they ring you back to arrange a look and a written price.
FAQ
Portlaw questions
How much does a roof repair cost in Portlaw?
Outside Dublin, Cork and Galway, BookMyRoofer.ie publishes €200 to €450 for a minor leak, €300 to €700 for 10 to 25 slates or tiles and €400 to €950 for flashing. The written price depends on the roof and the access.
Do you cover all of Portlaw?
Yes, Portlaw and the townlands around it. Requests go to one roofing company that covers your part of Co. Waterford.
How much is a new roof in Portlaw?
€9,000 to €18,000 for a semi-detached house and €12,000 to €28,000 for a detached house, by BookMyRoofer.ie's published ranges.
When should a roof in Portlaw be fixed?
A dry spell. Portlaw gets 326 mm of rain from December to February on the 1991–2020 average (Met Éireann). Temporary covers go on in any weather; slate, lead and mortar work wait for a dry day.
Nearby
Nearby towns, and the cost guide
- Roofers Dunmore East678 households, 8% built before 1946, 944 mm of rain a year.
- Roofers Tramore4,176 households, 9% built before 1946, 1,032 mm of rain a year.
- Roofers Passage East228 households, 9% built before 1946, 1,025 mm of rain a year.
- Roofers Kilmacthomas353 households, 13% built before 1946, 1,302 mm of rain a year.
- Roof costs in Ireland56 published Irish prices in one place, checked November 2026.
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Where these numbers come from (2 public sources, checked 3 November 2026)
Sources (4)
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- BookMyRoofer.ie: bookmyroofer.ie
- BookMyRoofer.ie: bookmyroofer.ie
- BookMyRoofer.ie: bookmyroofer.ie
- BookMyRoofer.ie: bookmyroofer.ie