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Labour & Trades

Blocklayer jobs in Ireland

Blocklaying is steady work across the Dublin commuter belt, with most packages priced rather than hourly. Output matters more than anything else on these jobs.

Typical rate
€24.00 to €29.00 an hour
Tickets needed
Safe Pass
Busiest counties
Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Louth

Live vacancies

Nothing live for this search right now. Register and we will call you the moment something fits.

What the work involves

  • Laying block to line and level on residential schemes
  • Rising walls, internal partitions and cavity work
  • Working to a daily output on a priced package

What you need

Sites across Ireland will ask to see the following before you start. Tickets are checked and verified by us before you are put forward, so there are no surprises at the gate.

  • Safe Pass

Pay

Blocklayers placed through O&B typically earn €24.00 to €29.00 an hour. What you earn depends on the site, the hours and the tickets you hold, and overtime is common on the larger schemes.

Common questions

Is blocklaying paid hourly or priced?

Both. Larger residential packages are usually priced by the block or by the metre, while smaller or more complex work tends to be hourly.

Looking for blocklayer work?

Register once with your trade, tickets and the counties you will travel to. Your consultant will call you when the right job comes in, and you will not fill in another form.