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Villa renovation in Dubai, run like a project

Structural works, extensions, facade, full interiors, landscaping and pool — one contract, a dedicated site manager and a schedule with penalties written into it.

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  • 2 daysto a written estimate
  • 4–9months · typical villa
  • 2 yrsworkmanship warranty
  • DMpermits handled by us
A villa is not a big apartment — it is a construction project
4–9 motypical full villa programme

Why a villa is different

A villa is not a big apartment — it is a construction project

Villas in Jumeirah, Al Barsha, Arabian Ranches and Emirates Hills come with things apartments never have: a structure you are allowed to change, a facade that faces the street and the authorities, a garden with irrigation and drainage, and a pool with its own plant room. Each of those is a separate permit and a separate trade, and all of them have to land in the right order.

  • A site manager who lives on the project, not a supervisor shared across ten sites
  • Dubai Municipality submissions: structural, extension, pool, facade, landscaping
  • Structural engineer and MEP consultant engaged where the scope needs them
  • Stage-by-stage schedule in the contract, with a penalty for our delay
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Scope

What a villa programme covers

We take on the whole property or a defined part of it — a majlis, a kitchen wing, a pool area. The estimate follows whatever you choose to include.

  • Structure & extensions

    Removal and addition of walls, new openings, slab and beam works, room and floor extensions, all with a certified structural design and a DM permit.

  • Permits & authorities

    Dubai Municipality building permit, community and developer approvals, DEWA and Etisalat coordination, completion certificate and as-built submission.

  • Facade & roof

    Recladding in travertine, stone or render, new aluminium windows and doors, waterproofing, roof insulation and thermal upgrade.

  • Interiors & joinery

    Full interior fit-out: layouts, finishes, bathrooms, majlis, bespoke joinery and furniture from our own workshop.

  • MEP & smart home

    Full rewire, new distribution, ducted AC replacement, plumbing and drainage, solar-ready provisioning, lighting design and smart-home integration.

  • Landscape & pool

    Garden design, irrigation, decking and paving, outdoor kitchen, pergolas, pool construction or refurbishment with a new plant room and lighting.

Configurator

Scope your villa programme and we will price it

Seven questions, about a minute. Villas vary too much for a number on a page — we price your scope by hand and send it on WhatsApp.

Step 1 of 8

What are we working on?
Built-up area?

The figure on your title deed or Oqood is exactly right. 1 sq ft ≈ 0.093 m².

m²
How many bedrooms?
How far does the programme go?
What should be in the scope?

Each of these is its own permit and its own trade, so it changes the answer a lot.

When would you like to start?
Which community?

Optional — it decides which approvals we need and how long they take.

Where should we send the figure?

We price your configuration by hand — no automatic number, because an automatic number is always wrong. You get it on WhatsApp, usually within an hour during working hours.

Your configuration

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How it goes

From survey to completion certificate

  1. Survey & feasibility

    We walk the villa with a structural engineer where needed, establish what the community and the Municipality will allow, and give you a line-by-line estimate.

  2. Design & permits

    Architectural and MEP drawings, 3D visuals, structural calculations, then submission to Dubai Municipality and the community. We track every approval.

  3. Construction

    Structure, then envelope, then MEP, then finishes, then landscape — in that order, with a dedicated site manager and a weekly report against the programme.

  4. Handover & certificate

    Snagging closed, systems commissioned and demonstrated, completion certificate and as-built drawings issued, warranty starts.

Villa work

Villas we have delivered

Double-height living, Jumeirah — Full programme · 620 m² Double-height living, JumeirahFull programme · 620 m² Facade recladding, Al Barsha — Facade & windows · 480 m² Facade recladding, Al BarshaFacade & windows · 480 m² Pool and terrace, Palm Jumeirah — Landscape & pool Pool and terrace, Palm JumeirahLandscape & pool Majlis, Jumeirah — Full programme · 620 m² Majlis, JumeirahFull programme · 620 m² Kitchen wing, Emirates Hills — Joinery & stone · 28 m² Kitchen wing, Emirates HillsJoinery & stone · 28 m² New staircase, Jumeirah — Full programme · 620 m² New staircase, JumeirahFull programme · 620 m²
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Questions

Villa renovation — what owners ask

Can I extend my villa or add a room?
In most freehold communities, yes — within the plot coverage and setback rules of your community and with a Dubai Municipality building permit. Some communities (Emirates Hills, parts of Arabian Ranches) also run their own architectural review. We establish what is possible on the first visit, before any drawing is paid for.
How long does a Dubai Municipality permit take?
For a straightforward interior and MEP scope, typically three to six weeks from complete drawings. Structural changes and extensions take longer — six to twelve weeks — and community approval runs in parallel. We build that time into the programme rather than discovering it later.
Can we live in the villa during the works?
Sometimes, if the scope can be phased wing by wing — and we have run projects that way. For anything structural or a full MEP replacement, no: the power and water go off for weeks at a time. We will tell you which case yours is at the survey.
Do you do pools and landscaping, or do you subcontract?
Pool construction and refurbishment and the landscape works are run by us under the same contract, with specialist crews we have worked with for years. One warranty, one point of contact, no finger-pointing between trades.
What about the villa's age — 1990s stock in Jumeirah?
Older Jumeirah villas usually need the full electrical distribution replaced, the plumbing re-run in modern pipe, roof waterproofing redone and the AC moved from split units to ducted. We survey all four before quoting, because finding them halfway through is exactly what blows a renovation budget.

Next step

Let us survey your villa

The first visit tells you what your community and the Municipality will allow, what the house actually needs, and what it will cost. It is free.

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Get a fixed-price estimate

Get a fixed-price estimate

Tell us about the property — we will come to the site, measure it and come back with a line-by-line estimate within two working days. No charge, no obligation.

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