Renovation
The house you bought, finished
Full renovations, interior redesign and restoration — on the house you already own, or on the one you are about to make an offer for.
The work
Four kinds of job
Full renovations
Floor to ceiling: structure, plumbing, wiring and finishes, with the trades booked and managed for you.
Interior redesign
Kitchens, bathrooms and living space, reworked around the light the house actually gets.
Restoration
Old stone, beams and tile brought back rather than covered over, and brought up to current regulations.
Renovation to resell
Planned around the return: what to spend, where to spend it, and what it adds to the asking price.
Finished work
Before and after
Drag the slider to see what these rooms looked like on the day the keys were handed over.
After
BeforeA 1980s villa, brought forward
Altea, Alicante
The layout opened up, the glazing enlarged, kitchen and bathrooms replaced.
After
BeforeA coastal apartment
Jávea, Alicante
Kitchen and bathroom replaced, the living area opened to the terrace.
After
BeforeA finca in the valley
Benissa, Alicante
Stone and beams kept, wiring and plumbing renewed, insulation added behind the render.
On the books now
Properties for sale that need work
These are on the market today. I can quote the renovation before you make an offer, so the figure you are weighing up is the whole one.
Nothing on the books needs work at the moment. Register a search and I will come back to you when one appears.
How a job runs
Four stages, and who is there for each
The visit
I come and look at the property with you, and we talk through what you want, what it is likely to cost and how long it will take.
The drawings
Plans and renders before anything is ordered, so the argument about the kitchen happens on paper.
The build
Local trades do the work. I am on site every week to see that they do it properly, and the photographs come to you whether you are in Spain or not.
Handover
The property comes back to you finished, with the warranties, the certificates, and somebody to ring afterwards.
What goes wrong
Old Spanish houses have opinions
Damp behind a rendered wall. Wiring from the seventies. A roof patched instead of replaced, a terrace built without a licence. Finding those before the quote is written is most of what keeps a renovation on its budget, and it is why the first visit takes two hours rather than twenty minutes.
- Licensed and insured trades, working to a signed contract
- One price, with the provisional sums named as provisional
- Photographs every week, whether or not you are in the country
- The building licence and the certificates handled here, not left with you
- Quotes, site visits and updates in German, English or Spanish
Planning work on a house here?
Tell me where it is and what you have in mind. I will come and look, and give you a figure I am prepared to stand behind.
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