Specialism 02 of 13
Renovation and refurbishment
Your layout no longer suits you, or the building services (electrics, plumbing, heating and ventilation) need renewing. We strip out with care, renew the services and surfaces, and test the new installations before closing the walls. You can follow the work through photographs by room on your Client Portal.
Typical floor plan · existing and proposed
- 01 Existing layout, subdivided
- 02 Walls to be demolished
- 03 New plasterboard walls
- 04 Bathroom with new services
- 05 Kitchen opened up to the living room
- 06 New windows and doors
Who it’s for
We renovate and refurbish existing buildings. You may need help with:
- An older flat with a bathroom and kitchen to redo
- A 1970s or 1980s house with its original services and windows
- A shop or commercial unit to adapt to a new use
- A façade with loose render, cracks or water ingress
What’s included
We set out the scope in your proposal, including the work your property needs:
- Careful demolition and rubble removal
- Chasing (cutting channels for pipes and cables) and making good afterwards
- Plasterboard walls and ceilings, including moisture-resistant board
- Suspended ceilings with indirect lighting
- Levelling screeds: the smooth layer beneath the floor finish
- Waterproofing with liquid cementitious membranes
- Complete bathrooms: strip-out, new services, sanitaryware and shower screens
- Complete kitchens, with new services and worktops
- Replacement windows and doors, with openings made good
- Internal doors and security doors
- Façade refurbishment
How we work in this specialism
How we apply our method to this specialism, in four steps. Every proposal starts with a site visit or a review of your drawings.
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Site visit and survey
We assess your existing building services, walls and openings before we price the works.
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Itemised proposal
You receive the scope and exclusions by section: demolition, building services, plasterboard, tiling and joinery.
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Works with testing
We test the new building services before closing the chases. You can see photographs by room on your portal.
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Handover
We carry out a joint final inspection with you and a final clean. The statutory warranty applies.
What we deliver
From the proposal through to handover, you receive:
- A proposal itemised by section, with the VAT rate assessed case by case
- A programme by phase
- Photographs by room on your Client Portal
- New building services tested and certified by a qualified technician
- Joint final inspection and the statutory warranty
FAQ
Your questions about this specialism. The specific terms are always in your proposal and written contract.
Can I renovate just my bathroom or kitchen?
Yes. We carry out complete bathroom and kitchen renovations: strip-out, new water and drainage services, sanitaryware, shower screens and worktops.
Will you remove the rubble?
Yes. We demolish with care and include rubble removal in the works.
What VAT rate will I pay on a renovation?
Renovation works on residential property may qualify for the reduced rate under Portuguese law. We assess eligibility case by case in your proposal and show VAT separately.
Related specialisms
Specialisms often commissioned alongside this one:
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Finishes
Render, painting, tiling and joinery to finish the renovation.
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Plumbing and drainage
New water and drainage services for bathrooms and kitchens.
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Electrical installations
New consumer unit, circuits and lighting for the renovated home.
Specialism 02 of 13
Have a home to renovate?
Tell us where your project is and what you have in mind. We visit the site where needed and prepare a written proposal, itemised by section, with inclusions and exclusions; your contract is in writing before work starts.
Site visit and written proposal at no cost. With or without a design.
IMPIC licence no. 116724-PAR · Written contract · Complaints Book