Three-bedroom flats with closed kitchens
This is the dominant housing type in the centre and it is almost always renovated the same way: take down the kitchen wall, redo the installations and replace the flooring throughout.
We renovate in San Pedro de Alcántara, both in the town itself and in Guadalmina and the surrounding developments. It is around 20 minutes from our base.
The housing stock
San Pedro combines seventies and eighties town housing in the centre with villas and townhouses in Guadalmina and Cortijo Blanco. The centre is dominated by three-bedroom flats with closed kitchens, which is the most common renovation: opening up the kitchen and rebuilding the bathroom. In the villa areas the work tends to be larger and involves more bespoke joinery.
This is the dominant housing type in the centre and it is almost always renovated the same way: take down the kitchen wall, redo the installations and replace the flooring throughout.
In Guadalmina you have to account for terraces, porches and sometimes a pool. Waterproofing and external paving are items that are easily forgotten.
Wide streets and reasonable parking: logistics are cheaper than in an old town centre, and that shows in the quote.
Centro · Guadalmina · Nueva Alcántara · El Ingenio · Cortijo Blanco
The crew is around 20 minutes away, so we can drop by to sort out any issue the same day.
How we work
We measure and check the consumer unit, the pipework and what is under the tiles. Everything visible during the visit is included in the price.
Every item measured, materials by brand, timeline by week and payment by milestones. We walk you through it on the phone, item by item.
The same workers you see in the videos. We send you the progress every week and deliver on the signed date.
Common questions
It depends on four concrete things: the size and condition of the property, what is behind the walls (if the wiring is 30 years old, all of it goes), how many bathrooms and kitchens are involved — that is where half the budget of a full renovation goes — and the quality of the materials you choose. That is why we do not quote over the phone: we come, measure and give it to you in writing, item by item, within 48 hours, free and with no obligation. A quote given blind is the one that later overruns.
It means the amount you sign in the quote is the amount you pay when the work is finished. The quote includes every item measured, materials by brand (or equivalent), the timeline by week and payment by milestones. Anything we detect during the visit — consumer unit, pipework, visible damp — is already included in the price: that is why we look so carefully before quoting.
It is quoted separately, in writing, and you decide whether it goes ahead. No surprise invoice appears at the end. A genuine unexpected issue is something that cannot be seen during the visit: a damaged joist under the floor or a broken soil pipe inside a wall. Anything visible during the visit is not unexpected — it is part of the fixed price.
By milestones: part at the start, part halfway through and the rest on delivery, once you have seen it finished. The usual split is 30 % at the start, 40 % halfway and 30 % on completion, and it is written into the quote. You never pay everything up front.
A full renovation of an 80–100 m² flat usually takes between 8 and 10 weeks if the property is empty. If you are living there it takes longer, because the work has to be done in phases. The quote includes the delivery date in writing, not an estimate: we plan week by week and show you the progress in each one.
For interior work that does not touch the structure or the façade, a responsible declaration or a minor works permit is usually enough in Costa del Sol municipalities. If the structure is affected, openings are made in load-bearing walls or the façade is altered, a major works permit and a technical project are required. We handle the paperwork and it is included in the quote.
Free visit and quote
Message us on WhatsApp with the area, what you want to do and when. We reply within minutes between 9am and 8pm and propose a day for the visit.