Renovation in Bendinat
The villas here mostly still have the installations they were built with. Deciding whether those are staying or going is the first question of the project, because the answer changes the disruption, the programme and the price far more than any choice of finish.
The installations decide everything after them
Replacing wiring and pipework means opening walls, floors and ceilings across the whole house, which means finishes come off everywhere rather than in the rooms being changed. A project that was going to be a kitchen and two bathrooms becomes a project that touches every room, and that is the single biggest step change in cost a house like this has.
Which is exactly why it should be decided first and not discovered. Quotes that assume the installations stay and quotes that assume they go are not two prices for the same job, and a homeowner comparing them without knowing that is comparing nothing. Ask every company to state its assumption in writing.
The argument for doing it is that the walls are only open once. Renewing finishes over an installation that is near the end of its life means paying for those finishes twice, because the second project takes them straight back off. If the services are near the end, the expensive moment to replace them is any time other than now.
What a full first fix on one of these houses covers
- Consumer unit, circuits and the capacity the house actually draws now
- Every socket and switch position, which is easiest to change now
- Data and network cabling, which the original build had no reason to include
- Hot and cold water throughout, and the pressure across a spread plan
- Waste and drainage, including anything relocated
- Hot water generation, and where the plant sits
- Cooling routes, which need planning before ceilings close
- Lighting positions and controls, decided before plaster
- Outdoor circuits for terraces, gates and pool equipment
- Making good across every room the work passed through
Most asked for here
Complete refurbishment
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How your request reaches a company
Mallorca Renovation is a comparison service. A request for a renovation with the services replaced goes to the renovation and building companies on our list; they quote the work and carry it out, and any agreement is between you and the company you pick.
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Describe the job
Tell us the property, roughly what you want and where it is. Photographs and a rough plan help, though neither is required.
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We match it
The request goes to companies that work in your area and take on this kind of job at this size.
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They quote you
Each company contacts you directly with its own price, timing and approach. We do not set any of it.
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You compare and choose
Put the quotes side by side and take the one you want, or none of them. Using the site costs you nothing.
Can the wiring be replaced without opening every wall?
Partly, and rarely completely. Some runs can follow existing routes and some cannot, and ceilings usually take more of the damage than walls. A company that has done it in a house of this type will tell you which rooms it expects to open.
How do I know if the installation needs replacing?
It is assessed rather than guessed, and age alone is a poor guide. What matters is the capacity, the condition and whether it has already been extended piecemeal. Ask for it to be looked at before the scope is written, not after.
Can it be done room by room over several years?
It can, and it costs more in total and disrupts more often. Splitting a first fix means finishes get removed twice and the house is a building site repeatedly. Where the budget allows one pass, one pass is cheaper.
Get quotes with the installations priced
Describe the house once and ask every company to state whether the services stay or go.