Renovation in Marratxí
The estates here were built to a small number of plans, which means the house next door is frequently the same house, and whatever is wrong with yours has usually been fixed a few doors away already. That is a real advantage and it is worth using.
Somebody nearby has already solved this
Repetition makes a renovation more predictable than almost anywhere else on the island. A company that has worked on one of these houses knows where the pipes run, which wall is doing the carrying, how the roof is built and which corner the damp appears in, because it has already opened up the same details on the same plan.
It makes pricing better too. Where the layout is known, the unknowns that inflate a quote shrink, and two companies pricing the same house type are pricing something they both recognise. Ask directly whether a company has worked on your plan before, because on these estates the answer is often yes and it is worth something.
The other side of it is that the weak points repeat as well. Where the original build cut a corner, it cut it in every house, so a fault that looks like bad luck is usually a decision taken when the estate was built. Neighbours who have already dealt with it are the cheapest survey available.
What repeats across these houses
- The same layout, so the same walls carry the same loads
- The same original glazing, and the same performance from it
- Insulation to whatever the standard was when the estate went up
- Flat or shallow roofs of a single generation, ageing together
- Terraces built to one detail, failing at the same junction
- Electrical installations sized for the appliances of the time
- Original bathrooms and kitchens in the same positions
- Garages and stores that convert the same way in every house
- Boundary walls and gates of a common type
- Neighbours who have already had all of the above priced
Most asked for on the estates
Nearby areas
Palma
How your request reaches a company
Mallorca Renovation is a comparison service. A request for a renovation on an estate house 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.
Should I ask my neighbours what they paid?
If they will say, yes. On an estate of repeated plans it is the closest thing to a comparable price that exists, and it also tells you which companies turned up and finished. Very little else on this island offers that.
Does a familiar house type make the quote cheaper?
It makes it tighter, which is usually the same thing. Fewer unknowns means less contingency built into the number and fewer variations later, and both of those come out of what you actually pay.
Can I extend the same way my neighbour did?
Frequently the structure allows it, since the houses are the same. What is allowed on your plot is a separate question from what is allowed on theirs, so it is established for your property rather than assumed from theirs.
Get quotes for an estate house renovation
Describe the house and the plan once, and let several companies price the same work.