Renovation in Santa Ponsa
A great deal of this was built quickly, in the same two decades, to meet demand that arrived faster than anybody expected. That produced a lot of usable property and a recognisable set of shortcuts, and most renovation here is dealing with the second while keeping the first.
What speed left behind
Building fast concentrates the savings in the places nobody sees on a viewing. Waterproofing detailed simply rather than well. Insulation omitted. Drainage falls that are adequate rather than generous. Reinforcement with less cover over it than a coastal position deserves. None of those stopped the building working, and all of them shorten how long it works without attention.
The result is that faults here tend to be systemic rather than random. A leak at a terrace junction is usually the detail rather than the damage, so patching it fixes this winter and not the next. The useful question when something fails is whether it failed or whether it was always going to, because those get different repairs.
What was not cut is generally the frame. These buildings are mostly straightforward concrete structures that are perfectly sound, which is why so much here is worth renovating rather than replacing. The bones are fine; it is the detailing and the services that are of their time.
What tends to surface in property of this period
- Terrace and balcony waterproofing detailed to the standard of the day
- Little or no insulation anywhere in the envelope
- Single glazing in frames with no thermal break
- Drainage falls that work until something settles
- Concrete cover thinner than a coastal position needs
- Electrical installations sized for far fewer appliances
- Plumbing runs that were quick to install and awkward to alter
- Flat roofs patched repeatedly rather than replaced once
- Bathrooms and kitchens in their original positions
- A structure that is usually sound and worth keeping
Most asked for here
Modern villa renovation
How your request reaches a company
Mallorca Renovation is a comparison service. A request for a renovation on boom-era property 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.
My terrace leaks every winter. Why does patching not hold?
Usually because the detail rather than the surface is what is failing, so a patch treats the symptom and the water finds the same route again. It is worth having the junction opened up once properly instead of resealed annually.
Is property from this period worth renovating?
Generally yes, because the structure is usually sound. What dates it is the envelope, the services and the detailing, and all three can be brought up without touching the frame that is holding it all up.
Where does insulation go on a house that never had any?
It depends on the construction and on whether the outside may change, and it is worth having priced both ways. It is also the single change owners here notice most, in summer as much as in winter.
Get quotes for boom-era property
Describe the property and what has started to show, and let several companies price it.