Services · Home renovation
Home and apartment renovation in Dubai, designed and managed
We are not the builder. We work for you.
Planning a home or apartment renovation in Dubai? We design it, then tender and manage the contractors. We are not a renovation company. We work on your side, not the builder’s.
01 · What it covers
A renovation, run on your side.
Many renovation companies in Dubai design and build. There, the designer works for the builder.
We design the renovation first. Then vetted contractors price the same drawings.
We appoint the contractor you choose and manage the works to handover.
- Layouts, kitchens and bathrooms redrawn
- Materials, lighting and joinery scheduled
- The building or community NOC handled
- Contractors tendered, vetted and managed
- Weekly photographed reports, to handover
02 · How it runs
How a renovation runs, from London.
- 01The brief and the survey. How you live, then what the building or community allows.
- 02A budget estimate. A first price from the brief and the survey.
- 03The design. Layouts, materials, lighting and joinery, drawn and sampled in London.
- 04The approvals. The NOC prepared and handled for you, before work starts.
- 05The tender. Vetted contractors price the drawings. We compare them line by line.
- 06The works, managed. We appoint and manage the contractor. A report every week, with photographs.
- 07The handover. Snagging checked for you, then a handover pack.
NU does not build in Dubai. Vetted contractors do the work. We manage them, on your side.
03 · What you hold
What you hold at each stage.
Before you commit
- A brief, in your words
- A survey of the home
- A budget estimate
Before the works
- Layouts, samples and visualisations
- Tendered prices, compared
- The NOC in hand
During the works
- One point of contact, on your side
- Weekly photographed reports
- Changes priced before you say yes
04 · Where
Renovation by community.
- EmaarDubai MarinaTowers around the water. Our finished apartment interior is here. Emaar approves alterations in its buildings.
- EmaarDowntown DubaiEmaar’s flagship district, around Burj Khalifa. High-rise residences. Alterations need an Emaar NOC.
- NakheelPalm JumeirahGated villa communities on the fronds, apartments on the trunk. Nakheel approves every alteration.
- Emaar, with MeraasDubai Hills EstateAn Emaar and Meraas community around a championship golf course. Villas, and plots to build on.
- Meydan SobhaDistrict OneVillas around a lagoon in Mohammed Bin Rashid City. Bespoke plots to build on.
Other services
Super-prime interior design·Residential project management·Apartment and penthouse fit-out·Villa renovation and extension·Cost planning and tendering·Fit-out project management·Villa interior design·Bespoke joinery
05 · Questions
Questions about home and apartment renovation.
Are you a renovation company?
No. We design the renovation and manage the contractors. Vetted contractors build it.
Do I need a NOC to renovate an apartment?
Usually. In Emaar’s towers, alterations need a NOC first. We prepare it and handle it.
How is the price set?
A budget estimate first, then a cost plan. Then vetted contractors tender against the drawings.
Who checks the work?
We check it against the drawings. Defects go back to the contractor, followed up by us.
06 · Next
Start a conversation about your home.
Send the address or the plan. We will tell you, honestly, what it could become and what it would take.
