Balcon Studio

Villa renovation cost in Dubai and the UAE

We take on one kind of project: a full renovation of a villa at the high end of the market, turnkey, from AED 10,000 per m². We do not do cosmetic refreshes or partial renovations.

Full renovation only

Every project covers the whole villa: layout and structure, all services, finishes, bespoke joinery, and the craft on top of them — natural stone, hand-run mouldings, painted ceilings. It runs as one contract and one programme.

We do not take on cosmetic refreshes, redecoration, or a kitchen or bathroom on its own. If that is what a villa needs, a different contractor is the right choice, and we say so in the first conversation rather than quote for work we would not stand behind.

Our rate, turnkey
from AED 10,000 per m²
Villas we take on
from 700 m²
A 700 m² villa
from AED 7M

The figure moves with materials and brands at the finishing stage; the structure, services and labour behind it stay the same. See what it buys on a 1,500 m² villa.

Estimate your villa

One input: the area of the villa in square metres. The calculation runs in your browser, nothing is sent anywhere, and the formula is printed below.

Starting figure

From AED 7M

Formula: area in m² × AED 10,000. Approval fees, loose furniture and landscaping outside the villa footprint sit outside this figure.

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What moves the number

The rate is where a figure starts, not where it ends. What takes it higher is a short list: how much stone is imported and how it is cut, how much of the joinery is bespoke, painted ceilings and lighting, whether walls move, and whether the villa sits in a community that requires its own approvals and working-hour limits.

The cheapest way to control cost is to fix the scope before work starts. Variations agreed on site, mid-project, are what turn a quoted figure into a final figure that nobody predicted.

Questions

Do you take on cosmetic or partial renovations?
No. We only take on full renovations of villas from 700 m², at the high end of the market and from AED 10,000 per m². If a villa needs a refresh or a single room redone, a different contractor will serve it better.
Why is a villa renovation priced per square metre?
Because area drives most of the cost: flooring, ceilings, services and labour all scale with it. A rate per square metre gives a working figure early. The contract price comes from a bill of quantities, not from a rate card.
What moves the figure above the starting rate?
Materials and brands at the finishing stage: imported stone, bespoke joinery, painted ceilings and lighting. The structure, services and labour behind the figure stay the same.
What is not included in a renovation quote?
Usually municipality and developer approval fees, loose furniture, appliances beyond the kitchen package, and landscaping outside the villa footprint. Ask for these to be listed explicitly before you compare two quotes.
How much should the first payment be?
An advance is normal in the UAE; what matters is that later payments are tied to completed stages rather than to dates, and that the stages are defined in the contract.

Get a figure for your villa

Tell us the size of the villa. We come back with a first figure at our rate, and after a site visit, with a bill of quantities.

We take on villa projects from 700 m² · from AED 7M.

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How should we get in touch?

Balcon Studio

Marasi Drive, Business Bay, Dubai

Monday to Friday, 10:00–19:00

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