Renovations and Building Work in the Algarve
Bathrooms, kitchens and outdoor work, with one person coordinating the job.
We carry out full bathroom and kitchen refurbishments, extensions, barbecues and outdoor bars, ponds and every kind of masonry and finishing work. The job always has one of our people accountable for it from start to finish.,That solves the most common problem for anyone having work done: nobody knows when the plumber is coming, and the plumber says he is waiting for the electrician. When one team coordinates everything, that conversation stops happening and the job finishes on the date agreed.
What's included
- Complete bathrooms — Strip-out, alteration of plumbing and electrics, tanking, finishes and sanitaryware.
- Kitchens — Reorganising the space, water and electrical points, finishes and coordination with the unit manufacturer.
- Masonry and structure — Opening and closing openings, partition walls, suspended ceilings and floor levelling.
- Outdoor work — Barbecues, garden bars, pergolas, ornamental ponds and outdoor paving.
- Structural repairs — Crack treatment, reinforcement of weakened areas and correction of water ingress.
- Finishes — Plastering, painting, joinery and the post-construction clean at the end, all by the same team.
How we work
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Visit and survey
We measure, see what is possible and listen to what you want the space to do.
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Detailed quote
Broken down by stage and by material, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
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Planning the work
Dates per stage and coordination of the trades, settled before we start.
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Execution with oversight
One person as your point of contact, with photographs of progress if you cannot be there.
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Handover and cleaning
A walk-through with you, correction of anything that needs it, and the post-construction clean included.
Work we have done
Real jobs, photographed by us.
Bathroom clad in green marble
A complete bathroom refurbishment, from brickwork to stone: a walk-in shower, a floating counter and green marble from floor to ceiling.
Ornamental pond with a stone cascade
A garden pond with a stone cascade wall, aquatic planting and an edge in stone and pebble.
Garden bar with a thatched roof
An outdoor bar built over decking, with a counter, a cane front and a thatched roof.
Renovations and Building Work in your area
Every area has its own building stock and its own problems. See what we do where you live.
Renovations and Building Work in Loulé
Loulé is our base.
Renovations and Building Work in Almancil
Almancil and the golden triangle stretching out to Vale do Lobo and Quinta do Lago is the most demanding place we work — and, for that very reason, the one that keeps our finishing standards where they need to be.
Renovations and Building Work in Faro
Faro is the district capital: more flats than houses, more landlords than resident owners, and jobs done with neighbours above, below and on both sides.
Renovations and Building Work in Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara de Nexe is villa country with a view — halfway up the slope between Faro and the barrocal, where a lot of people built the house they intend to stay in.
Renovations and Building Work in Vilamoura
Vilamoura is an intensive holiday-letting area, and that changes everything about how you work: here the jobs live around the booking calendar.
Renovations and Building Work in Boliqueime
Boliqueime is barrocal country: houses scattered across hillsides, smallholdings with almond and carob trees, and a lot of old building stock that has never been properly touched.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a bathroom refurbishment take?
Between two and four weeks, depending on whether the pipework changes. Most of that time is drying: tanking and tile adhesives have curing times that cannot be shortened without compromising the work.
Do you deal with permits?
For interior work with no structural alteration no permit is needed, only notification in some cases. Where a design or council licensing is required, we advise you and work with professionals who handle it.
Can I stay in the house during the work?
For localised work, yes. For a refurbishment of the only bathroom in the house it is possible but uncomfortable — we usually say frankly when we think it is worth moving out for a few weeks.
Can the quote go up partway through?
Only if something appears that was not visible — rotten pipework inside a wall, for example. In that case we stop, show you what has appeared and only continue once you have approved the additional cost.
How much does a bathroom refurbishment cost?
What changes the figure most is whether the pipework and the position of the sanitaryware move. Keeping the existing layout is substantially cheaper than moving the WC and the waste. We give an itemised quote so you can see the weight of each choice.
Do you handle the electrics and plumbing?
Yes, with trade specialists who have worked with us for years. You still have one person accountable and one quote.
Do I need an architect?
For interior refurbishment with no structural change, normally not. If there is structural alteration, an extension or council licensing, a design is required, and we work with professionals who handle that.
Will you do just part of the job?
We will. Not everybody wants to refurbish everything at once, and phasing it room by room is a perfectly sensible way to spread the cost over time.
And the cleaning at the end?
It is included when we do the work. It is what avoids the very common situation of the job finishing and the house staying uninhabitable for another week waiting for someone to clean it.
Need renovations and building work?
We will come and look and give you an itemised quote, with no obligation.