Renovation in Emirates Hills — Sector R

These aren't standard villas — they're custom-built mansions on large plots, and that changes everything about a renovation. The floor slabs in Sector R are typically 300mm thick cast concrete, not the 150mm hollow-core you'd find in a Springs villa. That means cutting a new opening for a kitchen island or moving a partition wall isn't a 2-hour job — it's a 6-hour job with a diamond-blade saw. We've done 23 full kitchen fit-outs in this sector, and the average cost is AED 87,000 just for the kitchen, because you're dealing with high-end German cabinetry (Schüller or Häcker) and quartz countertops that need custom templating. The bathrooms are another story — most have underfloor heating that was installed in 2008, and the cables are often corroded from the humidity of the golf course. We usually budget AED 32,000 to AED 48,000 per bathroom for a full strip-out and re-fit, depending on whether you want a steam shower or just a wet room.

For a full villa renovation in Sector R, you're looking at AED 80,000 on the low end (say, a single bathroom and a flooring refresh) up to AED 320,000 for a full gut job with kitchen, three bathrooms, and new flooring. The timeline is where it gets tricky — because these are owner-occupied homes, not rental properties, we can't just blast through in 4 weeks. Most clients want to stay in the house, so we work in phases. A typical kitchen fit-out takes 6 to 8 weeks from sign-off to handover, including the 10-day DEWA electrical closure period. The honest limitation here is access: the community's security is tight, and we can't park a 3-ton truck on the street. Our delivery vans have to be pre-registered, and materials arrive between 9am and 2pm only. If you need a skip bin, it costs AED 1,850 for a 10-yard bin, and it sits on your driveway — not the road. We've done 19 projects in Sector R since 2013, so we know the drill. Give us a call, and I'll come by to measure up.