Home Maintenance in Dubai,
from one licensed company.
Nine trades, one contractor, and the same team every time. MAN Technical Services has maintained Dubai homes since 2013 with directly employed technicians — no brokers, no sub-contractors, and a written quote before anyone picks up a tool.
What “home maintenance” actually means in Dubai
In most cities, home maintenance is a slow background task. In Dubai it is a scheduling problem with a deadline attached. Ambient temperatures above 45°C for three or four months of the year put an air-conditioning system under a load it was specified for and nothing more, salt air on the coast corrodes outdoor condenser fins faster than desert air does, and fine grit from shamal winds settles into every external unit in the city. Water is stored in a tank on your own property rather than arriving continuously from a main. Almost everything on a Dubai maintenance schedule exists because of one of those four facts.
The practical consequence is that the work splits into three different kinds of job, and they are worth separating before you call anyone. Scheduled maintenance is planned work on equipment that still functions — servicing an AC before summer, cleaning a water tank, checking a distribution board. It is the cheapest category and the one most households skip. Repair is what you need once something has already failed, and its cost is largely decided by how long the fault ran before someone looked at it. Emergency work is repair that cannot wait for a convenient slot, because the damage is compounding while you read this — an active leak, a dead AC in August, a tripping board.
A home maintenance company is worth having when it covers all three across every trade, because most Dubai properties do not fail one trade at a time. A blocked condensate drain is an AC job that becomes a ceiling repair and then a paint job. A failed water heater is a plumbing job with an electrical cause. Splitting those across three contractors is how a straightforward fault turns into three site visits and an argument about whose responsibility the damage was.
The nine trades we cover
Each of these is a full service with its own team, not a line on a brochure. Prices are shown where the site publishes one; where it does not, the reason is stated rather than replaced with a number that would be wrong.
AC Repair
Dripping units, warm air, rattling compressors, thermostat failures, refrigerant leaks, filter cleaning, and full system replacement.
- Dripping AC units and water leaks
- Blowing warm or room-temperature air
- Loud rattling or humming noises
From AED 150 per unit
AC Repair detailsPlumbing
Burst and leaking pipes, blocked toilets, sinks and floor drains, water heaters, water pumps, low pressure, and appliance plumbing.
- Active pipe leaks and burst pipes
- Blocked toilets, sinks, and floor drains
- Water heater repair and replacement
How it is priced: priced job by job on the pricing page rather than from a single starting figure — a blocked trap and a leak behind a wall are not the same work.
Plumbing detailsWater Tank Cleaning
Bacteria and algae removal, sediment flushing, tank inspection, float valve repair, pipeline sanitisation and water quality testing.
- Bacteria & Algae Removal
- Sediment & Sludge Flushing
- Comprehensive Tank Inspection
From AED 500 (Villa Package)
Water Tank Cleaning detailsPainting
Interior walls, ceilings and whitewashing, scuff and crack repair, external villa painting, frame enamel and kitchen cabinet refinishing.
- Full Interior Wall Painting
- Ceiling Painting & Whitewashing
- Wall Scuff & Crack Repair
From AED 700 (Studio Apartment)
Painting detailsElectrical
Frequent tripping, faulty light fittings, sockets and switches, distribution board repairs, short-circuit diagnosis and outdoor lighting.
- Frequent Power Tripping
- Faulty Light Fittings
- Socket & Switch Replacement
From AED 150 (Inspection)
Electrical detailsWaterproofing
Roof leaks and seepage, balcony seepage, cracked bathroom membranes, foundation dampness and external water tank leaks.
- Roof Leaks & Seepage
- Balcony Seepage Issues
- Bathroom Membrane Cracks
How it is priced: priced per square metre or per job on the pricing page, with a survey first where the substrate decides the system.
Waterproofing detailsRenovation
Kitchen remodelling, bathroom upgrades, tile and parquet flooring, partition and gypsum work, and complete villa refurbishment.
- Kitchen Remodeling
- Bathroom Upgrades
- Flooring Installation (Tile/Parquet)
How it is priced: priced by job on the pricing page, indicatively — an itemised written quote follows a free site visit.
Renovation detailsHandyman
TV mounting and cable hiding, furniture assembly, picture and mirror hanging, curtain rods, shelving and minor carpentry repairs.
- TV Mounting & Cable Hiding
- IKEA/Furniture Assembly
- Picture & Mirror Hanging
From AED 120 per hour
Handyman detailsPool Maintenance
Algae treatment, chemical balancing, filter cleaning and media replacement, pump troubleshooting, salt cell servicing and pool lights.
- Green or cloudy pool water — algae treatment and prevention
- Chemical imbalance — pH, chlorine, alkalinity, and stabiliser correction
- Filter cleaning and media replacement — sand, cartridge, and DE filters
From AED 350/month
Pool Maintenance detailsAC maintenance, and why it is not the same as AC repair
This is the single most searched part of home maintenance in Dubai, and the two words get used interchangeably when they describe opposite situations. Maintenance is planned work on a unit that is still cooling. A service visit covers filter cleaning and sanitisation, coil condition, the condensate drain, refrigerant pressure, capacitor health and thermostat calibration. Repair is what happens after the unit has stopped, and by then the cheap version of the job has usually passed.
What that visit involves depends on the system, not on the size of the home. Villas in communities like The Springs, The Meadows and Arabian Ranches typically run five to eight split units, one per room, with outdoor compressors that collect fine grit from shamal wind events — enough to measurably reduce airflow. Tower apartments in JLT, the Marina, Business Bay and Downtown are served by fan coil units, where the outdoor half of the system belongs to the building's central plant and faults sit in the FCU motor, fan blade or chilled water valve instead. Large villas in Emirates Hills, Al Barari and Jumeirah Golf Estates often run multi-zone VRF or VRV systems, where a single outdoor unit serves ten to twenty indoor cassettes and diagnosis needs the manufacturer's system controller rather than a set of pressure gauges. On the Palm, in JBR and on Jumeirah Bay Island, salt-laden air corrodes outdoor condenser fins faster than inland, which is why sea-facing outdoor units are worth looking at twice a year rather than once.
A scheduled maintenance visit is AED 150 per unit. Fault diagnosis and repair are quoted before any work begins — including refrigerant work, where we look for the source of a leak before recharging, since refilling a system that leaks is money spent twice.
Villa maintenance and apartment maintenance are different jobs
Not a marketing distinction — the equipment, the access and the paperwork genuinely differ, and a company that treats them the same will get one of them wrong.
Villas
- Five to eight split AC units with their own outdoor condensers — all of it your responsibility, none of it a building's.
- A private water tank that needs periodic cleaning and certification — we issue the official completion certificate building managers and insurers accept.
- Roof, balcony and bathroom waterproofing that has no shared-services team behind it.
- Often a pool, which in this climate turns without weekly chemical balancing.
Apartments
- Fan coil units fed by a central plant — the fault is almost always in the FCU motor, fan blade or chilled water valve.
- Shared risers, which means a leak can originate two floors above the ceiling it is coming through.
- Building management approval and access protocols — in towers with a BMS, some faults trigger centrally and coordination is part of the job.
- Make-good work at the end of a tenancy — painting and handyman jobs against a deposit.
When maintenance becomes an emergency
Some faults get more expensive by the hour, and it is worth knowing which ones before you are standing in one. An active leak is the clearest case: in an apartment it damages your home, then the one below, then the one below that, and a modest pipe failure becomes a multi-floor insurance dispute. A dripping indoor AC unit positioned above furniture or electronics is the same problem more slowly — water seeps into wall and ceiling cavities and causes mould and structural damage costing far more than the original blockage. A repeatedly tripping distribution board is an electrical fault that has already told you twice.
Two things help before anyone arrives. Isolate what you can — the stopcock for a leak, the affected circuit for an electrical fault — and photograph the problem, which lets us bring the right parts rather than diagnosing twice. You can send that photograph straight to the WhatsApp number on this page.
Home maintenance across 90+ Dubai communities
There are no area surcharges — a job in Mirdif is priced the same as the identical job on the Palm. Each community below has its own page listing what we cover there.
Villa communities
Detached homes with their own AC condensers, water tanks, gardens and often a pool — the maintenance load sits entirely with the property rather than with a building's facilities team.
Towers and apartments
Fan coil units rather than split systems, shared risers, and work that often has to be booked through building management. Different faults, different access, different paperwork.
Mixed and coastal communities
Towers and villas on the same street, or sea air that corrodes outdoor units faster than it does inland. Both change what a maintenance visit needs to look at.
What home maintenance costs
The common complaint about maintenance companies in Dubai is that pricing stays opaque until someone is standing in your living room. These are the figures this site publishes. Three services are missing from the list on purpose.
Published starting prices
How these three are priced
- Plumbing — priced job by job on the pricing page rather than from a single starting figure — a blocked trap and a leak behind a wall are not the same work.
- Waterproofing — priced per square metre or per job on the pricing page, with a survey first where the substrate decides the system.
- Renovation — priced by job on the pricing page, indicatively — an itemised written quote follows a free site visit.
A published number we could not stand behind would be worse than no number. Where the work varies too much for one starting figure, the pricing page lists it job by job instead — and the quote is written down before work starts either way.
Maintenance contracts, if you would rather not think about it
Under Dubai Law No. 26 of 2007, responsibility for maintaining a property sits with the landlord. An Annual Maintenance Contract turns that obligation into a schedule instead of a series of surprises: the servicing happens on a calendar rather than after a failure, and the invoicing is consolidated.
For one to four properties, packages start at AED 1,800 per year and cover two AC services per unit annually, a plumbing and electrical check-up, and a 20% discount on call-out repairs. Portfolios of five or more are quoted individually, with a dedicated account manager and a single monthly invoice.
How to choose a home maintenance company in Dubai
Four questions worth asking any contractor before they start, including us. We have put our own answers next to them so you can check them against anyone else's.
Are they licensed, and can they show you?
Dubai's maintenance market carries a large number of unlicensed operators, and an unlicensed electrician working in your home creates a liability that lands on you rather than on them. Ask for documentation before work begins. MAN Technical Services LLC holds Dubai Municipality licence 1104829, verifiable through the Dubai REST app or the Municipality contractor register, and our electricians carry DEWA cards on the job.
Does the person who arrives work for the company you called?
A large part of this market operates as a middleman: you call a number, they take your details, and a stranger you know nothing about turns up. If the work is bad, the person who sold you the job becomes hard to reach. Every technician we send is a MAN Technical employee — background-checked, trained, and covered by our insurance. If something goes wrong after a job, you call the same number.
Is there insurance, and will they show you the certificate?
Work in a home can damage the home. Every job we carry out is covered by public liability insurance and we can provide a copy of the certificate on request — which is not something an unlicensed contractor can offer. Every job also carries a workmanship warranty.
Do you get a price before the work, or after it?
This is where most disputes start. We publish our standard rates on the pricing page and give a written quote before work begins on every job, including the three services we decline to list a price for. You decide whether to proceed.
Home maintenance questions we are actually asked
What is included in home maintenance services in Dubai?
For this company it means nine trades under one contract: AC repair and servicing, plumbing, electrical work, water tank cleaning, painting, waterproofing, renovation, general handyman jobs and pool maintenance. The practical difference from a broker is that every technician who arrives is a MAN Technical employee rather than a sub-contractor, so accountability for all nine stays with one company from the first call to the warranty on the finished job.
How much does home maintenance cost in Dubai?
It depends on the trade, and we publish figures wherever a standard job has a standard price: AC servicing from AED 150 per unit, electrical inspection from AED 150, handyman work from AED 120 per hour, painting from AED 700 for a studio apartment, water tank cleaning from AED 500 on the villa package, and pool maintenance from AED 350 per month. Plumbing, waterproofing and renovation are priced on the pricing page too, by job rather than by a single starting figure, because a blocked trap and a leak behind a wall are not the same work. Four jobs carry no published figure at all — commercial tank cleaning, external villa painting, polyurea spray waterproofing and a full apartment renovation — and those are quoted after a free survey. Every job gets a written quote before work begins.
Are your home maintenance technicians certified and insured?
Yes. MAN Technical Services LLC is a licensed maintenance contractor under Dubai Municipality, licence number 1104829, verifiable through the Dubai REST app or the Municipality contractor register. Electrical work is carried out by DEWA-approved electricians who carry their DEWA cards on the job. The water tank cleaning team holds Dubai Municipality certification and issues official completion certificates. Every job is covered by public liability insurance, and a copy of the certificate is available on request.
Do you offer home maintenance contracts or annual packages?
Yes. An Annual Maintenance Contract covers scheduled servicing rather than one-off call-outs. For individual landlords with one to four properties, packages start at AED 1,800 per year and include two AC services per unit annually, a plumbing and electrical check-up, and a 20% discount on call-out repairs. Portfolios of five or more properties are quoted individually with consolidated invoicing. Under Dubai Law No. 26 of 2007, responsibility for property maintenance sits with the landlord.
Is AC maintenance different from AC repair?
They are different jobs. Maintenance is scheduled work on a unit that still runs — filter cleaning, coil and condensate drain checks, refrigerant pressure, capacitor health and thermostat calibration — and its purpose is to stop the failure happening. Repair is what you need once the unit has already stopped cooling, started dripping or begun tripping the power. A scheduled maintenance visit is AED 150 per unit; fault diagnosis and repair are quoted before any work begins.
Which Dubai communities do you cover?
More than 90 communities, from villa communities such as Arabian Ranches, The Springs, Emirates Hills and Jumeirah Golf Estates, to towers in Dubai Marina, JLT, Business Bay and Downtown, to mixed communities such as JVC, Motor City and Town Square. There are no area surcharges. Each community has its own page setting out what we cover there.
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