Kitchen · Wood · Build
Read the guideHow a book from 1788 explains your kitchen quote
How to compare kitchen quotes in the UAE: the seven lines every quote should show, what to ask before you sign, and a 1788 price book that got it right.
Guides
Kitchen, wardrobe and renovation guides for UAE homes.
Prices, materials, stone, mechanisms and renovation, in plain words with the sources named. Every guide ends with your next step.
Topic
Prices
Topic
Choosing well
Door · Build · Wood
Read the guideDoor and frame sizes in UAE apartments, and how to measure an opening
Standard leaf sizes, the minimum widths the UAE fire code and accessibility rules ask for, what a frame adds, and the five measurements we need to quote.
Door · Build
Read the guideFire rated doors in UAE homes: what the Civil Defence code asks for
Which doors in a UAE home must be fire rated and for how long, what a rated assembly is, which tests Civil Defence accepts, and why seals and closers matter.
Topic
Stone and surfaces
Every marble, quartz and compact surface we work with, with its properties, is in the stone guide.
Kitchen · Build
Read the guideQuartz, marble, compact or sintered stone: which worktop suits a UAE kitchen?
Quartz, marble, quartzite, granite, compact laminate and sintered stone compared on heat, acids, scratches, sealing, joints and strong sun, for kitchens in the UAE.
Build · Kitchen
Read the guideOnyx and travertine at home: where they shine and where they struggle
Backlit onyx walls, travertine floors and vanities, and why neither belongs on a busy kitchen worktop. With vein cut and cross cut travertine explained.
Topic
Renovation and handover
Build
Read the guideHow to plan a villa renovation in Dubai, from the survey to the snag list
How to plan a villa renovation in Dubai: the survey, a written scope, approvals, pricing trade by trade, staged payments and the snag list, in the right order.
Build · Snag
Read the guideWhat is a snag list, and how do you track it?
What a snag list is, what goes on it, who writes it and when, and how to track its resolution separately from payment milestones.
Kitchen · Build
Read the guideHow long does a kitchen renovation take in Dubai? Every step, in order
The steps of a kitchen renovation in Dubai in the right order, from the first estimate to the snag list, and what slows it down: approvals, working hours, stone templating and appliances.
Build
Read the guideRenovating an apartment in Dubai: approvals, working hours and the order of trades
How to renovate an apartment in Dubai: the building approval, contractor hours, what tenants and owners can change, the order of trades, living there during the work and paying in stages.
Build
Read the guideRenovation NOC and fit out permits in Dubai: who issues what
Who issues which renovation approval in Dubai: the developer or community NOC, Dubai Municipality, the DDA fit out permit, Trakhees, and the landlord's consent if you rent.
Snag · Build
Read the guideSnagging a new apartment in Dubai: the checklist, room by room
What to check before you take the keys to a new apartment, in the order a professional walks it, and how to report what you find so it gets fixed.
Snag · Build
Read the guideWhat your developer must fix, and for how long: defect liability in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
The one year and ten year periods in Dubai Law No. 6 of 2019, the federal decennial liability, Abu Dhabi's rules, and what structural and installation mean.
Snag · Build
Read the guideHandover inspection or snag list: which one you need, and when
The handover inspection is the walk with the developer, the snag list is your record of defects, an independent inspection sits between. When to do each.
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