We renovate villas, apartments, kitchens and bathrooms across the UAE, with one team and one written price. Tell us what you want done on WhatsApp and we come back with a price.
The whole villa: kitchens, bathrooms, electrics, plumbing, air conditioning and finishes, with the layout open to change. A partial villa refresh that leaves the layout and the services where they are starts from AED 65,000.
Studio to three bedrooms. On one company's published tiers for a one or two-bedroom unit, a basic refresh of paint, flooring and minor fixes starts at AED 15,000, mid-range work runs AED 40,000 to 120,000 and a full luxury renovation AED 120,000 to 350,000 or more.
Cabinets, worktops, plumbing and appliances, priced as a job total. A small like-for-like kitchen starts at AED 12,000; a full mid-range kitchen runs AED 45,000 to 120,000.
Demolition, waterproofing, tiling, sanitaryware and shower glass, priced per bathroom. A standard bathroom runs AED 15,000 to 45,000. A minor bathroom refresh is a separate job, from AED 3,000.
Design fees, from AED 10,000 for a studio package, or 10 to 20 percent of the project value on the most common basis. Villa interior design and build starts from AED 80,000 for a partial project.
Fee 10 to 20% of project value
Per sq m AED 120 to 200
14 companies in the index
from AED 10,000
Choose your line
Home renovation in Dubai: which line fits your job?
Most renovation companies in Dubai quote one figure for the whole job. We start from the other end. Each line below has its own site and its own price guide, built from the bands UAE companies publish for their own work and read on 18 September 2026, so you can see where your job should land before a contractor visits.
Villa renovation
A full villa renovation starts at AED 150,000 for a basic three-bedroom fit-out, and the published band runs to AED 3,000,000 and beyond once structure and luxury finishes come in. Villa work is published both as a total and per square foot, from AED 100 to 1,200 or more, so the area is the first thing to check on any villa quote. Start at villa renovation Dubai or go straight to the villa price guide.
Apartment renovation
An apartment refresh of paint, flooring and minor fixes starts at AED 15,000, and across studio to three bedrooms the published band runs to AED 350,000 and beyond. In a tower the building shapes the job as much as the flat does: deliveries, the service lift and the owners' association each come with rules. The apartment renovation site covers them, and its apartment cost guide breaks the band down from studio to three bedrooms.
Kitchen renovation
The market prices kitchens almost entirely as a job total. A small like-for-like kitchen starts at AED 12,000 and sits in a band of AED 12,000 to 40,000. A full mid-range kitchen runs AED 45,000 to 120,000, and imported joinery takes it to AED 300,000. Only one company in the index publishes a per-square-foot kitchen rate, and it gives two different ones on the same page. See kitchen renovation Dubai and the kitchen price bands.
Bathroom renovation
Bathrooms are priced per bathroom, and in a four-bathroom villa that qualifier is worth reading twice. A small guest bathroom starts at AED 8,000, a standard one runs AED 15,000 to 45,000 and a luxury master suite AED 50,000 to 150,000 or more. A minor refresh, which the market treats as a separate service, starts from AED 3,000. Go to bathroom renovation Dubai or read the bathroom cost guide.
Interior design
Design is sold as a fee, and the market states it in more than one way. Three published sources give the same basis: 10 to 20 percent of the project value. Two published rate cards charge AED 120 to 200 per square metre. Packages start from AED 10,000 for a studio. Villa interior design and build, where one firm designs and delivers, starts from AED 80,000 for a partial project. Interior design Dubai explains the fee models, and the design fee guide lists every band.
All five lines sit side by side in our cost index, with the number of companies behind each band. The about page explains how we choose contractors and who pays for the service.
Pools and gardens belong to our outdoor sister site, Corvana Outdoor, which prices swimming pool construction and landscaping the same way. Offices, shops and restaurants belong to Corvana Fit-Out.
If the whole home is changing, it is a villa or an apartment renovation, and those lines price the entire scope. If one room is the problem, the kitchen and bathroom lines price that room on its own: a kitchen as a job total, a bathroom per bathroom. If the brief is about drawings, furniture and finishes, interior design is the line, priced as a fee. A job that spans two lines is fine to send as one message; we split the brief so each part is quoted in the unit the market uses for it.
Do I need a permit to renovate a home in Dubai?
It depends on the address as much as the job. Dubai has several permitting regimes: Dubai Municipality on the mainland, with Trakhees, the Dubai Development Authority and DIFC each running their own areas. On Municipality land, Circular 3-12-1 of 2022 exempts simple maintenance such as painting and new floors from any permit, provided a Municipality-accredited contractor does the work. Structural work, a change of use or added floor area moves the job into the modifications route, and a registered consultant files it on your behalf.
How do I check a contractor's licence in Dubai?
Dubai Municipality keeps a register of approved contractors and consultants, and anyone can search it through the Municipality's online portal or the Dubai BPS app. A contractor needs a trade licence first and a place on that register second. For work that needs a building permit, look for the Building Contracting activity, which carries a grade; decoration firms hold Interior Decoration as a supporting activity. We run that check before a brief goes to any contractor.
Can renovation work carry on through the summer?
Indoor work can. Outdoor work in direct sun stops at midday: the federal midday break halts sun-exposed and open-air work from 12:30 to 3pm every day between 15 June and 15 September. Facade painting, roof work and anything on an open terrace has to be programmed around those hours, so ask how the contractor plans for them before you agree a summer start date.
Who does the building work?
We do. Corvana is the main contractor: one contract, one price and one team answerable to you, with licensed trades for each part of the job. Before work starts you get a written price that shows the rate, the area and the finish specification, and we handle the approvals.
What happens after I send a message?
We read the job, ask for anything missing, usually the size and the community, and come back with a written price. Your details stay with us and the team that works on your job. Nothing is sold on to lists. To have the enquiry deleted, reply on the same WhatsApp thread and we remove it.
Which emirates do you cover?
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ajman. Each of the five service sites has a page for every one of them, because the authority, the permit and the developer rules change at each border. Abu Dhabi approvals run through the Department of Municipalities and Transport, while in Sharjah a modification is filed by a consultancy the Municipality has accredited, with the fees worked out by the Municipality's own engineers.
Who you are dealing with
OperatorWebsiteOS LLC
Licence2646567.01
QuoteFree
Figures datedSeptember 2026
Tell us about the renovation
Villa or apartment, community, which rooms and what you want changed. We come back on WhatsApp with a written price.