Private residences
Renovation and refurbishment.
Renovation is the hardest residential work there is, because you inherit every decision someone else made.
Existing homes hide their problems. Services are undocumented, levels are out, structure is not where the drawings say, and the specification the house was originally built to is rarely the one you want to live with now. Most renovation cost overruns are not greed — they are discoveries made after work has started.
We front-load that risk. A proper survey, opening-up where necessary, and an MEP condition review happen before the design is frozen, so the scope you agree is based on the building as it is rather than as it was drawn.
From there the programme is controlled the way a commercial project is: sequenced trades, protected finishes, a live snag record and a defined handover. Whether the home is a Gulf villa being modernised, a prime London apartment, or a townhouse taken back to structure, the method does not change.
How this is delivered
- Discovery before demolition
- The unknowns are investigated during define, not invoiced during make.
- Phased or vacant
- Projects can be run in phases around occupation, or as a single vacant-possession programme where speed matters more.
- One record of change
- Every variation is priced and recorded against the frozen scope, so the final account is never a surprise.
Scope
What we hold on renovation & refurbishment.
- Survey & feasibility
- Measured survey, condition and services review, and an honest early view of what the property will allow.
- Strip-out & structural works
- Careful removal, temporary works and structural alterations where layouts need to change.
- MEP renewal
- Electrical rewiring, plumbing and drainage renewal, HVAC replacement, lighting control and smart systems.
- New joinery & finishes
- Kitchens, wardrobes, panelling, doors, stone, timber floors, plaster and decoration.
- Heritage & existing fabric
- Retaining and repairing what should be kept — cornice, joinery profiles, windows and original floors.
- Furnishing & re-occupation
- Furniture, window treatments, styling, commissioning, cleaning and a documented handover.
The Método Way
Define · Freeze · Make · Deliver · Close
01
Define
Understand the property, the requirements, the budget and how the home will actually be used.
02
Freeze
Resolve design, materials, engineering, specification and cost before anything is manufactured.
03
Make
Procure and manufacture the approved elements, with samples and benchmarks approved first.
04
Deliver
Coordinate logistics, site works and installation as one sequenced programme.
05
Close
Inspect, resolve and hand over a completed home, with documentation and aftercare.
Questions
Renovation & Refurbishment — common questions
- How long does a full home renovation take?
- A whole-apartment renovation is typically four to eight months on site; a substantial house or villa six to twelve, depending on structural change, MEP renewal and joinery content.
- Can we live in the property during the works?
- Sometimes, in phases, but it lengthens the programme and raises cost. We will tell you honestly which approach suits the property.
- What happens if something unexpected is found?
- It is recorded, priced and decided as a change — with options — rather than absorbed silently into the programme.
Start
Discuss your residence.
Tell us where the property is, what condition it is in and how you want to use it. We will tell you honestly what it needs.