LC Interiors Blog
How a Dubai renovation runs from first drawings to handover: approvals and permits, the order of trades, lighting and electrical coordination, snag lists, retention and sign-off. Process guidance that keeps a project on time and avoids expensive rework.
Check four things before hiring fit out companies in Dubai: a trade licence covering fit-out works, approval-authority registration, three recent references and a written defects liability period.
Compare Dubai renovation quotes on matching drawings, VAT, exclusions and payment terms; the exclusions list, not the headline price, decides the real cost.
A Dubai renovation under AED 600,000 fits design-and-build best; above that use a designer plus a tendered contractor, and under AED 80,000 a contractor alone.
A full Dubai villa renovation runs through eight stages from brief to handover and takes 5 to 9 months end to end, with permits first.
Most Dubai renovations budget the lights last, and it shows. The tiles are imported, the joinery is custom, and the ceiling has six identical downlights in a straight…
A tradesperson telling you no permit needed is the most expensive sentence in a Dubai renovation. What has to be approved, by whom, and how long it takes.
Handover is the formal transfer of the completed works. The contractor walks you through the finished space, you inspect against the approved drawings and specification, and everything that…
Most renovation conversations in Dubai start with design mood boards and end with a price. What almost never gets discussed at the start is the paperwork that sits…
