Renovating a whole apartment is a different exercise from renovating one room. Every trade needs the same space at different times, the work has to be sequenced so nothing is done twice, and the building itself sets limits on when and how any of it can happen.
01The building is part of the job
Apartment buildings in Dubai set their own rules, and they are not all the same. Working hours, lift bookings, how material comes in and waste goes out, where a skip can sit, which days are permitted. All of it varies by building and all of it affects how a renovation runs.
02Why sequencing matters more in a flat
In a villa there is usually somewhere to put things. In a one-bedroom apartment there is not, so the order of work is what keeps the job moving. Strip-out and first fix across the whole apartment, then the wet areas, then flooring, then joinery, then paint and final fit.
03Making a one-bedroom feel larger
Most of what makes a small apartment feel generous is not square metres, it is storage and sightlines. That is why the package includes a four-door wardrobe with glass doors and integrated lighting, a media wall, and a shoe rack: the things that would otherwise end up as freestanding furniture eating floor space.
04What an apartment renovation costs in Dubai
A complete 1BHK apartment renovation with LEOS Project Management is AED 89,999 including VAT, covering everything listed above except furniture and appliances. Larger apartments, or a different specification, are quoted after the free site visit.