We refurbish whole homes – structure, building services, layout and finishes – with an itemised quote and a single team responsible for the works, from the permit to the handover of the keys.
A full refurbishment with Top Mallorca Constructions is the complete renovation of a home in Mallorca – an apartment in Palma, a house or a villa – coordinated by a single team: permit, demolition, building services, layout and finishes.
You approve the itemised quote and every change before it is made; we are accountable for the result and the schedule.
What’s included
A full refurbishment covers everything needed to leave your home as good as new – from the permit and the structure to the last finishing touch – in a single quote.
We review the structure and the building services with you, along with what the regulations in your municipality allow.
We finalise the design with the architect and help you through the building permit or the prior notification (comunicación previa).
We strip out what is no longer needed and strengthen floor slabs, beams or walls where the work requires it.
Electrics, plumbing, drainage, climate control and home automation, all renewed and documented.
Partition walls, windows, external doors and insulation, designed for the island’s climate.
Designed and fitted in full, with the materials you choose.
Kitchens and bathroomsFlooring, wall finishes, paintwork, lighting and bespoke interior joinery.
We go through every room with you and hand over the documentation for everything installed.
Different homes, different starting points
In an apartment, the refurbishment has to fit in with the community of owners: notice to the administrator, permitted working hours, the lift and a skip in the street. We organise all of this before we start, so the neighbours have no reason to halt the works.
Load-bearing walls, damp, timber floors or floors built on old joists: first comes the diagnosis, then the decision on what to keep and what to replace.
Restoration
Outdoor areas, the pool, large-format windows and doors, and climate-control and irrigation systems: with a villa, the refurbishment also extends beyond the house.
Kitchens and bathrooms
The kitchen and bathrooms account for a large share of the decisions in any refurbishment. We renovate them as part of a full refurbishment or separately, with the same team and the same standard of finish.
Building work and services, workshop-made cabinetry and a stone worktop, all in a single quote. The same team that does the building work measures up for the workshop, so the cabinetry and the worktop fit first time.
Drainage, waterproofing and built-in taps go in before the stone is laid. If anything ever needs fixing, you deal with one company, not three different trades.
Before and after
Walls opened up back to the brick, new plumbing and a concealed cistern; then large-format stone, a smoked-glass shower screen, lit niches and a wall-hung toilet.
Before you start
In Palma, a refurbishment goes through either a prior notification or a building permit (licencia urbanística), depending on which parts of the home it affects – and that determines when the works can start.
| Type of work | Procedure in Palma | When work can start |
|---|---|---|
| Simple interior work that leaves the structure and layout untouched (kitchen or bathroom, floors, painting) | Type A prior notification | The day after it is submitted |
| Layout changes of up to 60%, façade, windows and external doors, or partial work on floor slabs | Type F prior notification, with a qualified professional | 15 calendar days after it is submitted |
| Load-bearing structure, extensions, more than 60% of the layout or change of use | Building permit | Once the permit is granted. Legal processing time: 3 months; actual average in Palma: 9 to 12 months, or 1 to 3 months through a private planning certification body (ECU) |
Interior work costing under €3,000 and without a technical design requires no formal procedure, except in listed buildings. In Palma you also pay a 4% ICIO construction tax and a 2.61% planning fee, calculated on the cost of the works.
How we work
We look round the property with you and check its structure and building services before we discuss prices.
You receive an itemised quote with specifications and timescales, and we adjust it until it works for you.
While the permit is being processed, we book the trades and order any materials with long lead times.
We send you progress updates and run every change past you, with its cost, before making it.
We go through every room with you and remain available for inspections and maintenance.
Completed refurbishments
sa Mola, Port d'AndratxFull refurbishment
Seamless lime-finished interiors, steel and glass, overlooking Andratx harbour.
Cala Llamp, AndratxFull refurbishment
A villa above the sea, with stone bathrooms, oak and indirect lighting.
Santa Catalina, PalmaFull refurbishment
A terraced house in es Jonquet, transformed in white, with a stepped courtyard and a roof terrace.
Why Top Mallorca
A full refurbishment goes well when one company stands behind the quote and answers for every tradesperson who comes into your home.
Line by line, with specifications and brands, so you know what you are paying for and can compare.
If the works uncover something or you change your mind, we price it first and agree it with you.
Electrician, plumber, carpenter, stonemason and painter each come in at the right moment, coordinated by us.
Inspections and maintenance from the people who know every pipe in your home.
Property maintenanceFrequently asked questions
Can’t find your question here? Ask us
A full refurbishment in Mallorca is quoted individually, item by item, because the price depends mainly on the condition of the existing building services, whether the structure needs work, the windows and external doors, and the level of finish. Taxes are added to the quote: VAT on refurbishing a home over two years old is 10% if the owner commissions it as a private individual and materials don’t exceed 40% of the price. In Palma there is also a 4% ICIO construction tax and a 2.61% planning fee.
The timescale for a full refurbishment in Palma depends first on the permit. If the work doesn’t touch the structure or change more than 60% of the layout, it goes through a prior notification (comunicación previa) and can start the next day or after 15 days. If it needs a building permit (licencia urbanística), the legal processing time is three months, but in practice Palma has averaged 9 to 12 months (February 2026). The duration of the works is set in the quote’s schedule, based on floor area and finishes.
Not always. In Palma, simple interior work goes through a Type A prior notification (comunicación previa), and work that changes up to 60% of the layout, the façade or the windows and external doors goes through a Type F prior notification with a qualified professional. A building permit (licencia urbanística) is required when the work affects the load-bearing structure, extends the home, alters more than 60% of the layout or changes its use. Listed buildings in the historic centre also need heritage reports.
For work inside the apartment, yes: you only need to notify the administrator or the president of the community of owners beforehand, as long as the work doesn’t affect the structure, the façade or the safety of the building (article 7.1 of the Horizontal Property Act, Ley de Propiedad Horizontal). If the refurbishment alters the structure, encloses a terrace or modifies the building envelope, it needs the approval of three-fifths of the owners and administrative authorisation. It’s worth checking this before you apply for the permit.
If the refurbishment requires a technical design (proyecto) because it affects the structure or changes the building’s configuration, the liability periods of Spain’s Building Act (Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación, LOE) apply: 10 years for the structure, 3 for habitability and 1 for finishes. For all other refurbishments, Top Mallorca sets out the guarantees in each contract according to the type of work and the materials, and remains your point of contact for any issue after handover.
Top Mallorca’s full refurbishment service is designed for apartments, houses and villas in Mallorca where you want to renew everything or almost everything: building services, layout and high-end finishes. It particularly suits owners who want a single point of contact and a fixed, itemised quote, whether they live on the island or elsewhere. If you only need the kitchen or bathroom done, we also refurbish them separately, to the same standard of finish.
Send us the address, a few photos and what you’d like to change. We’ll arrange a visit and prepare an itemised quote for you.
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