Design-and-build apartment renovation across Dubai — Marina, Downtown, JLT, Business Bay, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Hills. Fixed-price BOQ, building-management NOC handled in-house, wet areas fully waterproofed, 8–12 week turnaround. 3-year warranty across 800+ UAE projects.
Quick Answer · Apartment Renovation Dubai
An apartment renovation in Dubai costs AED 60,000–150,000 for a refresh, AED 150,000–400,000 for a full renovation, and AED 400,000+ for a bespoke or penthouse remodel. A full renovation takes 8–12 weeks. Nearly every Dubai tower requires a building-management fit-out NOC before work starts — First Unicorn Interiors secures it in-house, waterproof-tanks all wet areas, quotes a fixed-price BOQ and warranties the work for 3 years.
Renovating inside a live, occupied high-rise is nothing like renovating a villa. After 800+ UAE projects, these are the four failures we're called in to fix — and how we prevent every one.
Building management won't release a fit-out NOC without insurance certificates, method statements, MEP drawings and contractor registration. Owners lose weeks bouncing between contractor and building. We prepare the full submission pack and deal with management directly — it's our paperwork, not yours.
The most expensive apartment-renovation failure in Dubai is a bathroom that leaks into the apartment downstairs. We waterproof-tank every wet area, flood-test before a single tile goes down, and warranty it for 3 years.
Vague lump-sum quotes turn into variation claims once the walls are open. Our quote is a fixed, itemised bill of quantities — line by line, brand by brand. The price only moves if you change the scope.
Miss the tower's working hours or skip floor protection in the corridors and the building can stop your project mid-way. We manage access, lift bookings, debris removal and quiet hours to each building's own fit-out manual.
No separate designer, contractor and PRO shuffling blame. First Unicorn Interiors designs, gets the approvals and builds — with a single point of accountability from first visit to handover.
Apartments and penthouses are our core work — tower logistics, service risers, false-ceiling MEP and building rules are daily routine, not a surprise.
Fit-out NOC, insurance, method statements and any authority permits — prepared, submitted and secured in-house before work starts.
Every bathroom and kitchen fully waterproofed and flood-tested before tiling — no leaks to the unit below, guaranteed for 3 years.
Open-plan kitchens, walk-in wardrobes, home offices and combined units — redesigned within what the structure and the building allow.
See your renovated apartment in 3D before you commit a dirham to construction.
One itemised BOQ, one team, one written handover date. 8–12 weeks for a full renovation.
Every tower has its own fit-out manual, working hours and NOC process. These are the communities where we renovate apartments week in, week out.
High-rise towers with strict lift-booking and working-hour rules. Waterfront units where kitchens, bathrooms and flooring upgrades top the request list.
Emaar-managed towers around Burj Khalifa and the Opera District. Premium finishes expected; fit-out submissions reviewed closely — we submit them right the first time.
DMCC free-zone community with cluster-by-cluster building management. Great-value stock where a full renovation transforms older interiors.
Mixed residential towers along the canal. Popular with investors — we run renovation packages that maximise rental and resale value per dirham.
Shoreline, Golden Mile and beachfront towers under Trakhees jurisdiction rather than Dubai Municipality — a different permit route we handle routinely.
Newer Emaar buildings where owners upgrade developer-standard finishes to bespoke kitchens, joinery and flooring soon after handover.
Design-and-build means everything sits under one contract: design, approvals, demolition, MEP, finishes and a furniture-ready handover.
Complete strip-out, new kitchen and bathrooms, flooring throughout, false ceilings with new lighting design, repaint, joinery and re-wiring where needed. The 8–12 week flagship package.
Larger floorplates, double-height spaces and terraces call for a higher grade of engineering and finish — book-matched stone, bespoke joinery, smart-home integration and hotel-grade bathrooms.
Opening a closed kitchen into the living space, converting a maid's room into a home office, or combining two units — assessed structurally, approved with the building, then built.
Focused kitchen-bathroom-flooring packages engineered to lift rental yield and resale value, delivered fast between tenancies.
Three clear tiers. Every one includes free 3D design, building-NOC handling, full waterproofing of wet areas and a 3-year warranty.
A proven design-and-build sequence refined across 800+ UAE projects — approvals run in parallel with design so no time is wasted.
We survey your apartment, check the building's fit-out manual and listen to how you want to live. Free, anywhere in Dubai.
3D visuals, material boards and a fixed, itemised bill of quantities. You approve every line before anything is ordered.
Fit-out NOC, insurances and any authority permits secured in-house; lift bookings, access and protection arranged with management.
Strip-out, MEP first fix, waterproofing and flood test, then tiling, joinery, paint and finishes — one team end to end.
Joint snagging, deep clean, building sign-off and handover pack — with your 3-year warranty in writing.
Almost every Dubai tower requires a building-management fit-out NOC before work begins, and structural or plumbing changes need an authority permit. We secure all of it for you, in parallel, before site start.
Insurance certificates, method statements, drawings and contractor registration — the full submission pack, prepared and chased by us.
Permits for structural openings, plumbing relocations and layout changes in DM-jurisdiction buildings.
Palm Jumeirah and other freehold zones fall under Trakhees, not DM — a different submission route we process routinely.
Approvals for towers within DDA-governed districts and free zones.
Electrical load changes, new circuits and plumbing connection approvals where the scope requires them.
Emaar, Nakheel, Meraas and DMCC community rules — working hours, contractor passes and material movement, managed to the letter.
Recent apartment and penthouse renovation work delivered across Dubai — fixed price, NOC-approved, warrantied.
The questions Dubai apartment owners ask most. Don't see yours? WhatsApp us — we reply fast.
A cosmetic refresh runs AED 60,000–150,000, a full renovation AED 150,000–400,000, and a bespoke or penthouse remodel AED 400,000+. The exact figure depends on size, scope and finish level — we quote a fixed, itemised BOQ after a free design visit, and that price holds.
A refresh takes 4–6 weeks, a full renovation 8–12 weeks, and a bespoke or penthouse remodel 3–5 months. NOC processing runs in parallel with design so the site start isn't delayed, and we commit to the handover date in writing.
Yes — almost every Dubai tower requires a building-management fit-out NOC before any work starts, and moving plumbing or walls needs an authority permit (DM, Trakhees or DDA depending on the district). We prepare the drawings, submit the application and secure both in-house.
Not on our projects. We fully waterproof-tank every wet area, flood-test before tiling, and document the test for the building's records. It's the single biggest apartment-renovation risk in Dubai and we engineer it out — backed by our 3-year warranty.
For a light refresh, often yes — we phase rooms so you keep a working kitchen and bathroom. For a full renovation with strip-out and MEP work, we recommend vacating; the job runs faster and cheaper, which usually offsets short-term accommodation.
All of Dubai — with deep, repeated experience in Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, JLT, Business Bay, Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Hills Estate. We already know the fit-out rules, working hours and NOC processes of the major towers and master communities.
Yes. After the free design visit you receive a fixed-price, itemised bill of quantities. The price only changes if you change the scope. No hourly billing, no percentage fees, no surprise variations at handover.
Before you build — the approvals you'll need:
Free design visit anywhere in Dubai. Fixed-price BOQ. Building NOC handled in-house. 8–12 week turnaround. 3-year warranty across 800+ projects.
