00VILLA GUIDE
What villa maintenance costs, system by system
The honest answer to "how much will it cost" is: it depends on what we find. But owners need to plan, so we publish the ranges our typical callouts fall into for each system. These ranges are for diagnosis and common repairs. Larger work — replacing a unit, re-waterproofing a roof, repainting a whole elevation — is always quoted separately after survey.
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Typical callout ranges
These are the ranges shown on each system page. They are typical, not fixed, and every job is confirmed after diagnosis.
- Air conditioning: AED 180 – 900.
- Plumbing: AED 200 – 1,400.
- Electrical: AED 180 – 1,200.
- Water tank cleaning and repair: AED 450 – 1,100.
- Carpentry: AED 150 – 400 for adjustments, AED 300 – 900 for a leaf or frame.
- Handyman: AED 140 – 200 per hour, minimum one hour.
- Irrigation: AED 180 – 900.
- Gates and automation: AED 200 – 1,100.
- Painting, waterproofing and pool servicing: quoted after survey or per visit.
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What moves a job within the range
Access matters: a roof-level AC unit or an underground pipe takes longer to reach. Parts matter: a capacitor costs far less than a compressor. And cause matters: a fault traced to one root cause costs less than several problems that look like one.
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Why we measure before quoting
A quote over the phone is a guess. We diagnose first and price what is actually wrong, which is why the ranges are wide and why the final number can sit at either end.
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Where money is saved
Most expensive villa repairs started as cheap ones that were left. A weeping valve becomes a water bill, a blocked AC drain becomes a ceiling repair, a cracked seal becomes damp in a wall. Seasonal checks catch these while they are small.
05QUESTIONS
- Will I know the price before work starts?
- Yes. We tell you what we found and what the repair costs, and work starts after you agree, not before.
- Why are painting and waterproofing not in a range?
- Area, access and preparation vary too much between villas for a callout range to mean anything. They are quoted after survey.