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Exterior rendering, Villa renovation by our builders, Mijas
  • Posted By SpecialisedBuilder
  • on September 24,2018

Exterior rendering, Villa renovation by our builders, Mijas

This villa was built in the 1970’s and is in need of modernization. In the interior, all of the walls have been plastered, new floors with high quality ceramic tiles, new kitchen, totally rewired etc. Later on, the terrace will be tiled and the cracked pool repaired and renovated.

We have taken these photos to show what a radical transformation can be achieved for something so old fashioned. The walls of this house are clad in clay bricks. We have applied a bonding agent, then a cement based glue, followed by a waterproof render.

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Rendering exterior walls, villa renovation, Mijas

First stage of the process is to apply a bonding agent. Once the bonding agent is in place a rough first coat of render can be applied, this builds up the depth.

Villa reforms

Mijas villa reform

Second step, another skim and profiles put into the corner to leave a straight and vertical edge

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Building and renovation Mijas

Third stage, here the corner profile is in place and to the right hand side, a strip of render has been applied which is perfectly vertical to give a guide for the final coat of render.

Villa renovation Mijas

Villa renovation Mijas

Builders, Mijas

Builders, Mijas

Home renovation, Mijas

Home renovation, Mijas

Here, the finished result. A perfectly smooth, flat and clean looking wall. Imagine the transformation to the entire house. Once the whole house is rendered outside, it will look fresh and modern, all the 70’s details gone.

If you are planning build works, contact us for a no obligation quote.


Epoxy flooring
Interior
Epoxy resin flooring, villas renovated in Marbella
  • Posted By SpecialisedBuilder
  • on September 18,2018

Epoxy resin flooring, villas renovated in Marbella.

Choosing the flooring for your villa can be a difficult task. The standard choices are high quality ceramics tiles, highly polished marble or granite. These are popular choices because they are attractive and hard wearing, but if you want some impact, try something different.

Epoxy resin floors are hard wearing and impermeable and the choice of designs and colours are endless.

Epoxy flooring

Epoxy resin flooring in Marbella

Marbella resin floors

Resin floors, Marbella

Costa del Sol Floors

Epoxy flooring Costa del Sol

Hotel flooring

Kitchen flooring

Epoxy resin floors are suitable not only for individual choices in private villas or apartments, but they are also perfect for industrial applications, such as restaurant kitchen floors, garages and workshops, medical centres.

The reason for this is their inert, waterproof and smooth finish, meaning that liquids and bacterias can’t soak into grout lines, unlike traditional floors.

Contact Costa del Sol and Marbella builders to discuss your requirements today.

We work from Mijas Fuengirola, through to Marbella and Estepona, inland up to Coin, Alhaurin, Monda.


stacked boulder retaining wall
Exterior , Landscaping
Retaining walls for gardens, swimming pools, villas, terraces etc
  • Posted By SpecialisedBuilder
  • on January 19,2018

Retaining walls for gardens, swimming pools, villas, terraces etc

If your land is moving, a retaining wall is essential. In the mountainous areas at the back of Mijas, Fuengirola, Marbella and Estepona, the houses are built on quite steep slopes and a retaining wall is essential.

Our building team can advise the most appropriate solution, depending on the terrain and type of build and then construct it.

Block and steel retaining walls, reinforced concrete, gabions and stacked rocks are the most common types of retaining wall on the Costa del Sol.

Depending on the size of the project we can advise how best to proceed. Sometimes a retaining wall is not needed, banks can be stabilised by spraying with concrete.

Retaining walls are needed to prevent the land from moving. Where a slope has been excavated to provide a flat pad for building, the land will need to be stabilised both above and below the pad. The design and build of the wall has to take into account the rainfall and drainage. A poorly designed wall can act like a dam, creating a bigger problem in the future.

The block and steel wall is normally used for lower walls. It is built on a concrete foundation, from high density concrete blocks. Steel rods run vertically and horizontally through the blocks. The blocks are then filled with concrete, making a very strong wall. The blocks can either be rendered after, or decorative blocks can be used so no finishing is required.

Reinforced concrete walls. A concrete raft is poured to give a wide footprint to help support the load. On top of this, steel cages are made, shuttering is built, then it is filled with concrete. This is an immensely strong wall, supporting huge loads without moving.

Stacked rock retaining walls are designed to be used to support earth, where some movement is acceptable, for example at the edge of a plot of land, edge of the garden etc..

Gabion walls are made from rock enclosed in steel mesh cages. This creates a strong supporting structure that allows for drainage. The walls can be made to look very decorative.

Sprayed concrete is used to prevent ground slip in low risk areas. By spraying with concrete, rain is prevented from washing away embankments and other slopes.

We have contacts for drilling micro piles and piles for particularly unstable ground.

Here we have a few examples of retaining walls that we have built over the years.

Earth retaining system

Earth retaining system

Earth retaining system

Earth retaining system

sprayed concrete on embankment

sprayed concrete on embankment

stacked concrete blocks

stacked concrete blocks

collapsed retaining wall

collapsed retaining wall

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slope-stabilization-feature-1

stacked boulder retaining wall

stacked boulder retaining wall

stacked boulder retaining wall

stacked boulder retaining wall


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