Homes, offices, shops and restaurants, fitted out by one team.
A renovation and fit-out company in Dubai delivering residential and commercial projects under a single contract — with our own joinery workshop behind every one. No subcontractor roulette. No one blaming the last trade.
One contractor. Every trade. No gaps.
Abdulla Carpentry EST is a licensed renovation and fit-out company in Dubai, handling apartments, villas and commercial spaces from first survey to final snag. We have run our own joinery workshop in Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 2 since 1984, which means the cabinetry, wardrobes, doors and wall panelling in your project are manufactured by us rather than bought in and hoped for.
Most renovation companies in Dubai are, in practice, coordinators. They win the job, then hire a carpenter, an electrician, a plumber and a painter, and spend the next three months trying to make four separate businesses turn up in the right order. When something slips, and something always slips, there is nobody who owns the problem. The joiner blames the plasterer’s levels. The plasterer blames the electrician’s chases. You, meanwhile, are the one living in the dust.
We built the company the other way round. Twenty-four trades sit inside the business, on our payroll, answering to one project manager. The same person who measures your property on day one is the person you call in week six when you want the TV unit moved 200mm to the left. Sequencing is an internal conversation rather than a negotiation between contractors, which is precisely why our programmes hold.
That structure also changes what we can do about quality. When a wardrobe carcass comes off our own bench, we control the board, the edging, the hinge, the tolerance and the finish. When a ceiling is set out, our joiner already knows where the lighting cut-outs land because our electrician marked them that morning. These are small things individually. Together they are the difference between a fit-out that photographs well on handover day and one that still closes, aligns and looks right three years later.
Since 1984Our own Ras Al Khor workshop
Why renovations in Dubai go wrong
After four decades on Dubai sites, the failures are depressingly predictable. Almost none of them are about craftsmanship. They are about coordination, paperwork and money being agreed too loosely at the start.
- The quote was a number, not a scope. A one-page quote with “kitchen — AED 45,000” written on it is not a contract, it is an argument waiting to happen. Every item we quote carries a described specification, a quantity and a rate, so when you ask what changed, there is a document that answers.
- Approvals were started too late. Dubai Municipality permits, DEWA applications and developer or community NOCs routinely take two to four weeks. Contractors who begin the paperwork after demolition lose a month they then blame on suppliers. We file on day one.
- Nobody sequenced the trades. Tiling before waterproofing cures. Skirting before the floor is laid. Painting before the ceiling is snagged. Every one of these means doing work twice, and somebody pays for it.
Twenty-four trades, one accountable team
Swipe through the trades we run in-house. Everything below is delivered by our own people, under one contract and one warranty.
Residential or commercial
Projects across the emirates
A sample of completed fit-out and renovation work in Dubai and beyond. Detailed case studies are being added.
Kitchen RemodelDamac Hills 2, DubaiOffice RenovationBusiness Bay, Dubai
Study & LibraryVictory Heights, Dubai
Retail Fit-OutBurJuman Mall, Dubai
Master Bedroom SuiteDubai Hills EstateApartment RenovationJumeirah Lake Towers
Commercial Gym Fit-OutDubaiBedroom & WardrobesArabian Ranches
Living & DiningDubai Marina
From first visit to final snag
Four stages, each with a deliverable you can see. You always know what is happening this week and what happens next.
Survey & Design
We measure the property, photograph every elevation and produce 3D visuals with an itemised cost. Revised until you are genuinely happy, before a single wall is touched.
Materials & Approvals
Finishes are selected against physical samples, not screenshots. In parallel we file Dubai Municipality, DEWA and developer NOCs so the permit arrives before the programme needs it.
Workshop Manufacture
Your joinery is cut, assembled and finished in our own workshop while site works proceed. Nothing waits on a third-party supplier who has your deposit and someone else’s priority.
Install, Snag & Hand Over
Trades are sequenced, the site is cleaned every evening and you get weekly photo updates. We snag it ourselves, fix the list, then hand over with a twelve-month warranty.
Start with a conversation, not a contract
Tell us roughly what you have in mind and we will come back with a realistic cost range, a likely programme, and an honest view of anything in your brief that we think will cause problems later. There is no charge for any of that, and no obligation afterwards.
- A real cost range based on your actual square footage and finish level, not a brochure number.
- A programme that accounts for Dubai approval timelines rather than pretending they do not exist.
- A free site visit anywhere in the UAE, usually within 48 hours of you getting in touch.
Request your free estimate
We reply the same working day, Saturday to Thursday.
Your details are used only to prepare your quotation.
Honest numbers before you ask
Nobody enjoys chasing a contractor for a ballpark. These are the ranges we actually work within across Dubai, based on completed projects rather than marketing. Your survey will produce a firm figure, but you should not have to book a meeting to find out whether you are in the right postcode financially.
A cosmetic apartment refresh — painting, flooring, light joinery and new sanitaryware — typically lands between AED 300 and AED 500 per square foot. A full apartment renovation involving new kitchens, bathrooms, ceilings and MEP alterations generally runs AED 500 to AED 750 per square foot. Villa renovations, where structural changes, external works and higher specifications are common, sit between AED 500 and AED 900 per square foot, and a premium villa with bespoke joinery throughout can exceed that.
Commercial work prices differently because programme matters more than finish. An office fit-out is usually AED 80 to AED 200 per square foot depending on partitioning, MEP load and whether you need the space trading again quickly. Retail and food and beverage carry higher MEP and extract costs, and clinics carry approval costs that a general fit-out does not.
Three things move these numbers more than anything else: the specification of your joinery, whether the MEP is being altered or merely refreshed, and how much of the existing build has to be removed before anything new can start. We will tell you which of those applies to you at the survey, not halfway through.
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Where we work
Our workshop and stores are in Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 2, which puts us within a short drive of most of Dubai and within comfortable reach of the northern emirates and Abu Dhabi. We hold the trade licence and insurances required to work in gated communities and managed towers, and we are used to the access rules, working-hour restrictions and security procedures that come with them.
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Our workshop in Ras Al Khor
- Address15 32b St, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 2, Dubai, UAE
- Phone & WhatsApp056-5608073
- Emailcontact@abdullacarpentryest.ae
- HoursSaturday to Thursday, 8:00 – 18:00
- CoverageAll seven emirates
What we build with, and why it matters here
Dubai is unkind to interiors. Summer humidity swings from bone dry to saturated within a single month, chilled air runs nine months of the year, and sunlight through unshaded glazing will find any finish that was not specified for it. Materials that behave impeccably in a European apartment can warp, delaminate or fade badly in a Dubai villa within two summers. Specification here is not decoration, it is engineering.
For joinery carcasses we use moisture-resistant board as standard rather than as an upgrade, because bathrooms, laundries and kitchens in this climate will eventually test it. Fronts are specified according to where they sit: lacquered MDF where a flawless painted finish matters, natural or engineered veneer where grain is the point, acrylic or high-gloss laminate where a kitchen needs to survive daily cleaning. Solid timber is used deliberately, for doors, staircase treads and panelling, where its movement can be detailed for rather than fought.
Hardware is where most Dubai fit-outs quietly fail. A soft-close hinge rated for 20,000 cycles is a false economy in a family kitchen. We specify Blum, Hettich or equivalent on drawers and hinges, and we fit ironmongery rated for humidity rather than whatever arrived with the door. On flooring, engineered wood is laid with the expansion gaps the climate genuinely requires, and SPC is chosen over laminate anywhere a floor might meet water.
Five reasons clients stay with us
- Our own workshop, since 1984. The joinery that defines how your project looks is manufactured by our team in Ras Al Khor, under our supervision, to our tolerances. It is not ordered from a third party and hoped for, and it does not sit behind somebody else’s more important client.
- Fixed, itemised quotations. Every line carries a described specification, a quantity and a rate. You can see exactly what you are buying before anything starts, which means variations become a short conversation with a document behind it rather than an uncomfortable argument at the end.
- One manager from survey to handover. The person who measures your property is the person who answers your call in week six. Nothing is lost in a handover between a salesperson who promised it and a site team who never heard about it.
- Approvals are our paperwork. Dubai Municipality submissions, DEWA applications, developer and community NOCs, contractor registrations and access passes are handled by us and started on day one, not after the walls come down.
- We snag before you do. Our project manager walks the job with the trade leads, produces the list, and we clear it before we invite you to inspect. You should be looking at a finished space, not writing our defect list for us.
Common questions
What does a renovation cost in Dubai?
A cosmetic apartment refresh typically runs AED 300 to 500 per square foot. A full apartment renovation with new kitchens, bathrooms and MEP alterations is usually AED 500 to 750. Villas range from AED 500 to 900 and above, depending on specification and how much structural work is involved. Commercial office fit-out is generally AED 80 to 200 per square foot. Your survey produces a firm, itemised figure rather than a range.
How long will my project take?
A single bathroom is about three to four weeks. A full apartment is six to ten weeks. A villa is three to six months. Commercial fit-outs depend heavily on landlord and authority approvals. Add two to four weeks for permits on almost any job that alters MEP or structure, which is why we submit on day one rather than after demolition.
Do you handle Dubai Municipality and developer approvals?
Yes, and it is included rather than billed as an extra. We prepare the drawings, make the submissions and follow them through with Dubai Municipality, DEWA and your developer or community management. For gated communities and managed towers we also handle the NOC, contractor registration, access passes and security deposits.
Can I live in the property while you work?
For single-room work, usually yes. We seal the working area, contain dust and keep the rest of the home usable. For full renovations involving MEP, flooring and ceilings across the property we strongly recommend moving out. It is faster, it costs less because the trades are not working around you, and it is considerably less unpleasant.
Do you make your own joinery?
Yes. Our workshop in Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 2 has been running since 1984. Wardrobes, kitchens, TV units, doors, panelling and staircases are manufactured by us. That is unusual among Dubai renovation companies and it is the main reason our programmes hold and our tolerances are consistent.
Will you work with my own designer or architect?
Often, and it usually works well. We are comfortable building to someone else’s drawings, and we will flag buildability issues early rather than discovering them on site. If you do not have a designer, our in-house 3D design service covers it.
What warranty do I get?
Twelve months on workmanship from the date of handover. Manufacturer warranties on supplied items — appliances, sanitaryware, ironmongery — are passed to you in writing with the handover pack, along with paint references and material specifications for future touch-ups.
How do payments work?
Staged against progress, agreed in the contract before work begins. Typically a mobilisation payment, then stages tied to completed milestones such as MEP first fix, joinery delivery and finishes, with a retention released after snagging. You never pay for work that has not been done.
Tell us what you want changed
Send photos, drawings or just a description. We will come back with an itemised quote, usually the same working day. No charge, no obligation, and an honest answer about what your budget will actually buy.