Full home renovations in Mislata, specialists in flats and apartment blocks

Mislata is a one-of-a-kind case within l’Horta Oest. In barely two square kilometres live more than forty thousand people, which makes it one of the most densely populated municipalities in Spain and in Europe. It sits so close to Valencia that only the old bed of the river Turia separates them, now turned into the Parque de Cabecera; from many streets, the city is literally just across the greenery. There are no villa developments or large plots here: what there is, almost entirely, are flats in compact blocks built between the sixties and the eighties, during the great expansion of the town.

That completely shapes what a renovation in Mislata is like. Whoever calls us from the Quint neighbourhood, from La Bega or from any block beside the Avenida del Cid is not after a garden or a swimming pool: they are after getting the most out of a flat that has become small and dated. Bringing in light by opening the kitchen onto the living room, making use of a wasted corridor, renovating fifty-year-old installations and getting a 70 or 80 square metre home to work like a modern one. That is the real challenge, and it is exactly where a well-thought-out renovation makes sense.

For this kind of home we have spent more than 35 years refining the craft: we operate from La Eliana and renovate throughout l’Horta and Valencia itself, so a flat squeezed in a stone’s throw from the city, like those in Mislata, is ground we walk daily. We are not from Mislata, but we know it well from working in its surroundings: we know what it takes to renovate a flat in an inhabited block, with neighbours above and below, narrow streets and limited parking. We do it as we always have: with an in-house team, a fixed quote and a single person in charge who is there for you from start to finish.

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What makes renovating in Mislata different

Renovating in such a dense and compact town is nothing like renovating a villa with a plot. In Mislata almost everything is a flat, and that conditions the project, the works and even the way the materials are carried up. These are the issues that weigh most.

Optimising a small flat and gaining light

The typical home in Mislata is a block flat from the 1960s to the 1980s, with a tight floor area, long corridors, compartmentalised rooms and little natural light in the centre. The main goal of almost every renovation here is to open up and reorganise: joining the kitchen with the living room to create a generous living area, removing corridors that add nothing, incorporating a small bedroom or a wasted box room and carrying the light from the façade to the heart of the home. Before knocking anything down we check which partitions are load-bearing, because in these blocks the structure rules and not everything can be opened up.

Installations in old blocks

In buildings forty or fifty years old, the plumbing and electrics are usually worn out: lead or iron pipes, fuse boards without the power for today’s life and communal downpipes worth checking. In a full renovation we completely renew the flat’s installations and leave the home ready for air conditioning and good energy use. When the problem affects communal elements —a general downpipe, damp coming from the neighbour— we point it out clearly so you can raise it with the residents’ association, because that is no longer just your flat.

The logistics of renovating in an apartment block: the real challenge in Mislata

Here is the real difference. In a town with the density of Mislata, narrow streets, blocks packed together and very limited parking, the renovation has to be coordinated carefully: reserving access to unload materials, planning the removal of rubble without bringing the street to a standstill, protecting the entrance hall, lift and communal areas, and respecting noise hours out of consideration for the neighbours. We manage it for you, with a single site manager who talks to the residents’ association and keeps the building clean and passable throughout the works. A good renovation in Mislata does not only show in the result: it shows in the fact that the neighbours barely notice.

Permits from Mislata Town Hall

Almost any renovation of a certain scale goes through Mislata Town Hall via its electronic office. A renovation that substantially changes the flat’s layout is processed with a responsible declaration of works with a project, while minor works are handled with a responsible declaration of works without a project. If the work requires it, we also arrange the habitability certificate for the first occupancy licence on completion. We take care of guiding you and preparing the paperwork so the works are always in order.