Full home renovations in Manises, the birthplace of Valencian tiles

Few towns near Valencia have a hallmark as distinctive as Manises. This town in l’Horta Oest, looking out over the river Túria and less than ten kilometres from the city, has been linked to ceramics and tiles for centuries: pottery has been fired and tiles glazed here since the Middle Ages, and workshops, master craftspeople and the Escuela de Arte y Superior de Cerámica still thrive side by side today. For anyone living in Manises, the material on the walls and floors is not just another detail; it is part of the town’s culture.

That heritage is a perfect fit for the way Batecs works. When we renovate a flat or an old-town home in Manises, we take the time to choose the tiles, porcelain stoneware and wall coverings well: formats, grout lines, layouts and an installation that will last for years and look the part. It makes little sense to cut corners on ceramics in a place that has made them its history. That is why we take particular care over kitchen and bathroom flooring and wall tiling here.

With more than 35 years renovating homes across Valencia and l’Horta, at Batecs we have worked in many flats and houses in Manises from our base in La Eliana. In Manises we mostly work on flats several decades old and old-town houses, with the odd townhouse, and we are aware of a very local quirk: the proximity of Valencia airport, which lies within the municipal boundary. That means noise is an issue in some areas, and improving the windows and acoustic insulation is, more than a luxury, a comfort upgrade you appreciate every single day.

What’s different here

What makes renovating in Manises different

Renovating in Manises has its own particulars that are worth putting on the table before you plan the works and the budget. These are the ones that come up most often in the town.

Ceramics and tiles: here they’re chosen with a discerning eye

In the homeland of Valencian tiles, getting the ceramics right makes the difference between an acceptable bathroom and one that looks a cut above. We advise you, without rushing, on format, tone, grout line and layout: large-format porcelain stoneware for seamless, easy-to-clean floors, warmer or textured pieces to give a wall character, and a careful installation that respects plumb and level. Working the tiles well does not push the cost up disproportionately and, in return, it is what you see and touch most every day.

The airport and acoustic comfort

Valencia airport sits within the boundary of Manises, which is why part of the town falls under the noise footprint of the planes. That is why, in many homes, it makes complete sense to use the renovation to upgrade the external windows —double or triple glazing with a good thermal break— and to reinforce the acoustic insulation of the façade. Not every home needs it, but when the noise is a nuisance, it is the comfort upgrade you notice most, and it also helps with heating and cooling.

Neighbourhood flats and old-town houses

The housing stock in Manises is mostly flats from the 1960s to the 1990s —with services due for renewal, closed-off layouts and little insulation— and old-town houses, closer to tradition, where it pays to look at structure and damp first. In the flats, the priority is usually renewing the plumbing and electrics, opening up the kitchen to the living room and unifying the floors; in the houses, modernising without erasing the character of the Sant Francesc neighbourhood and the historic centre.

Permits and utilities

Any renovation of a certain scale in Manises goes through its application at the Manises Town Hall: works that do not touch the structure or the façade can usually be handled with a responsible declaration or works notification, whereas knocking down load-bearing walls, extending or altering the façade requires a licence. We guide you and prepare the paperwork so the works are always above board, and we coordinate the utilities so there are no hold-ups.