Renovating, remodelling and extending existing villas — from strip-out and structural changes to new MEP, waterproofing and a complete refit, with the family's routine planned around the works.
Dar Anan renovates existing villas across Riyadh. We take a house that has aged, no longer suits the family or needs more space, and deliver everything from the first survey to the finished, commissioned home: strip-out, layout and structural changes, new electrical, plumbing and air conditioning, waterproofing, façade work, kitchens and bathrooms, and extensions where the plot allows.
Renovation is a different job from fitting out a new shell. The existing building sets the constraints, what is behind the walls is never fully known until they are opened, and the family is often still living in part of the house. It needs a contractor who builds as well as finishes, and who keeps the MEP in-house, because in an older villa the services are usually the first thing that has to go. For new villas and shells, see our private villa fit-out service.
Every villa renovation starts with a survey of what is there: the structure, the condition of the roof and wet areas, the age and capacity of the wiring and pipework, and the AC. That tells us whether the house needs a refurbishment of finishes or a full strip-out, and it lets us price the work honestly before anything is demolished.
Typical scope on a villa renovation includes:
Extensions and additions. New rooms, an added floor, a standalone majlis or guest wing, or an annex on the plot, built and fitted out to match the existing house. Our Private Palace — Addition & Extension project is an example: a standalone addition with its own superstructure, glass curtain walls, concealed HVAC, full plumbing, marble flooring and Moroccan gypsum ceilings.
Occupied-home renovations. Works phased zone by zone, with sealed containment, protected routes and agreed working hours, so the family keeps a working kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms throughout.
Approvals for alterations. Structural changes, extensions and façade alterations generally need municipal approval through Balady. We confirm what your scope needs and prepare the drawings for it before work starts.
Renovating a majlis on its own? See majlis fit-out. For programme planning, read our guide to villa fit-out timelines in Riyadh, and for budgets, luxury villa fit-out cost.
Controlled strip-out back to structure, then new partitions, relocated rooms and reworked circulation for guests, family and staff.
New openings, removed walls, beams and strengthening, carried out to a structural engineer's design with temporary propping in place.
Old wiring, boards, plumbing, drainage and AC replaced by our in-house MEP team, sized for today's loads and tested before walls close.
Roof membranes, wet-area tanking and terrace waterproofing stripped and renewed, with flood tests before tiling.
New kitchens, bathrooms, stone and tiled floors, gypsum ceilings, joinery and decoration, finished to the new design.
Added rooms, floors and annexes tied into the existing structure and services, and façade refreshes from re-rendering to new cladding.
Renovations go wrong when a finishing contractor meets a structural or MEP problem it cannot solve. We are a general contractor with MEP in-house, so the structure, the services and the finishes are handled by one team under one programme, and surprises found during strip-out are dealt with rather than passed back to the owner.
Structural alterations, extensions and waterproofing are core construction work for us, not subcontracted extras.
Our own electrical, plumbing and HVAC teams replace and test the services while the house is open.
Work zones, quiet hours and dust control agreed up front, with weekly progress reporting to the owner.
Survey first, design and approvals second, and a phased site sequence the family can live with.
We inspect the structure, roof, wet areas, wiring, plumbing and AC, record what is there and agree the brief, budget range and how the family will use the house during works.
Layouts and finishes are agreed, structural changes are designed by an engineer, and any approvals the alterations need are prepared and submitted.
Phased strip-out, structural alterations and any extension structure, with hidden defects recorded and agreed with you as they are found.
New services and waterproofing are installed and tested, then ceilings, flooring, joinery, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration follow.
A formal snagging walk, all systems tested and commissioned, a deep clean, and a 12-month defects liability period.
Private residences, additions and extensions delivered by Dar Anan.
Standalone extension and addition for a private palace — comprising a gazebo, full A-Z plumbing and sanitation, superstructure, glass curtain walls, hidden HVAC, marble-slab flooring with waterjet carvings, industrial kitchen, royal bathroom vanities, pocket doors, and Moroccan gypsum ceilings.
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Full turnkey design-and-build of a luxury private villa in Riyadh — 3 floors, 3,000 sqft, featuring herringbone and marble flooring, wood-clad ceilings, solarium, private elevator, in-home gym, full landscaping, and complete MEP.
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Custom-built kidney-shaped poolside toilet and wash facilities for a private palace — featuring fresco-painted walls and ceilings, full MEP and HVAC, royal-grade finishes throughout.
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VIP royal-finish fit-out of a bespoke round villa — featuring gilded ceilings, high-end Moroccan gypsum designs, fresco-painted ceilings, marble flooring, custom furniture, royal bathrooms, and full MEP installation.
View Project →We renovate and extend villas across Riyadh's residential districts, including:
An older villa in Riyadh has been through years of heat, dust and hard water. A renovation has to deal with that, not just cover it.
Corroded pipework, undersized cables, failed waterproofing and termite or moisture damage only show once the strip-out starts. We survey intrusively where we can and carry a realistic allowance for what opening up reveals.
Thermal cycling and intense UV break down roof membranes and joints over time, and failed bathroom waterproofing leaks into the rooms below. A renovation is the right time to strip and redo both properly.
Villas wired for a few window units now run central AC, large kitchens and smart-home systems. The incoming supply, distribution boards and circuits are checked against the new load, and the SEC supply upgraded where needed.
Years of Riyadh's hard water leave scale in pipes, heaters and valves. New plumbing is specified with treatment or softening in mind so the replacement does not go the same way.
Paint, render and cladding on older villas weather badly. A façade refresh can be a re-render and repaint or new stone and cladding, and any visible change to the elevation is checked against current approval requirements first.
Most renovations happen with relatives, staff and guests still using part of the house. Phasing, dust control and quiet hours are planned before the first wall comes down.
Invite us to the villa and we will survey it, tell you what it needs and come back with a scope, a programme and a proposal.
Programmes, budgets, MEP and approvals for renovating a villa in Riyadh.
A villa fit-out in Riyadh takes roughly 4 to 14 months from survey to handover, longer for palaces. Stage-by-stage timeline, lead times and delay causes.
Read the guide →Luxury villa fit-out in Riyadh costs SAR 1,800–6,000+ per sqm depending on specification. Full 2025 breakdown by room, material, and finish level.
Read the guide →A practical guide to MEP requirements for villa construction in Riyadh — covering HVAC, electrical, plumbing, gas, and pool systems with cost benchmarks by villa size.
Read the guide →A step-by-step guide to obtaining villa construction permits in Saudi Arabia — covering Baladiya approvals, SBC compliance, utility connections and timelines.
Read the guide →What villa owners ask us before starting a renovation.
It depends on the condition of the house and the brief. A light refurbishment covers new finishes, kitchens and bathrooms. A full renovation strips the villa back to its structure and replaces the wiring, plumbing and air conditioning, corrects waterproofing, changes the layout and refits the interior. Extensions and additions add new floor area alongside or on top of the existing building.
Yes, once we know what the wall is doing. Non-structural partitions can usually be taken out directly. Where a wall or column carries load, the change is designed by a structural engineer, who specifies the beams or strengthening required, and the work is carried out to those drawings with temporary support in place.
Internal refurbishment of finishes generally does not. Structural alterations, extensions, added floors and changes to the façade generally need municipal approval through Balady before work starts. The rules change, so we confirm the current requirements for your specific scope at survey stage and prepare the drawings the application needs.
In most villas built more than fifteen or twenty years ago, yes. Old wiring is often undersized for modern air conditioning and appliance loads, galvanised pipework corrodes, and original AC equipment is inefficient. Replacing it while the walls and ceilings are open costs far less than doing it after the new finishes are in.
Often, yes, if the works are phased. We seal each work zone, keep a working kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms available, protect circulation routes and confine noisy works to agreed hours. A full strip-out of the whole house is usually faster and cheaper with the family living elsewhere.
Yes. We have delivered standalone additions to existing residences, including structure, glazing, concealed HVAC, plumbing and the full interior fit-out. Extensions are designed so the new structure, services and finishes tie into the existing house rather than looking added on.
A refurbishment of kitchens, bathrooms and finishes can take a few months; a full strip-out with layout changes, new MEP and an extension takes considerably longer. The survey usually reveals the real programme, because hidden damage and imported lead times set it. Our villa fit-out timeline guide covers the stages.
Every renovation is handed over after a formal snagging inspection, with the MEP systems tested and commissioned, followed by a 12-month defects liability period on the works we carried out.
Tell us about the villa and what you want to change. We'll survey it, scope the works and send a detailed proposal — no obligation.
