Turnkey renovation means handing the entire job to one contractor. You do not go looking for a painter, a tiler, an electrician and a joiner separately; there is one contract, one programme and one person to talk to. Coordination between trades, material supply, the order of works and site safety all sit with the contractor.
The real value of this model is that the risk moves. In a split tender one trade running late holds up the next, responsibility never collects anywhere, and a defect on the boundary between two trades ends up belonging to no one. Under a turnkey contract that risk passes to the contractor: scope, programme and outcome are bound in writing.
What sets our approach apart is that we treat the work as a building job rather than an interior refresh. The team works under the direction of a civil engineer; the site visit looks not only at the visible surface but also at the load-bearing structure, the waterproofing, the age of the pipework and the electrical supply. If something cannot be done, we say so at the survey table — not after we have taken the job.
Turnkey Renovation: What the Service Covers
The following items are included as standard in our Turnkey Renovation service. Every item is listed separately in the quotation prepared after the site visit; nothing is left vague about what is and is not included.
- Site visit, measured survey and condition assessment
- Working drawings, material schedule and an itemised quotation
- Strip-out, debris removal and site safety
- Electrical installation and consumer unit renewal
- Renewal of water supply and waste pipework
- Waterproofing in wet rooms
- Plaster, screed, floor and wall finishes
- Kitchen, bathroom and bespoke joinery manufacture
- Joinery, painting and lighting
- Cleaning, handover and workmanship guarantee
Turnkey Renovation: How We Work
- Site visit: We see and measure the space in person. Load-bearing walls, the material and age of the pipework, damp marks, the state of the consumer unit and any complaints from the flat below are all established at this stage. The visit is free and commits you to nothing.
- Scope and design: The brief is separated into essential and optional items. Working drawings, the plumbing and electrical layout and the material schedule are prepared. What is included and what is not is set down in writing.
- Contract: Scope, programme, payment schedule, brand and model choices and the terms for delay are bound into the contract and its appendices. We do not start work on a verbal understanding.
- Execution: The site is run by a single site manager. Every layer that will be closed up is checked before it is closed: no wall goes up before the water lines have passed a pressure test and the electrical circuits have been measured.
- Interim checks: A photographic progress report is shared at the critical stages. If you are abroad, we walk the site on a video call and decisions move forward by written approval.
- Inspection and handover: The snagging list is drawn up together, closed out, and the space is handed over cleaned. Guarantee certificates and product documents are transferred to you.
Turnkey Renovation: Conditions Specific to Antalya
Renovation in Antalya differs from the same job in other cities on three counts. We assess each of them separately during the site visit.
Summer humidity and salt air
High humidity increases the risk of mould on internal surfaces and corrosion on metalwork. Close to the sea, external door handles, railing fixings and the brackets of air conditioning outdoor units should be specified in stainless grades. In wet rooms, mechanical ventilation is not an optional extra but a required item.
A cooling-led climate
In Antalya it is cooling, not heating, that drives annual energy use. Insulation decisions should follow from that: on top floors and west-facing rooms, roof and façade insulation reduces the cooling load directly. Shading and the choice of window units are part of the same equation.
Hard water
The mains water has a high hardness value. Limescale builds up quickly on taps, shower heads and water heaters. When specifying, look past the shine of the chrome plating to the quality of the body; where possible, plan a water softening solution at the incoming main.
Homes left empty for part of the year
Where a property stays shut for long periods, humidity builds up in an unventilated space. If that is how the home will be used, ventilation, humidity control and leak detection should be planned during the renovation; adding them later means opening walls.
Turnkey Renovation: Common Mistakes
These are the decisions we meet most often on site and the hardest ones to put right afterwards. We go through all of them during the site visit.
- Giving all the attention to the visible surface. The situation we meet most often is weeks spent on tile and furniture choices while the pipework and wiring are left because "they still work". Taking a newly finished space apart a few years later to reach the services is a far bigger job than doing it right the first time.
- Starting without a written scope. "Everything included" means nothing. If it is not written down which brand and model, how many, and with what installation detail, a dispute is inevitable. An itemised quotation protects you and the contractor equally.
- Making decisions during the works. Socket positions, the lighting scheme and the wet room layout must be settled before the walls are closed. Every decision that arrives later is either impossible to carry out or requires taking finished work apart.
- Ignoring the load-bearing structure. "Let's take that wall out" is a very common request and it is not always possible. Interfering with a shear wall or a column affects the seismic performance of the building directly and is contrary to regulation. That has to be said at the survey.
- Choosing materials without seeing them. A catalogue image and a real surface are not the same thing. Texture, the balance between matt and gloss, and colour all read quite differently in the light of the actual room. We assess critical surfaces from samples and, where possible, inside the space itself.
Turnkey Renovation: Engineering Note
On turnkey work the most critical decision is taken at the survey table: which layer will be touched and which will be left as it is. Taking that decision properly means establishing facts, not guessing. Because our team works under the direction of a civil engineer, the survey separately assesses the load-bearing structure, the existing condition of the waterproofing in wet rooms, the material of the pipework and the capacity of the consumer unit. If a request would require interfering with a load-bearing wall, we say at the outset that it is not structurally acceptable. In the same way, if we believe closing up the existing pipework is risky, we report it in writing and record the decision — so that if a problem appears later, whose responsibility it was is never in doubt.
Turnkey Renovation: Pre-Handover Checklist
Every item below is checked before handover and the results are shared with you. If one item is outstanding, we do not hand over.
- Pressure test carried out on the water lines and the result recorded
- Continuity, insulation and earthing measurements complete on the electrical installation
- Waterproofing applied in wet rooms and checked before tiling
- Floor levels and door undercuts checked
- Door, drawer and hinge adjustments made
- Silicone and grout details reviewed
- Ventilation and drainage tested and working
- Guarantee certificates and user documents handed over