InsightsDubai
Notes from the site.
How a villa actually gets built here: the order the trades work in, who approves what, and the things worth knowing before you sign anything.
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Contracting
Every trade on a villa, in the order they work.
Sixteen trades run on a villa and each one waits on the one before it. What each trade needs from the one in front, and where the order breaks.
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Handover
Snags closed before handover, not after.
A snag list, a defects liability period and decennial liability are three different things. What each one covers on a Dubai villa, and why the order matters.
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Approvals
Who approves a villa in Dubai, and in what order.
Dubai Municipality, the community developer and DEWA each approve a different thing at a different point. The order they come in, and what each one gates.
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Contracting
How to read a villa build quote.
Two quotes for the same villa can differ widely and both be honest. What a scope should say, what a lump sum hides, and the questions that expose a thin one.
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Manpower
Hiring construction manpower in Dubai.
What to specify when you ask for site labour, what a rate should include, and where responsibility sits between the supplier and your own site team.