House & Building Construction in Odivelas
Odivelas keeps growing and keeps building, with recent estates sitting alongside established neighbourhoods, from Pontinha to Famões and from Caneças to Ramada. That means new-build enquiries reach us regularly, from apartment buildings on urban plots to detached houses, alongside the usual renovations in blocks with a few decades behind them. We take these on with the council process followed from the beginning, because it is in licensing that projects lose time, not usually in the building work. We check what the plan allows on the plot first, coordinate the design next, and only then talk about site work and dates.
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About our service in Odivelas
The phase that decides a new-build programme is design and licensing. The architectural design goes to the council and, with it or shortly after, the engineering disciplines: structure, water and drainage, electrical, gas, thermal, acoustic, fire safety and telecommunications. All of them have to be coordinated with each other, because a change in the architecture means revisiting the structure and almost always the services. A well-assembled file moves; a file with documents missing sits waiting for requests for clarification that consume time while nothing happens on site. That is the part we follow closely. We submit complete files precisely to avoid that wait. In an apartment building, certain points determine the budget and are best settled early: the number of floors, the parking required and the basement that may follow from it, the risers and service spaces, the lift and accessibility. The basement is typically the most expensive element and the most sensitive to the ground, because of excavation, retaining structures and waterproofing. Assessing the soil before anything is drawn avoids redesigning halfway. After that, the work runs in closed stages, with services tested before any render and a measurement signed at each step. That way the client knows at every point what is done and what remains. For houses and renovations the method is the same at a different scale. We check what the plan allows on the plot, coordinate the design, handle the process and build with the stages recorded. At the end we hand over the works with as-built drawings and the documents needed for the use licence, which is what allows you to register, let or sell the property without complications. We work Monday to Saturday, 9am to 8pm, with Sunday closed. And when something unforeseen appears, we show you what we found before going on.
In Odivelas we mostly do:
Services Included
- Apartment buildings on urban plots
- Coordinating architecture and engineering before work starts
- Basements, retaining structures and waterproofing sized to the ground
- Detached houses, from the plot through to handover
- Following the process through to the use licence
Areas We Serve
We work in Odivelas centre, Pontinha, Famões, Póvoa de Santo Adrião, Olival Basto, Caneças, Ramada and Loures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions in Odivelas:
I have a plot. How long before building can start?
It depends on the type of operation and on how the file is assembled, and it is not a timescale we can guarantee because it is not ours to control. What is ours is submitting a complete, well-coordinated file, which is what avoids requests for additional documents, the most common cause of months lost. We set out the phases and dependencies before anything starts.
Do I really need a basement in my building?
It depends on the parking required for the number of units and on what the plan allows you to resolve at ground level. A basement is among the most expensive parts of the job, because of excavation, retaining structures and waterproofing, and it is very sensitive to the ground conditions. That is why we assess the soil and the requirements before the design is fixed rather than after.
Is the use licence really necessary at the end?
It is, and it is what lets you use the property without complications, register it, let it or sell it. It is obtained after completion, with the documents showing the works were carried out in accordance with the approved design. That is why we hand over as-built drawings and the necessary paperwork, and follow that application through rather than leaving it in your hands.
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Reviews from satisfied customers in Odivelas and surroundings
"Serviço excelente e profissional. Recomendo vivamente!"
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Odivelas
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Odivelas
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Odivelas