Fit Out Company in Dubai

What a turnkey fit-out in Dubai covers

A turnkey fit-out takes a space from its current state, whether that is a developer handover unit, a stripped villa or a tired office, to a finished interior under a single contract. With us, that contract runs from design sign-off to handover:

• Design approved in photorealistic 3D before any site work starts
• Civil works: partitions, ceilings, flooring and wall finishes
• MEP: electrical, plumbing and air-conditioning changes
• Joinery, from kitchens and wardrobes to wall panelling, manufactured in our Ajman factory
• Authority submissions and NOC coordination for your building and scope
• Snagging and final handover

Fitting out a workplace rather than a home? Our office fit-out service covers workspace planning, acoustics and phasing around a working team.

Which Dubai authority approves your fit-out

Dubai has no single fit-out permit. The route depends on who regulates the building, and getting it right at the start saves redrawing later. The summary below is taken from each authority's own website; the authority's current rules always apply.

Mainland Dubai: Dubai Municipality

Decoration works are licensed under Administrative Resolution No. (85) of 2019. Dubai Municipality's service catalogue lists a permit for decorative works in units over 100 sqm, and a self-permit route through which building contracting and décor companies can obtain an instant permit for decorative works in units over 100 sqm, subject to conditions. Modifications or additions to a building need their own permit, and the municipality issues a completion certificate for permits that include décor, modifications and maintenance.

DDA communities: the fit-out permit

In areas regulated by Dubai Development Authority, the contractor applies for a fit-out permit. DDA lists the documents as a contractor appointment letter from the tenant, the EJARI, an NOC from the building owner, NOCs from the relevant authorities and stamped drawings.

• Fee: AED 0.90 per sq ft, minimum AED 200 and maximum AED 10,000, plus AED 10 Knowledge Dirham and AED 10 Innovation Dirham per transaction
• Estimated processing time: two working days; the permit is valid for six months
• A Dubai Civil Defense completion certificate is needed before DDA issues the fit-out completion certificate
• Structural additions, a change of use or extra floor area need a separate building modification request

Before any permit: the building's own approval

Most towers and master communities also ask for their own approval before works start, usually through building management or the developer's community team, and their rules on deposits and working hours differ from building to building. Ask for your building's fit-out guidelines early. Our published approval support starts at AED 2,500 for landlord or community NOC coordination and AED 4,500 for Dubai Municipality approval support; authority, developer and consultant fees are charged separately at actual cost.

What a fit-out in Dubai costs

Our published villa fit-out bands are AED 300–450 per sq ft for a standard finish, AED 500–750 per sq ft for a luxury specification and AED 800–1,200+ per sq ft for fully bespoke interiors. Office fit-out starts at AED 220–350 per sq ft for an essential specification. All figures exclude VAT, and your own quotation follows a site survey.

Where a project lands within a band, or above it, comes down to four things:

• Starting condition. A developer shell needs far more civil and MEP work than an occupied villa being refreshed.
• Services that move. Relocating a kitchen or bathroom, or adding air-conditioning zones, adds MEP work and often an approval.
• Joinery content. Kitchens, wardrobes and panelling are often the largest single line in a Dubai villa budget.
• Building requirements. Permit fees, community deposits and NOC charges are passed on at actual cost.

Renovating a villa you already live in? The villa renovation cost guide breaks that budget down further.

How long a Dubai fit-out takes

For a full turnkey villa, our published timeline is three to six months from the first consultation to handover. That includes concept design, 3D sign-off and authority approvals; once the design is approved, the work on site typically runs 6–10 weeks.

Authority review sits inside that programme. DDA gives an estimated two working days for its fit-out permit, but building NOCs, any resubmission and the civil defence completion step add their own time, which is why we confirm the programme in writing after the survey rather than before it.