Certificate of Occupancy in the Balearic Islands After a Renovation
A certificate of occupancy is mandatory in the Balearic Islands for selling, renting, and registering water and electricity services, and it is valid for ten years. After a renovation, it must be renewed or a new occupancy certificate must be requested in two cases: when the work has been extensive and when the previous certificate has expired. […]
Construction Container Permit in Palma: Procedure, Price and Penalties
Placing a rubble container on the street in Palma requires a permit for occupying public space for construction work. This permit is requested from the Accessibility and Public Space Occupancy Service by sending the signed documentation in PDF format to tramitacioLOVP@palma.es. The processing time is immediate with a minimum of 72 hours' notice. […]
How Much Does It Cost to Tile a Bathroom in Mallorca: Price per Square Meter
Tiling a bathroom in Mallorca costs between €45 and €75 per square meter of wall in 2026, including materials and labor, compared to a national average of €40-€60 per square meter. Labor alone costs between €25 and €40 per square meter, and removing the old tiles adds another €12-€35 per square meter. The calculation that almost no one gets right: […]
Renovations in Andratx and Port d'Andratx
Andratx is the most expensive municipality in Mallorca, along with the southwest of Palma: an average price of €6,006/m² in August 2026, with Port d'Andratx at €7,941/m² and Sant Elm at €9,471/m². Renovations here face three conditions not found elsewhere on the island: the owner lives off the island and cannot […]
Renovations in Llucmajor
Llucmajor is two municipalities in one: the town center, with its sandstone houses and wooden beams where rising damp is the enemy, and the coastal strip from S'Arenal to Cala Pi, with second homes where the enemy is sea air. The average price closed August 2026 at €4,231 […]
Renovations in Marratxí
Marratxí is a municipality of almost 40,500 inhabitants, made up mostly of terraced and detached houses built between 1990 and 2010, so the typical renovation here isn't an old apartment: it's a thirty-year-old house with installations at the end of their useful life and a closed layout that no longer works. The meter […]
Change of Use from Premises to Residential in Palma de Mallorca
Converting a commercial space into a dwelling in Palma requires a ceiling height of 2.50 m in living areas and 2.20 m in bathrooms and hallways, a usable floor area of approximately 35-40 m², natural ventilation and lighting, and a major works permit from the municipality with a project plan prepared by a qualified professional. The cost of the conversion work ranges from €20,000 to €60,000, […]
Bathroom Tiling in Palma de Mallorca
Tiling a bathroom in Palma costs between €45 and €75/m² including materials and labor in 2026, with labor alone ranging from €25 to €40/m². In a standard bathroom of 4 to 6 m² floor area—approximately 20-28 m² of wall space—that's between €900 and €2,100. The […]
How to Renovate a Stone House in Mallorca
Renovating a stone house in Mallorca requires techniques compatible with the marès stone and lime: cutting off rising damp, respecting load-bearing walls, and insulating without sealing the stone. In 2026, a complete renovation costs between €1,800 and €2,800/m² (around €60,000 for 100 m²) and, in historic centers, usually requires […]
Permitted Times for Construction Work in Mallorca
In Mallorca, noisy construction work is generally carried out on weekdays between 9:00 and 20:00; construction noise is not permitted on Sundays and public holidays, although quiet work such as painting is allowed. In Palma, from May 1st to October 30th, tourist areas have restricted hours to 11:00–19:00. The schedule […]
