Construction
Precise, Durable, and Transformative Restoration
Εύρος τιμής:100 € – 600 €
Older buildings in Cyprus suffer in specific ways: stone houses with damp walls and crumbling mortar, and 1970s and 80s concrete with rusting steel pushing chunks off balconies. Restoration is about fixing the cause, then repairing with materials that suit the building. Share photos of the damage and the age of the building, and local restoration specialists can assess it.
- Stone and brick repointing
- Render and plaster repairs
- Concrete spalling and rebar treatment
- Restoring timber doors and shutters
- Façade cleaning and repainting
- Damp and salt damage treatment
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Two very different kinds of old building
Traditional stone and mudbrick houses. Found in villages and old town centres. Walls are thick and built to breathe. Trouble usually starts when someone covers them in cement render or seals the floor with concrete. Moisture gets trapped, salts come out on the inner walls, plaster blows off and stone starts to crumble.
Concrete frame buildings from the last few decades. Here the main problem is spalling. Rain and sea air get through thin concrete cover to the steel bars inside. The steel rusts, swells and cracks the concrete off, typically on balcony edges, slab undersides and columns. It looks cosmetic at first but gets worse every winter.
What the work involves
- Raking out cement pointing from stone walls and repointing in lime mortar
- Removing failed render and replacing it with a breathable lime render
- Breaking out loose concrete, cleaning rusted rebar, coating it, adding new steel where it's lost too much section, then rebuilding with repair mortar
- Repairing timber beams, roof structures, doors and shutters, or making matching replacements
- Waterproofing roofs and balconies so the same damage doesn't come back
Starting with an assessment
Most restoration jobs begin with a visit to work out why things are failing. Is the damp coming up from the ground, in through a leaking roof, or from a broken pipe? Is the crack from settlement or just from rusting steel? The answer changes the whole plan, so be wary of anyone quoting a full job from one photo.
When you post, include close-ups and wider shots, the rough age of the building, whether it's a protected or listed property, and any past repairs you know about. If concrete is falling from a balcony over a path or street, treat it as urgent and keep people away from underneath.
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Respect for Original Fabric
Traditional stone houses need lime mortars and breathable finishes, not cement. Ask restorers which materials they plan to use to protect historic walls.
Spalling Concrete Specialists
Many 1970s and 1980s buildings suffer rusting rebar and cracked balconies. Experienced pros cut out damage, treat steel and rebuild with repair mortars.
Assessment Before Work
Photos and a site visit let pros identify the cause of decay, whether rising damp, leaks or failed render, so the restoration lasts.
Payment Released When Satisfied
FixNow holds your payment and only releases it after you confirm the work is finished, with a dispute process available if needed.
