Most bathroom and kitchen jobs in the Algarve are one of two things: a like for like refit that keeps the plumbing where it is, or a rebuild that moves it. They cost very different amounts. Handyman Algarve quotes both in writing, with labour and materials separated, before anything is stripped out.
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A bathroom or kitchen renovation in the Algarve is priced by how far the services move, not by the size of the room. Keeping the plumbing and electrics in place makes it a finishing job; moving them means chasing walls, lifting floors and a much longer programme. Handyman Algarve quotes renovation work in the Algarve for free, in English or Portuguese, with labour and materials separated and the cost known before anything is stripped out.
Three of them, in order of how expensive they are. Moving plumbing for cosmetic reasons, when the same look was available in the existing layout. Choosing tiles and sanitaryware after work has started, so the job stops waiting for a delivery while the room is unusable. And skipping the tanking behind a shower because it is invisible, which is the single most common reason an Algarve bathroom needs redoing again in five years.
As of 2026, the quote is driven by a short list of concrete things: whether plumbing and electrics move, whether the floor comes up, the square metres of tiling and the tile chosen, the specification of the sanitaryware or the kitchen units, waste removal and access, and whether the room is in a villa with a driveway or a third floor apartment with no lift. Labour and materials are quoted separately, because they behave differently: you can change the tile you buy without changing the work, and you should be able to see that.
No renovation is quoted properly from a description alone. The written quote follows a look at the room, and it says what is included, what is provisional, and what happens if something unexpected appears behind a wall. See how it works for the process from request to finished job.
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There is no single figure, because the same room can be a two week refit or a six week rebuild. What decides it is whether plumbing and electrics stay where they are, whether the floor comes up, what the tiles and sanitaryware cost, and how hard it is to get materials in and waste out. As of 2026, Handyman Algarve quotes the work in writing with labour and materials separated, free, before anything is stripped.
Moving the plumbing. Keeping the toilet, basin and shower where they are means the existing pipework stays, the floor stays, and the job is finishing work. Moving any of them means chasing walls or lifting the floor, which brings in waste, drying time and a second wave of tiling. The layout decision, made before anything is ordered, moves the price more than the choice of tiles ever will.
A like for like refit in an Algarve apartment is commonly two to three weeks of working days, and a full rebuild with moved plumbing runs longer. The programme is set by waiting rather than by work: screed and tile adhesive have to cure, and a sanitaryware or shower tray item that is out of stock stops everything. Ordering the slow items before demolition starts is what keeps a job on schedule.
If you are replacing what is already there in the same place, normally no. If the work changes the structure, alters the building outside, or affects shared services in a block, then it can need approval and the answer differs by municipality and by building. Ask your câmara municipal and, in an apartment, your condominium before ordering materials, not after the wall is open.
In a house with a second bathroom, usually yes. With one bathroom, expect several days with no working toilet or shower around the plumbing and tiling stages, and plan for that before demolition rather than during it. Kitchens are easier to live around if a temporary sink and a working socket are kept somewhere until the new units are in.
It is the most common request here, and it is usually straightforward because the drain and the water supply are already in the right corner. It gains floor space, it is far easier to use for anyone with limited mobility, and in a holiday home it is what most guests prefer. The one honest caution is resale: a property with no bath at all can put off buyers with small children.