Turnkey apartment renovation in Batumi

What our turnkey renovation covers

For us, turnkey apartment renovation in Batumi means one contract and one estimate for everything, after which all that's left is to bring in the furniture: the work, plus rough-work and finishing materials in the grade you choose, buying them, delivering them and carrying them up to your floor, waste removal and cleaning. The kitchen, wardrobes and appliances can go into the same contract, and then you can move straight in. You approve the decisions, and we organise the rest.

On the Batumi market, "turnkey" means different things. Some contractors quote for labour only, others for labour with rough-work materials, and others include finishing materials too. Before comparing prices per metre, check which of these they include. If the developer itself offers the apartment with a finish, that is a different choice, and we cover it in the comparison of white frame and a developer's finish.

How much turnkey apartment renovation in Batumi costs

With mid-range finishing materials, a turnkey renovation costs from 900 to 1,200 ₾ per m² of apartment floor area. The price includes labour, rough-work and finishing materials: tiles, flooring, paint, doors, sanitary ware, sockets and light fittings. Furniture and appliances are not included.

Within this range, the materials themselves move the price most. Mid-range finishing materials cost from 390 to 540 ₾ per m² of apartment, and even within one grade, porcelain tiles and taps from different factories differ noticeably in price. You can see this line by line in the materials schedule, so an expensive item can be swapped without changing the whole package.

A package including the kitchen, wardrobes, furniture and appliances starts from 1,590 ₾ per m². If you'd rather choose the furniture separately and later, furnishing the apartment after the renovation is more convenient. An interior design project is not included in the renovation price and is priced separately.

Apartments where the renovation starts before white frame cost more: black frame, or a resale apartment with strip-out and new services. White frame with outlets that already match your layout costs less. The final cost is set after the site measurement, once the estimate and the materials schedule are agreed.

The materials schedule: how we choose the finishes

Before work starts, we draw up a materials schedule. For each item it gives the grade, manufacturer, product code, quantity and price, and it is attached to the estimate, so you can see how much of the total goes on materials. For each item we offer two or three options in the chosen grade: for example, SPC vinyl or porcelain tiles for the hallway, matt or gloss tiles for the bathroom.

Tiles and sanitary ware can be seen in showrooms; the rest we choose from catalogues and samples that the foreman brings to the site, so you see the shade in the light the apartment will actually have. We order tiles in a single batch with extra for cuts and breakage: usually about 10% for a straight layout, more for a diagonal layout or large formats. A box bought later from another batch can differ in shade and size.

If during the work you pick a more expensive item, the difference shows in the schedule and goes into a contract addendum before the order is placed. You can also go down a grade, as long as the material hasn't been ordered.

What you decide and what we do

From you we need the layout, the grade of finish, an approved materials schedule and acceptance of the stages, in person or by video call. Everything in between is on us:

• buying to the schedule, with receipts in the weekly report;
• receiving deliveries and checking batches: tile size and shade, complete sets of sanitary ware, undamaged boxes;
• storing materials on site until their stage;
• the suppliers' schedule: when the kitchen fitter comes, when the air-conditioning installer comes;
• waste removal, cleaning and getting the apartment ready for handover.

You can buy some items yourself, such as light fittings you spotted on a trip. They then come out of the schedule and the package price, and we give you the sizes and the day they need to arrive by, so the crew isn't left waiting on that part of the job.

What to check on the day you get the keys

The final acceptance follows a checklist, with you on site or on a video call. How to check finishes through a screen is covered on the page about renovation while you are abroad. With a turnkey renovation, you also check what you paid for along with the work:

• the products in the apartment match the product codes in the schedule: taps, tiles, doors, sockets, not look-alike "equivalents";
• leftover tiles from the same batch are kept in the apartment in case one needs replacing, and the paint tint code is written in the handover file;
• hot water comes quickly from every tap, the drains don't gurgle, and a paper towel under each trap stays dry;
• the test button on each RCD in the consumer unit cuts its circuit, and the air conditioner on cooling sends condensate into the drain, not down the wall;
• doors close without effort, and floors don't creak at the joints;
• warranty cards, manuals and receipts for the schedule items are in one folder with the handover file.

We record any snags in the certificate with a deadline for fixing them. You make the last payment once all the snags are closed, and at the same time you get the keys against a signed handover form, together with the handover file.