We are the Aspirin for your headaches and thrive on solving your problems with your project, refurbishment or general maintenance of your property on Costa Esuri.

Over the years we have build up strong relationships with various trades people who have worked on our numerous project, some small and some not so small. We follow the strict company ethos that you are only as good as the last job.

Here are just a few of the services you may need and that we can supply for you, please note all trades people have the corresponding qualifications:

  • Air Conditioning & Heating.
  • Under floor heating.
  • Solar panels.
  • Building of terrace areas.
  • All Electrical installations.
  • Satellite Installations.
  • Furniture & white goods.
  • Plumbing and irrigation systems.
  • Kitchens both German and Spanish with stone and marble countertops.
  • General Construction & refurbishment works.
  • Calçada drives.
  • Metal work: fences, banisters, windows and gates
  • Glassworks: double glazing, worktops, mirrors and shower screens
  • Pool Construction
  • Painting: Interior & Exterior.

Project Monitoring Service

Costa Esuri Homes provides you with a project monitoring service especially designed to cater for the needs of proprietors of plots of land who are getting their own properties built on the Cost Esuri development.

The project monitoring service will give an owner the peace of mind with full weekly reports on the progress of the build.

Design a package to cater for your needs today:

Starting out:

  • A tour of local property designs and information on pricing for simliar type build on plot.
  • Sourcing of a Spanish affiliated architect and technical architect.
  • Soil test for future build and topographers report.
  • Application to Town Hall for building licences and representation, where owner is not resident in Spain, Costa Esuri will act as the town hall point of contact for you.
  • Sourcing of a builder and tendering for quotes.

If you already have a Builder & Architect:

  • Financial advice for funding of construction, current options available and the pros and cons of each option.
  • Connection of builders water and electricity to the plot.
  • 3 D floor plan of your project with a walk through view of your property before it is built. Decorate you house before it is built. We also have a special discount agreement with Viztecture for animated 3D walkthroughs.
  • Weekly reports on progress on build of property, this includes written, photographic and video footage.
  • Access to reports anywhere in the world via your own personal section within website: costaesurihomes.com
  • Chairing of meetings on site with builder, architect and owner as many times that are deemed necessary.
  • Snagging of property before completion.
  • Translation services on for completion of new property at Notary.
  • Connection of all utilities. Water, electricity, gas and telephone on completion.
  • Advice and assistance in furnishing your property.
  • DVD & Pen-drive on “this is the life of your project” on completion.

Only clients who have contracted the services of Costa Esuri Homes have access to all areas on this site.Each client once logged in will see their own personalised section with updates and comments on their build as well as many more articles about the current situation on the Costa Esuri development. To login please follow the instructions below:

  • Type in your username (all case sensitive)
  • Type in your password sent to you on contracting Costa Esuri Homes.
  • Hit return or click on the Log in button.
  • Under clients Only your own specialised Tab will appear where you can view all the information on your build including videos.

Geotechnical Tests

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A full geotechnical report is required by law if you want to build a property on any site in Spain. These tests are very important and will also be needed later for your 10 year structural guarantee.

There following information is obtained from a typical geotechnical test.

  • The density of the terrain.pile-drive
  • The dampness of the ground.
  • The general composition of the ground: soil, sand stones, rock etc
  • The aggressiveness of the ground to concrete, both sulfate and acidity tests
  • The ability of the ground to absorb water.
  • The stress and strain properties of the ground.

What actually happens on site is the following:

A soil sample is taken from where an excavator opens what is called a “calicata”, basically a hole in the ground as deep as the excavator can go to extract the sample. The number of calicatas may vary depending on the size of the plot and the composition of the ground.

soil-samplesA pile drive test is carried out where a steel pile is driven into the ground and the number of hammers with a 75 kilo weight is calculated for each metre in dept the pile is driven. Should a pile drive be unable to reach the dept you expect to have your foundations then a sample is taken from the dept reached. The normal dept that is reached is between 4 and 10 metres.

Note: If a plot has been filled and the pile drive goes beyond the expected dept a more expensive drill test is required. The drill test takes samples of the ground at all levels as the drill goes down and these samples are stored in special boxes for analysis in the laboratory to effectively decide what type of foundations are needed for your build.

Architects & Builders

Costa Esuri Homes believes strongly in the saying “You are only as good as your last job” and we apply that to ourselves while at the same time adopting the policy when helping you choose  both the architects and builders to build your dream home.

First of all we would like to explain in a little more detail the process of getting your ideas from your head to paper, approved and built.

The steps involved:

Your project must be designed or least signed off by an architect who is affiliated in Spain and this means all plans are metric and in Spanish and the project must adhere to Spanish building regulations.

The architect will draw up the plans and present you with a duplicate of the project ( Proyecto básico y  ejecución de obra) which will include all plans and specifications for build including the geotechnical study. This project is presented to the College of Architects in Huelva for approval (Visado).One of the sets of plans must then be presented to the town hall for planning permission (Licencia de Obras) and it is your architect that will do up a letter of presentation of the project (Solicitud de Licencia de Obras) which is signed by you and the architect.This set of plans will be retained by the Town Hall.

In Ayamonte two to three months is the period taken by the town hall to approve your project. You must have a person who is resident in the area who will represent you if you are not already resident in Spain. You must also pay for the planning permission to be processed, it is 4.2% of the total build cost as estimated by your architect and outlined in the project. Once planning permission has been granted you have six months to start and the build must never be abandoned for more than six months and it must be completed within three years.

The build must be supervised by a technical architect (Aparejador) who charges a fee different to that of the architect. The aparejador makes sure all works are carried out according to specification as outlined in the approved project.

Once the build has been complete, the architect must then present an end of works “Fin de Obras” which will outline any changes that may have been made during the build and this document must also be presented to the College of Architect in Huelva. Now you will be able to apply for your first occupancy license then followed by registration of your house in the notary and finally utility connections.

Choosing an architect

Taking into account the information in the paragraphs before choosing an architect is one of the most important choices you will make during the build and is on a par which the choice of builder.

We recommend that you have an idea already formed about what type of villa design you like before you sit in front of an architect. Books, magazines and above all real estate websites are a great source of information and ideas.

The design of a villa can take from 3 months to a year and the build of your villa will take anything from 12 -18 months so one of the best questions to ask yourself when choosing an architect is if you can see yourself communicating with them on a regular basis over the next two years. It is the same litmus test we would ask you to apply when contracting our services only add another couple of years.

Remember the time spent in the design stage is invaluable as you only get one chance to get it right and changes during build are both costly and time consuming. A good architect is not only a good listener but also a good guide not only in design but in the most suitable materials for your build.

We will take you to numerous builds designed by local and not so local architects so you can see what they designed for where.

Choosing a Builder

There are numerous builders plying their trade in this area and the quality of the build varies. We have and are constantly following building by various builders in the area and have been doing so for years. We present our clients with graphic reports on all builders and always recommend that you get quotes from at least three different builders so you can compare. We also believe that you should take the time out to come and visit the last builds by the builders you are thinking offering the tender to.

We will guide you on realistic prices of build and also give you background information on the building company you decide to employ.

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