Hillside Plots · Retaining Walls · Villa Additions · New Homes
Beneath Puig Campana the ground tilts, and so does every building decision. A Finestrat extension starts with the earth: how it is cut, held back and drained long before any room appears.
Finestrat's villas look out from the hillsides over the sea and the mountain, and most of them stand on terraced ground. Adding space almost always means working with that slope, either cutting into it, building on a platform or extending over a lower level.
Groundwork is therefore a bigger share of the project here than on a flat plot. Excavation, retaining walls, foundations and drainage are costly to get wrong and invisible once finished, which is why we give them particular attention.
The reward is worth it. A well-placed extension on a slope can capture views the original house never used, and a new house designed for the site rather than imposed upon it feels settled in its surroundings from day one.
Groundwork
Before we say what an extension might cost or look like, we study what is beneath it. Rock, clay, fill and old terrace walls all behave differently, and a technician will want to know what the foundation is meant to sit on.
Retaining walls hold back the hillside, and they must be designed for the weight of soil and water behind them. Drainage pipes and gravel are part of that design, because trapped water is what pushes walls over, not the soil alone.
We explain this in plain language at survey, because owners sometimes see the groundwork items in a quotation and wonder why they matter. The answer is that everything above them depends on getting them right.
Extending
Typical requests include an extra bedroom beside the existing floor, a lounge opened onto a terrace, or a lower-level suite beneath the main living area. Each option is worth weighing against the others, since the plot itself usually limits you.
Where land falls away, a room beneath the house can be reached from the garden below and often needs less excavation than a new footprint. Where the land rises behind, adding on that side means cutting back and retaining the hillside.
We match the existing render, tile and window style so the addition fits. We also think about sun: rooms facing south need good shading, and rooms tucked into the hill may need extra thought for light.
New builds
Buying a plot on a slope is often a good decision, but it deserves a technical check before any money is committed to a design. We are happy to visit a plot you are considering and tell you what building on it is likely to involve.
Your architect prepares the project, and we then work from it, running excavation, structure, roof and the finishing trades under one programme. Site access on steep ground can limit machinery, so we plan deliveries carefully.
Our aim is a house that is straightforward to live in: sensible levels, steps where you want them, terraces that drain properly and a roof that sheds water and takes the summer sun without complaint.
How it works
Every Finestrat project starts on site. We look at slopes, boundaries, access for lorries and machines, and whatever retaining structures already exist before talking about design.
Following the visit you receive a free written quotation that separates groundwork from the building above it. We tell you what needs an architect or a town hall decision, and keep you updated by phone and photographs.
Questions
It involves more groundwork, such as retaining walls and drainage, but it is entirely normal here. Careful design can turn the slope into an advantage, with extra rooms beneath the house or terraces with better views.
We can visit and give you an honest view of what building on it would involve, covering access, slope and groundwork. What is permitted must be confirmed by an architect and the council.
It might, which is why we consider position and roof height with the surrounding houses in mind. A design that respects neighbours' outlook is both fairer and usually easier to get approved.
Your architect handles the project and the application, and our building is coordinated with that process. The council decides, and we never begin construction that needs a licence without it.
Across the area
Finestrat has hillside communities and the coast on its doorstep. If your home lies in a neighbouring town, see how our building work differs there.
Extensions and new builds in Benidorm: terrace enclosures, ground-floor additions, penthouse space and villas on the edge of the city. Free quotation.
View Benidorm →Extensions and new builds in Altea: rooms added to old town houses, hillside villa additions and stone-faced new homes, managed by one team. Free quotation.
View Altea →Extensions and new builds in La Nucía: underbuild conversions, villa additions on urbanisations, extra storeys and new homes. Free quotation.
View La Nucía →Extensions and new builds in Calpe: enclosed terraces, villa additions below the Peñón de Ifach, and new homes built to resist the sea air. Free quotation.
View Calpe →Extensions and new builds in Alfaz del Pi & Albir: guest annexes, villa additions, coastal flats and hillside plots, managed by one team. Free quotation.
View Alfaz del Pi & Albir →Extensions and new builds in Polop: adding rooms to village houses, stonework, hillside plots and careful new homes in a small inland village. Free quotation.
View Polop →Extensions and new builds in Benissa: finca additions, old town houses, coastal villa extensions and new country homes, managed by one team. Free quotation.
View Benissa →Extensions and new builds in Villajoyosa: old street townhouses, seafront flats and inland villas, with honest licence advice. Free quotation.
View Villajoyosa →Extensions and new builds in Callosa d'en Sarrià, where Dragon Reforms has its office: village houses, hillside fincas and valley plots. Free quotation.
View Callosa d'en Sarrià →Extensions and new builds in Albir: holiday flats by the promenade, hillside villas under the Sierra Helada, projects for owners abroad. Free quotation.
View Albir →Get in touch
Send details of your villa or plot and the room you need. We will study the ground and the access on site, and explain what is realistic.
The quotation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Building since 1999, we keep owners abroad informed at every stage.
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Complete Apartment Renovation – Benidorm
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