Village Houses · Thick Walls · Niches · Hillside Villas
Older houses in the village are full of recesses, deep window seats and thick walls that were never meant to hold modern clothes. That makes built-in storage unusually satisfying, and unusually dependent on a careful survey.
Walk the streets of the village and you see houses that have grown by additions. A bedroom may have a step down into it, a chimney breast on one side and a deep niche where a door once led. All these quirks can become storage, if the depth and condition of each are properly checked.
Thick walls do some of the work for us. A recess cut into masonry can hold a rail and shelves without taking floor space, but only if the wall is dry and the structure sound. Whether a niche can be opened or deepened is something we confirm during the visit and never assume.
We have been renovating houses in this part of the country since 1999. Our carpenters personally measure, build and fit every Polop job, and you receive a written quotation at no cost, including the guarantee terms. Both English and Spanish are spoken on site.
Recesses
Old houses often have a recess beside a chimney or under a window that has never been used well. Fitting a cupboard with a single door can transform it. The shape is usually irregular, so each piece is cut to suit rather than taken from a catalogue.
Before we build, we check how deep and how dry the niche is. Masonry that has been closed for decades can hold moisture, and a cupboard fitted over it will quickly smell. If the wall is damp, we tell you and suggest it be treated before any carpentry.
We never cut into a load-bearing wall to make a deeper niche without proper advice. If the idea is worth pursuing, our building team can say whether it is feasible, and we tell you at the survey whether the town hall needs to be asked.
Old rooms
Floors in village houses often slope and step. A fixed unit must still look level, so we measure the fall and adjust the base, and we sometimes build a small plinth so the doors run straight. It is skilled work that quality carpentry depends on.
Beams are another feature. Exposed timber across a ceiling can limit the height of a wardrobe, and cutting through a beam is never an option. We shape the top of the unit to meet it, or stop below it and finish with a neat, scribed filler.
Where an old timber wardrobe is part of the character of the house, we can repair and repaint it rather than replace it. If it is beyond saving, we can build a replacement with similar proportions and a more practical interior.
Villas
Around the village, the newer villas have more conventional layouts: rectangular bedrooms, level floors and ample wall space. Wardrobe work there is more about careful interior planning than about wrestling with the quirks of the building itself, so the job is usually quicker.
Many have a bedroom with a small balcony or terrace door, so we leave generous access around the glass and place units to avoid bright sun. Where there is a spare small room, we can discuss converting it into a dressing area.
Villa owners often want the bedroom and the bathroom to be tied together. If a bathroom refit is planned, we can coordinate the order of work so that carpentry, tiling and decoration do not damage one another along the way.
How it works
The visit is largely about looking closely and listening: how thick the walls are, how level the floors run and what lies behind existing plaster or paint. We measure each wall at several heights and discuss what you would like to store.
A free written quotation follows, describing the layout, doors, hardware and finish in plain terms. Once you approve it, our carpenters make the pieces and fit them on an agreed date, with updates by message if you are not here.
Questions
Often, yes, if the wall is sound and dry. We check depth, condition and structure at the survey. We would not cut into a load-bearing wall without proper advice, and we tell you honestly what is feasible.
That is common in older houses. We measure the fall and adjust the base or plinth so the doors hang straight and the unit looks level. Large changes in level may call for a different layout, which we explain.
If it is sound, we can repair, refit and repaint it, and fit a better interior. If the timber is rotten or infested, a replacement with similar proportions is wiser. We give an honest view at the survey.
Ordinary cupboards usually do not need one. Opening or altering walls may. We cannot assume either way, so the visit tells us whether a particular job is likely to need a licence from the town hall, and we pass that on.
Across the area
Not every home near the village is a village house. The pages below describe how we approach wardrobes in neighbouring towns, from the coast to other inland settlements.
Fitted wardrobes for Benidorm apartments: sliding doors for small bedrooms, durable finishes for holiday lets, careful block access. Free quotation.
View Benidorm →Fitted wardrobes in Altea: scribed to old town walls that are never square, plus dressing rooms and large units for coastal villas. Free quotation.
View Altea →Fitted wardrobes for La Nucía villas and urbanisation homes: walk-in dressing rooms, full-height units, designs for second homes. Free quotation.
View La Nucía →Fitted wardrobes in Finestrat: sloping villa plots below Puig Campana, apartments near Cala de Finestrat, careful delivery and fitting. Free quotation.
View Finestrat →Fitted wardrobes in Calpe designed for sea air: ventilation, moisture-resistant boards and rust-safe fixings for apartments and villas. Free quotation.
View Calpe →Fitted wardrobes in Alfaz del Pi and Albir: guest rooms, villa suites and seafront flats, with flexible layouts for family and visitors. Free quotation.
View Alfaz del Pi & Albir →Fitted wardrobes in Benissa: many-bedroom fincas, old town houses and coastal villas, with storage planned for stone walls and long stays. Free quotation.
View Benissa →Fitted wardrobes in Villajoyosa: townhouses in the old streets, seafront flats and inland villas, built for families who live there all year. Free quotation.
View Villajoyosa →Fitted wardrobes in Callosa d'en Sarrià, where our office is based: village houses, stone and rendered homes and hillside fincas. Free quotation.
View Callosa d'en Sarrià →Fitted wardrobes in Albir: holiday and second-home apartments near the seafront, villas up the hillsides below the Sierra Helada. Free quotation.
View Albir →Get in touch
Tell us about the house, the room and any niche, step or beam that worries you. We will arrange a visit, take careful measurements and give you our honest opinion.
The written quotation costs nothing and carries no commitment, so you can weigh it at leisure. Photos can be sent if you are away, and answers come in either language.
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