Old Town Houses · Seafront Apartments · Urbanisation Villas · Shutters
Brightly coloured seafront houses, narrow old-town streets and villas on inland urbanisations all ask different things of a frame. We measure, supply and fit windows and doors for each, and the quotation is free.
Villajoyosa is a working Spanish town all year round, and its homes reflect that. Along the seafront the tall, colourful houses stand shoulder to shoulder, while behind them the old streets run uphill in tight lines. Windows here are often tall, shuttered and set in thick walls, so a standard off-the-shelf size rarely fits without adjustment.
That is why we measure every opening ourselves. An old-town window may be slightly out of square, an arched head may need a made-to-measure frame, and a balcony door may sit in a wall that has been repainted many times. Getting the survey right is what makes the finished frame close tightly and look as though it always belonged there.
Further out, apartments close to the sea and villas on the inland urbanisations make up the rest of the housing. Their needs are simpler but no less real: sealed glazing against traffic and sun, secure doors, and shutters that work smoothly. Dragon Reforms has worked in this part of the Marina Baixa since 1999.
Old streets
Houses in the old streets were built long before modern frame sizes existed. Walls are deep, reveals are uneven and the original timber often carries decades of paint. Taking an old window out carefully matters, because the plaster around it is easy to damage and expensive to redo.
Where an opening is arched or oddly proportioned, we have the frame made to fit rather than forcing a standard unit into the space. We also talk through the look from the street. If you want the new window to match the character of the house, tell us at the survey and we will suggest colours and profiles to suit.
Changes to the outside face of a building in an old quarter can be sensitive. Whether a particular change is likely to need a licence from the town hall is something we raise during the survey, so you know before ordering rather than afterwards.
Seafront
Flats close to the front enjoy the view but also the sound of it: evening crowds, delivery vehicles and summer festivities. Double glazing with a well-fitted seal makes a noticeable difference in a bedroom, and a shutter that closes fully adds to it. We advise on what suits each room without promising exact figures.
Sea air is hard on cheap fittings, so we look at the handles, hinges and runners as carefully as the frame. Stainless or well-coated hardware lasts longer, and a balcony door that is used daily deserves a mechanism built for it.
In a block of flats, the outside appearance of windows usually has to stay consistent with its neighbours. Check with your community of owners before you decide on a colour or style, and we will quote for whatever they permit.
Inland villas
Villas on the urbanisations behind the town tend to be newer, with larger openings and a terrace that works as an extra room. Wide sliding doors let that space open fully, and the glazing choice decides whether the lounge stays comfortable in the afternoon sun.
Many of these houses stand empty for part of the year, so the entrance door, ground-floor windows and locks deserve attention. We can fit multi-point locking and security doors, and shutters that close tightly over the glass. Even a small change, such as swapping the front door for a sturdier one, is easier to plan when the whole house is considered together.
If you are updating a villa piece by piece, we are happy to plan a consistent set across the house so that windows, doors and shutters match, even if the work is carried out over more than one visit. Finishes can match across floors, so the house looks planned rather than patched, and a new lock set can be keyed alike.
How it works
A job starts with a visit. We look at each opening, how it is used and what is going wrong, then measure up. The written quotation lists the products, the fitting and the making good, so you can compare it with anything else you have been offered.
Once you accept, our own team removes the old units, fits the new ones and seals them, then checks that every sash opens and locks properly. Our guarantee covers the work as described in your written quotation. Owners abroad get photographs as the job progresses.
Questions
Yes. Arched and irregular openings are measured on site and the frame is made to fit, rather than adapted from a standard size. We explain the options for finish and glazing at the survey before anything is ordered.
That depends on the building and on what you change. We raise at the survey whether the work is likely to need a licence from the town hall, then help you decide what to ask for. Tell us the street and we will start from there.
Usually it helps noticeably, particularly with a good seal and a shutter that closes fully. We do not promise specific figures, but we will say honestly what to expect in your room. Ask about shutters as well, since a closed shutter cuts light and sound further.
Yes. We agree the details by phone, email or video call, arrange access with a neighbour or manager, and send photographs once the door is fitted and tested. Tell us roughly how many openings there are and we will arrange the survey around a time that suits whoever is in Spain.
Across the area
Dragon Reforms also fits frames, doors and shutters in the neighbouring towns of the Marina Baixa and the surrounding coast. These pages show how the same work changes from one place to the next.
Windows and doors in Callosa d'en Sarrià: made-to-measure frames for village houses and older hillside fincas, fitted by a firm based in town. Free quotation.
View Callosa d'en Sarrià →Windows and doors in Albir: sliding doors, sea-view glazing, shutters and secure entrances for holiday apartments and hillside villas. Free quotation.
View Albir →Get in touch
Tell us whether you live in an old-town house, a seafront flat or a villa, how many openings need attention and what is bothering you most. Photographs help us give a sensible first answer.
We then visit, measure and put everything in writing. The quotation costs nothing, and you are under no obligation to go ahead with it. Photographs and rough measurements are a helpful start but not required.
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Professional Collaboration & Complete House Renovation – Calpe
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Complete Apartment Renovation – Benidorm
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