Posts in category: Home Renovation Cost

Last Updated: October 2026 | Reading time: about 9 minutes

Full repaint

Repainting every wall and ceiling of a flat after filling cracks, applying putty, sanding and priming, then two topcoats. In Bengaluru in 2026 it costs Rs 22 to Rs 32 per sq ft of wall area in standard emulsion with materials and labour included.

• Standard emulsion: Rs 22 to Rs 32 per sq ft all in, which is Rs 48,730 to Rs 70,880 on the 2,215 sq ft example flat.
• Premium washable emulsion: Rs 38 to Rs 58 per sq ft, or Rs 84,170 to Rs 1,28,470 on the same flat.
• Paint quantity: Asian Paints quotes 140 to 160 sq ft per litre for two coats of Royale Luxury Emulsion, but our site planning figure is about 110 sq ft per litre per coat.
• Timing: Deepavali is Sunday 8 November 2026, and a full putty repaint takes 6 to 7 working days, so the last realistic start is Thursday 29 October.
• Second colour: each deep accent wall adds Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000, far less than the Rs 35,440 to Rs 57,590 gap between standard and premium grade on this flat.

How Much Wall Area and Paint Does a 2BHK Need?

Painters bill on area, so the first job is measuring it. For each room, multiply the perimeter by the ceiling height, subtract about 21 sq ft per door and 15 sq ft per window, then add the ceiling area. Our published 10 by 12 ft master bedroom comes to 524 sq ft this way. Here is the whole worked flat.

Bathrooms, balcony and passage are left out, so a real flat will add to this. Now the paint. Asian Paints lists Royale Luxury Emulsion at 140 to 160 sq ft per litre for two coats on a prepared surface, which means about 14 to 16 litres for 2,215 sq ft. Our own site planning figure is 100 to 120 sq ft per litre per coat, the number I used for our 10 by 12 bedroom, and it gives 37 to 44 litres for the same flat. That is a gap of roughly 2.6 times. The manufacturer figure is a theoretical coverage and assumes a sealed, even wall, while real plaster drinks paint. Ask the painter which figure the quote uses and how many litres it lists.

Why Do Painting Quotes for the Same 2BHK Differ by Rs 1 Lakh?

Grade alone moves the bill by Rs 35,440 to Rs 57,590 between standard and premium on this flat. Three other things move it too. The first is the unit. A rate of Rs 25 per sq ft of wall area and a rate of Rs 25 per sq ft of carpet area are very different bills, because wall and ceiling area together can run to more than twice the carpet area, as the 2,215 sq ft example does. The second is scope: whether the ceilings, putty and primer are in the price. The third is who buys the paint.

Published figures disagree for the same reason. NoBroker lists Rs 11,000 for a 2BHK, and its page quotes Rs 14 to Rs 40 per sq ft for fresh painting and Rs 6 to Rs 35 for repainting. Our own earlier guides give Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 for an economy distemper flat and Rs 50,000 to Rs 75,000 for premium emulsion with full preparation on a roughly 900 sq ft apartment. Those totals assume less painted area than the 2,215 sq ft counted here, which includes ceilings. Rate times your own area is the only fair comparison, so ask every painter for all three numbers in writing.

What Is the Last Date to Start a 2BHK Repaint and Finish Before Deepavali?

Work backwards from Sunday 8 November. A full putty repaint of a 2BHK needs 6 to 7 working days in our plan, and you want Friday and Saturday before the festival free for putting furniture back, cleaning and pooja preparation. That makes Thursday 29 October the last realistic start, and Wednesday 28 October the comfortable one. To start then, the painter must be confirmed by Friday 23 October. NoBroker puts a 1BHK at 2 to 3 days and a 3BHK at 5 to 7 days including drying. Our schedule runs longer because it includes two putty and sanding days.

Primer needs to dry before the first coat and putty needs to cure before sanding, so these stages cannot be compressed by adding painters. Asian Paints also states a 28 day curing period before painting new masonry, so this schedule suits an existing flat only. If walls are in good condition and need no putty, the job can run closer to the NoBroker figures. If you are repainting the wall behind a mandir, our pooja corner guide covers the clearances around the lamp.

Which Walls Should You Paint Now and Which Can Wait?

If the date is tighter than the budget, paint what guests see and leave the rest. Each lever below is priced from the same rate card and the same example flat.

The premium line is the cheapest one to rethink. A different grade for each room is a normal request. Colour choice is the second decision. Our two colour bedroom guide explains why the headboard wall takes the darker shade, and our wallpaper cost guide shows when paper beats paint on one wall. If the flat also needs rewiring, do it first, because chasing walls means repainting, as our 2BHK rewiring cost guide shows.

Frequently Asked Questions About 2BHK Painting Before Deepavali

Limitations: the 2,215 sq ft flat is a worked example from assumed room sizes, not a myNivasa project, and your painted area will differ. The rate card is our published 2026 range, not a quote for your flat. The 140 to 160 sq ft per litre figure is Asian Paints' stated coverage on a prepared surface and our 100 to 120 sq ft per litre per coat is a planning figure. The 6 to 7 day schedule is our plan and varies with wall condition and crew size. NoBroker rates are a third party listing.

Sources

These sources informed the guide: Asian Paints Royale Luxury Emulsion product sheet, NoBroker on painting cost in Bangalore and BankBazaar on the Lakshmi Puja 2026 date. The first is a manufacturer sheet and the second is a service marketplace, so read their figures accordingly. Our own rates come from our published myNivasa 2026 rate card.

Final Word

Measure the area, fix the grade and book the crew before Friday 23 October, and the numbers above will let you check any quote. For related reading, see our interior design cost breakdown and our 2BHK renovation cost guide. To see samples and finished work, visit us at 2nd Floor, Sapthagiri Complex, 265/1, Kaggadasapura Main Rd, Vignan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560075, call +91 94499 00222, or write to [email protected].

Last Updated: October 2026 | Reading time: about 10 minutes

Laid rate

The price per sq ft of a finished tile floor, covering the tile, the adhesive and the mason. In Bengaluru in 2026 the laid rate for vitrified tile is Rs 90 to Rs 210 per sq ft. It does not include breaking out the old floor, which adds Rs 15 to Rs 30 per sq ft, or the skirting and door work around it.

• A 900 sq ft 2BHK floor costs Rs 94,500 to Rs 2,16,000 with the old tile removed, and Rs 81,000 to Rs 1,89,000 laid over it.
• Per sq ft the three layers are tile Rs 60 to Rs 150, laying Rs 30 to Rs 60 and removal Rs 15 to Rs 30.
• Laying over old tile raises the floor by about 15 to 20 mm, so check every door before you choose it.
• A 600 x 600 mm tile covers 3.88 sq ft, so 900 sq ft needs about 244 tiles with a 5 percent allowance.
• Our Whitefield 800 x 1600 mm floor billed Rs 3.2 lakh for 1,050 sq ft, or Rs 305 per sq ft.
• Vitrified tile under IS 15622 must absorb no more than 0.5 percent water by weight.

What Do Essential, Comfort and Signature Tile Floors Cost in a 900 sq ft Flat?

The three tiers below split our published bands by tile grade, so each one carries its own tile, laying and removal rate and the totals follow by arithmetic. Essential is a plain 600 x 600 mm glazed vitrified tile at Rs 105 to Rs 145 per sq ft all in, which is about Rs 0.95 lakh to Rs 1.31 lakh. Comfort is a branded vitrified tile at Rs 145 to Rs 195, about Rs 1.31 lakh to Rs 1.76 lakh. Signature is rectified or large-format tile at Rs 195 to Rs 240, about Rs 1.76 lakh to Rs 2.16 lakh.

Why Did Our Whitefield Slab Floor Bill Rs 305 per sq ft When the Band Says Rs 90 to Rs 210?

In that Whitefield job the flooring line read Rs 3.2 lakh for 1,050 sq ft of laid 800 x 1600 mm vitrified tile. Divide 3,20,000 by 1,050 and the rate is about Rs 305 per sq ft. Demolition was billed separately for the whole project at Rs 1.1 lakh, so the Rs 305 is not hiding a removal charge. The slab format is the reason.

A single 800 x 1600 mm slab is 13.8 sq ft. A 900 sq ft flat needs 66 of them before waste, and about 72 with a 10 percent allowance, because large slabs are cut around columns, door frames and niches and every offcut is lost. They also need a flatter base, so the screed is often corrected first, and fewer joints mean the mason has no room to hide a lipped edge.

We did not split that Rs 3.2 lakh into tile and labour in our published record, so read Rs 305 as an all-in reference for a large-format floor and not as a labour rate. Scaled to 900 sq ft it would be about Rs 2.7 lakh, above the top of our Signature tier, so budget a seamless look as its own tier.

Can You Lay New Tile Over the Old Floor in a Bengaluru Apartment, and What Does It Save?

Yes, if the old floor is sound, and it saves the Rs 15 to Rs 30 per sq ft removal line, which is Rs 13,500 to Rs 27,000 on 900 sq ft. The price of that saving is height. A vitrified tile is roughly 10 mm thick and the adhesive bed adds 5 to 8 mm, so the floor rises about 15 to 20 mm. A door that clears the old floor by less than that will drag, and you will be planing door bottoms in every room.

Before you commit to laying over, tap the old tiles with a steel rod or the back of a spoon. A dull, hollow sound means the old tile has lifted from its bed, and a new tile glued over it will crack along the same lines. Fix those patches or take that area out.

What Changes in the Bill When You Move from 600 x 600 to 800 x 800 to 800 x 1600 mm Tile?

Size changes how many pieces you buy, how much you waste and how fussy the laying is, but it does not set the price per sq ft on its own. A 600 x 600 mm tile covers 3.88 sq ft, an 800 x 800 mm tile 6.89 sq ft and an 800 x 1600 mm slab 13.78 sq ft. For 900 sq ft with our planning allowance, that is about 244 tiles of 600 x 600 at 5 percent waste, about 141 tiles of 800 x 800 at 8 percent, and about 72 slabs of 800 x 1600 at 10 percent.

Brand and finish drive the price more than size. infralens.in lists an Asian Granito 800 x 800 tile at an average Rs 68 per sq ft in Bangalore, below a Kajaria 600 x 600 glossy tile at Rs 165. Labour climbs with size, because fewer masons can lay a 13.8 sq ft slab flat.

What Do Bengaluru Dealers Charge for the Tile Itself in 2026?

The chart shows average listed prices per sq ft for tile and stone in Bangalore on 12 August 2026, from infralens.in. They are material only, and dealer-to-retail spreads are wide. Kajaria 600 x 600 glossy ranges Rs 90 to Rs 240 around its Rs 165 average, and a standard 2 x 2 ft vitrified tile ranges Rs 62 to Rs 115 around Rs 89.

Our Rs 60 to Rs 150 tile band sits inside that spread. Buy a branded glossy tile at retail and you can land above our Rs 150 ceiling, so compare your dealer quote against the whole laid rate.

Which Costs Sit Outside the Per sq ft Rate When You Replace a 2BHK Floor?

Five items are routinely missing from a floor quote. Skirting is the first: the old run comes off with the old tile and the new one needs cutting and fixing. Door bottoms are the second, because a new floor rarely lands at exactly the old level.

Thresholds at the bathrooms, kitchen and balcony are the third. The fourth is debris: a 900 sq ft floor broken out is a lot of rubble, and many apartment societies set carting hours and lift rules, so ask your association before the hammer comes out. The fifth is furniture, since the flat must be emptied room by room and every cupboard moved twice.

Lay tile before carpentry and final painting so slabs and debris do not scratch new shutters. If a bedroom will be wood, our guide on wooden flooring for a Bengaluru bedroom prices that part, and our bathroom renovation cost guide covers the wet-area tiles that this 900 sq ft figure leaves out.

Limitations: rates are 2026 published ranges and dealer listings, not quotes. Slab edges, floor levels and old-floor condition change a real price, so confirm on site.

Sources

Figures come from these sources: infralens.in Bangalore tile prices, updated 12 August 2026, NoBroker on tile laying labour rates, infralens.in summary of IS 15622:2017, and StudioMatrx on Bangalore tile flooring cost. Our own rates come from myNivasa published bands and our Whitefield project record.

Final Word

Price a floor in three separate lines, tile, laying and removal, and decide early between laying over and breaking out. For related reading, see our home renovation cost per sq ft guide, our 2BHK renovation cost in Bangalore, and our bathroom renovation cost guide. To see tile samples and finished floors, visit us at 2nd Floor, Sapthagiri Complex, 265/1, Kaggadasapura Main Rd, Vignan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560075, call +91 94499 00222, or write to [email protected].

Last Updated: September 2026 | Reading time: about 10 minutes

What Rewiring a 2BHK Actually Costs in Bengaluru in 2026

What is an electrical point?

An electrical point is one terminating position on a circuit: a single light, fan, switch, socket outlet or appliance connection. Bengaluru electricians quote per point, not per square foot. A 1,000 sq ft 2BHK has 60 to 80 points, which is why a rate times a count is the only quotation format you can check.

• A 1,000 sq ft Bengaluru 2BHK carries roughly 63 electrical points. Ask for the count in writing before comparing quotes.
• A standard point costs Rs 700 to Rs 1,400 with material and Rs 350 to Rs 650 labour only, which is why two quotes can differ by half and both be honest.
• An AC point runs Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 per split unit, roughly ten times a light point.
• Chasing, filling and repainting after a full rewire adds Rs 32,000 to Rs 78,000, close to the wiring bill itself.
• Most Bengaluru 2BHK flats sit on a 3 kW BESCOM sanctioned load. One 1.5 ton air conditioner, a geyser and a microwave already exceed it.

Four Published Numbers for One Flat, and Why They Disagree

Search for this cost and you get answers that do not overlap. Elmeck Wires publishes Rs 51,875 to Rs 75,500 for a 1,000 sq ft 2BHK. Mountcable publishes Rs 90,000 to Rs 1.9 lakh for the same flat. NoBroker publishes Rs 1.65 lakh to Rs 1.9 lakh.

None is wrong. They price different scopes and none says so. Elmeck is quoting a new building, where walls are open and nothing is made good. Mountcable at the top of its range is quoting premium material alone, before labour. NoBroker is quoting a full overhaul including a new board.

So an online rate tells you nothing until you know three things: is material included, is civil work included, and is the flat empty.

What a Light Point, a 16A Socket and an AC Point Each Cost

Not all points cost the same, and the gap is wider than homeowners expect. A light point is thin cable on a shared circuit. An air conditioner point is thick cable on a circuit of its own, with its own breaker and often a hole cored through an external wall.

Three air conditioner points alone are Rs 18,000 to Rs 21,000, more than all 22 light and fan points together. This is the commonest reason a quote comes back higher than budgeted: the homeowner counted rooms, the electrician counted loads.

Counting the Points in a 2BHK Before You Accept a Quote

Here is the count we use on a standard 1,000 sq ft Bengaluru 2BHK. Living and dining takes 15 points, the master bedroom 10, the second bedroom 9, the kitchen 13, two bathrooms 8 between them, the utility and balcony 4, and the entry and passage 4. The kitchen number surprises people: separate 16A outlets for refrigerator, microwave and chimney, plus a water purifier point.

That is 63 points, inside the 60 to 80 range Indian contractors quote for a two bedroom flat. If a quote claims 40, someone has left out the kitchen or the air conditioners. Do this count yourself on a printout of your floor plan before you invite anyone to quote. It takes twenty minutes and turns every later conversation into a comparison.

Chasing and Making Good: The Civil Bill Behind Every Concealed Wire

Concealed wiring means a groove cut into plaster, a conduit laid in it, and the groove filled again. On a full rewire that is a few hundred running feet of groove across almost every wall.

Cutting and filling costs Rs 12,000 to Rs 28,000. The repaint that follows costs Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000, because you cannot patch a chased wall invisibly. Feather a filled groove into old paint and it still reads as a scar in raked evening light. Chase three walls and you repaint the room. Chase three rooms and you repaint the flat.

Add the two and the civil tail is Rs 32,000 to Rs 78,000, against a wiring bill of Rs 44,000 to Rs 88,000. Plaster and paint are very nearly a second wiring bill, and almost no Bengaluru electrician includes them, because almost no Bengaluru electrician paints. This is the real argument for a partial rewire: restrict chasing to kitchen and bathroom walls, which get tiled anyway, and the repaint line disappears.

Why a Point Added Later Costs Five Times a Point Cut Early

Look again at the Bellandur figure: Rs 52,000 for 8 added points, or Rs 6,500 a point. Then look at the market rate for a point cut during a rewire, Rs 700 to Rs 1,400. The same socket, same city, same year, at roughly five times the price.

The gap is not a markup. It is sequence. A point cut during a strip-down shares its chase, its plaster repair and its repaint with sixty others. A point cut into a finished flat carries all three alone, plus a day of furniture shifting.

So the per point rate is not really a property of the point. It is a property of the moment you decide you want it. A point you think of during design is a Rs 1,000 decision. The same point after handover is a Rs 6,500 decision. So walk your floor plan with a pen and mark where you will actually stand with a phone, a laptop, a vacuum cleaner and a hair dryer.

Aluminium Wiring and Undersized Boards in Pre-2018 Bengaluru Flats

Two conditions decide whether your flat needs the full job, and both are specific to Bengaluru building stock. The first is aluminium wiring. Many apartments handed over before 2018 were wired in aluminium or fitted with undersized breakers. Aluminium moves more than copper at the terminal screw, the connection loosens over years, and a loose connection heats. Replacing aluminium with copper across a 3BHK costs Rs 25,000 to Rs 45,000 on our published rates. If an electrician opens your board and finds silver-grey conductors rather than copper-coloured ones, the partial option is off the table.

The second is the sanctioned load. A Bengaluru 2BHK is typically connected at 3 kW with a single 2 pole 25A RCCB rated at 100 mA, one 25A main breaker and 10 to 12 smaller breakers at 16A and 10A, a configuration Citizen Matters sets out in detail. Add a 1.5 ton air conditioner at roughly 1.5 kW, a geyser at 2 kW and a microwave at 1.2 kW, and three appliances have taken you past 3 kW.

That matters more than the wire you choose. Enhancing a BESCOM sanctioned load is a separate application that cascades into cable, breaker and sometimes meter replacement. Rewiring in premium copper while leaving a 3 kW ceiling in place buys better conductors inside the same bottleneck. Check the sanctioned load on your bill first.

Frequently Asked Questions About 2BHK Rewiring Cost

Limitations, Sources and Final Word

These figures apply to Bengaluru apartments in 2026 and assume reasonable site access. Towers with restricted working hours or society contractor deposits run higher, and independent houses on three-phase supply follow different circuit design. Every number here is a band, not a promise.

Sources: our own published Bengaluru project rates and bills of quantity; the Bureau of Indian Standards IS 732:2019 Code of Practice for Electrical Wiring Installations; Citizen Matters on BESCOM sanctioned load and distribution boards; and 2026 Bengaluru wiring ranges from Mountcable and AECORD, for market comparison only.

Get the point count before you get the price. An electrician quoting Rs 1,000 a point is not cheaper than one quoting Rs 1,300 if the first counted 45 points and the second 63. Count them yourself, hand the count to everyone who quotes, and the comparison becomes honest.

myNivasa works across Marathahalli, Whitefield, HSR Layout, Sarjapur Road, Indiranagar, Koramangala, JP Nagar, Bellandur, Hebbal, Yelahanka, Electronic City and Bommanahalli, from our studio at 2nd Floor, Sapthagiri Complex, 265/1, Kaggadasapura Main Rd, Vignan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560075. Call or WhatsApp +91 94499 00222, or write to [email protected].

Related reading: our Bengaluru home renovation cost guide, our Whitefield apartment renovation cost by tier, the 2BHK interior cost in Bellandur including electrical extensions, and our false ceiling cost guide, because the lighting plan must be locked before the ceiling closes.

Last Updated: September 2026 | Reading time: about 10 minutes

uPVC window replacement

Fitting a new unplasticised polyvinyl chloride framed window in place of an existing one. The profile must carry a BIS ISI mark under IS 17953:2023 to be sold in India.

Retrofit replacement

Seating that window in the existing opening without cutting or widening it, which keeps civil work to Rs. 500 to Rs. 2,000 per opening and usually finishes in a day.

• uPVC supply in Bengaluru runs Rs. 400 to Rs. 700 per square foot of opening, fitting a further Rs. 150 to Rs. 300.
• Mid tier is Rs. 775 per square foot, so a 4 by 4 bedroom window is Rs. 12,400 before removal, grill and tax.
• One opening all-in runs Rs. 5,200 for a bathroom vent to about Rs. 54,000 for a balcony slider.
• A seven opening 2BHK retrofit lands between Rs. 95,000 and Rs. 1.25 lakh with 18 percent GST included.
• Retrofitting into a sound opening cuts 15 to 30 percent off every window.
• Refitting the MS grill costs about Rs. 1,800 per opening and appears on almost no Bengaluru quotation.

Reusing the Old Window Opening Versus Cutting a New One

This decision sets the bill, and it is made on day one, usually before anyone has looked closely at the wall. If the existing hole is sound and the size suits you, the new frame drops straight in and the opening finishes the same day. Civil work stays between Rs. 500 and Rs. 2,000, and the all-in cost comes in 15 to 30 percent below the alternative, per the 2026 replacement cost analysis published by Studio Matrx.

Cut a new frame and a different trade arrives. The opening is broken, the lintel recast, the wall made good on both faces. Civil work moves to Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 12,000 per opening, and the same source puts the cutting, lintel and plaster addition at Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 8,000 on one window, plus several days of dust instead of one.

Three situations still justify cutting: the old timber frame has rotted and taken the plaster with it, the opening is out of square by more than about 15 mm, or the room genuinely needs more light. Outside those, cutting a Bengaluru apartment wall is money spent on dust.

Removal, Grill Refit and Plaster Making Good: What the Quote Leaves Out

Taking the old window out. Prising the frame, carting away scrap and tidying debris runs Rs. 300 to Rs. 800 per opening, so Rs. 3,500 on a seven window flat. Above the third floor add scaffolding at Rs. 800 to Rs. 2,200 per opening, which is the argument for doing every window in one visit.

The grill. This is the Bengaluru specific one. Almost every flat window here has an MS grill bolted across it, and it must come off before the old frame moves and go back after the new one is sealed. Budget about Rs. 1,800 per opening for removal, storage, repainting the cut ends and refixing. If it is being replaced instead, myNivasa prices invisible grill at Rs. 130 to Rs. 200 per square foot, with installation a lump sum of Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 3,000 rather than a per square foot charge.

Making good. Even a clean retrofit leaves damaged plaster at the reveal needing patching, priming and matched paint, about Rs. 1,000 per opening. On a new frame job that band runs around both faces.

What your apartment association will and will not allow

The external face of the building is common property, and under the Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act 1972 the association manages the common areas and sets the rules for their use. A like for like replacement in the same opening and colour is routine. A change of frame colour or glass tint needs written permission first, and get it before material is ordered. I have watched a family pay a restocking charge on eleven white frames because the association wanted brown.

Single Glass, DGU or Laminated for Bengaluru Traffic Noise

Glazing is the second largest lever after the retrofit decision, and the one homeowners over specify. A single 5 mm pane is adequate for a bathroom vent or anything facing an internal courtyard. A double glazed unit, two panes with a sealed air gap, is where the gain sits: Saint-Gobain and the wider glass industry put its reduction at 25 to 40 decibels, and an acoustic unit of laminated panes at up to 45. The cost step is real. A premium uPVC system with a double glazed unit runs Rs. 900 to Rs. 1,500 per square foot against Rs. 400 to Rs. 700 for the ordinary single glazed build, so a 30 square foot living room window jumps from Rs. 23,250 to near Rs. 45,000.

So specify it only on openings facing a main road, a night service lane or a Metro alignment. On a typical 2BHK that is one or two windows, not seven. A double glazed unit on a kitchen window facing the internal duct is Rs. 15,000 spent on a wall you already cannot hear through. Spend the difference on hardware: a multi point lock that pulls the sash tight against the gasket does more for noise and rain than an extra pane.

uPVC, Aluminium or Wood: Which Frame Survives a Bengaluru Monsoon

Bengaluru punishes windows in a particular way. The problem is not heat but driven rain from the west through two long wet spells a year, hitting a frame that has baked through the dry months. What fails here fails at the joint.

uPVC handles that best for the money. It does not rust or swell, and the gasket rather than the material seals, so a well welded corner stays watertight. The national range is Rs. 250 to Rs. 800 per square foot. Insist on the BIS ISI mark: since IS 17953:2023 every uPVC profile sold in India must carry one, and it separates a correctly compounded profile from a thin section that sags on a wide sash within three summers.

Aluminium spans Rs. 350 to Rs. 3,000 per square foot, powder coated systems around Rs. 450 to Rs. 950. It is the right answer for very wide sliders, where uPVC would need reinforcement anyway.

Wood, at Rs. 500 to Rs. 1,500 and beyond for teak, I support only in independent houses with a deep chajja over the opening. On a flush apartment facade a west facing timber window needs repolishing every second year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Limitations, Sources and Final Word

Every figure here is a 2026 Bengaluru range for apartment work, excluding GST unless stated. Rates move with profile brand, glass, hardware and floor level, so a site measurement can change a quote materially. Independent house work prices differently and structural changes are outside this scope.

Sources for the figures attributed above: Bureau of Indian Standards, IS 17953:2023; Saint-Gobain Glass on acoustic insulation; Studio Matrx, Window Replacement Cost in India 2026; Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act 1972, Section 16. All myNivasa bands are our own published Bengaluru figures.

Take the tape to the opening rather than the glass, and settle the retrofit question before shortlisting a brand. A sound opening reused well with an ordinary ISI marked profile beats a premium profile in a badly cut hole. For the wider picture see our home renovation cost in Bengaluru guide, our renovation cost per square foot breakdown, our balcony enclosure and BBMP rules guide and our Whitefield apartment renovation costs.

myNivasa works out of 2nd Floor, Sapthagiri Complex, 265/1, Kaggadasapura Main Rd, Vignan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560075, across Marathahalli, Whitefield, HSR Layout, Sarjapur Road, Indiranagar, Koramangala, JP Nagar, Bellandur, Hebbal, Yelahanka, Electronic City and Bommanahalli. Call +91 94499 00222 or write to [email protected].