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Real One Holdings is a construction company building luxury, semi-luxury and budget houses, villas and land developments across Sri Lanka since 2002. Wherever you live, you can follow every stage of your build.
Explore our projects30+ completed projects. Office in Ratmalana. Building island-wide.
Whether you live in London, Melbourne, Doha or Toronto, you see it going up.
- Site CCTV, day and night
- 24/7 camera access to your site from your phone, where it is included in your agreed project arrangements.
- A WhatsApp group for your house
- Material deliveries, progress photos and questions, with your site supervisor and engineer in the same chat.
- Stage-by-stage payments
- After a 10–15% advance on signing, you pay in 10 to 12 stages, each one inspected on site and confirmed by our Quantity Surveyor.
- People, not a call centre
- You talk to the team on your site. Call or message +94 777 10 8181.
Your house: project group
Site supervisor, engineer, you
Good morning. Cement delivery today: 150 bags received and stored under cover. Delivery note attached.
08:12
- Delivery photo
08:13
Ground-floor columns on grid B cast this afternoon. Curing starts now, so no load on them for the next few days.
16:40
Looks good. Can you send a photo of the rear drain line before it’s covered?
16:52
Sending now. Our engineer checks the falls tomorrow morning.
17:05
What we build, from the ground up
Every tier gets the same engineered structure: foundation, columns, slabs and roof. What changes with budget is the finishes, fittings and fixtures.
- Luxury house constructionArchitect-led homes with premium finishes, from about LKR 25,000 per sq ft.
- Semi-luxury house constructionThe family-home sweet spot: quality finishes where they matter, about LKR 16,000 to 22,000 per sq ft.
- Budget house constructionThe same engineered structure with simpler finishes, from about LKR 12,000 per sq ft.
- Villa constructionCoastal and hill-country villas, built for salt air, slopes and monsoon rain.
- Land filling and land developmentClearing, filling in compacted layers, levelling, drainage and retaining walls.
- Renovation and unfinished-house completionExtensions, facelifts, and finishing the house another builder left behind.
- Remote construction monitoringSite CCTV and a WhatsApp project group, so you can follow the build from abroad.
How your house goes up, and when you pay
Six phases of work, paid across 10 to 12 agreed stages. A 10–15% advance starts the work once the agreement is signed, and every payment after that follows a stage inspected on site and confirmed by our Quantity Surveyor.
Phase 1 of 6
Site visit and consultation
We walk your land, or video-call you from it, check access, soil and drainage, and listen to how your family wants to live.
The first consultation is free.
Phase 2 of 6
Agreement, drawings and approvals
We agree the scope, finishes and price with you in an itemised bill of quantities and sign an MOU or agreement. Then come the architectural and structural drawings (or we build from yours) and the local-authority approvals.
Once the agreement is signed, a 10–15% advance starts the work. It goes towards the drawings and the first foundation works.
Phase 3 of 6
Foundation
Soil test, setting out, footings and the plinth beam. Every pour is visible on the site camera, and photos go to your WhatsApp group the same day.
From here, each payment is due when a stage is complete, inspected on site and confirmed by our Quantity Surveyor.
Phase 4 of 6
Ground floor and first slab
Columns, walls, beams and the first-floor slab. Cement, steel and sand deliveries are posted to the group as they arrive.
Paid stage by stage, each one inspected on site and confirmed by our Quantity Surveyor.
Phase 5 of 6
Upper floor and roof
Upper columns, walls and the roof, with waterproofing on slabs and wet areas before the monsoon finds a gap.
Paid stage by stage, each one inspected on site and confirmed by our Quantity Surveyor.
Phase 6 of 6
Finishes and handover
Plaster, wiring, plumbing, tiling, joinery and paint. A final inspection with you, a snag list we close out, and your warranty certificate: 25 years structural and 3 years of complimentary maintenance, as set out in your contract.
The final stage payments follow the last inspections, QS confirmation and handover.
Houses we have finished
Explore our projectsHouse in Pepiliyana
Completed 2025House in Moratuwa
Completed 2023House in Thalawathogoda
Completed 2018
We build more than houses
Villas, apartment buildings, shops and offices, renovations, unfinished houses brought to completion, and land filled and made ready to build on.
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Villas
Coastal and hill-country villas, built for salt air, slopes and monsoon rain.
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Apartment buildings
Boutique and mid-rise residential buildings for landowners and investors.
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Renovation and unfinished houses
Extensions, facelifts, and finishing the house another builder left behind.
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Land filling and development
Clearing, filling in compacted layers, levelling, drainage and retaining walls.
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Commercial buildings
Shops, offices and mixed-use buildings, built to an opening date.
On site now
Ask us on WhatsApp for photos or a live camera view of a house we are building right now, or browse our catalogue.
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Questions people ask first
We build across Sri Lanka, from Colombo, Ratmalana and Dehiwala to Kandy, Galle, Negombo, Kurunegala, Jaffna and Trincomalee.
Read our building guidesCan I build a house in Sri Lanka while living abroad?
Yes. Many of our clients live overseas. Depending on the arrangements agreed for your project, you get 24/7 access to the site CCTV, a WhatsApp project group with material-delivery and progress updates, and stage payments due only once each stage is inspected on site and confirmed by our Quantity Surveyor.
What does Real One Holdings build?
Luxury, semi-luxury and budget houses, villas, land filling and land development, house renovations and the completion of unfinished houses. We also take on custom homes, apartment buildings and commercial premises.
How much does it cost to build a house in Sri Lanka?
As a guide, around LKR 12,000 per sq ft for budget finishes, LKR 16,000 to 22,000 for semi-luxury and LKR 25,000 or more for luxury. The real figure depends on your drawings, land and finishes, so we price every project with an itemised bill of quantities before you sign.
How do payments work?
In 10 to 12 stages that follow construction progress. Once the project details are agreed in a signed MOU or legal agreement, an advance of 10–15% of the total project cost starts the work and goes towards the architectural and structural drawings and the first foundation works. Each later payment is due when a stage is complete, inspected on site and confirmed by our Quantity Surveyor. The exact schedule is written into your agreement.
What warranty do you give?
A 25-year structural warranty and 3 years of complimentary maintenance, under the terms written into your construction contract.
How long has Real One Holdings been building?
Real One Holdings was founded in 2002 by Ruban Ratnasingham and has been building in Sri Lanka for 24 years.
Where are you based, and do you build outside Colombo?
Our office is at No. 27, 3rd Lane, Ratmalana. We build across Sri Lanka, including Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Negombo, Kurunegala, Jaffna and Trincomalee. Tell us where your land is and we will confirm.
Can you complete a house another builder left unfinished?
Yes. We inspect the existing structure first, tell you what can stay and what must be redone, and give you a fixed completion price before any work starts.
Tell us about your land.
We reply with the next step, usually the same working day. The first consultation and the quotation are free.