Walk-in Shower or Bath: What Should You Choose for a New Bathroom?
A walk-in shower costs between €1,000 and €3,500 installed and a freestanding or built-in bath between €500 and €3,000, so you mainly decide on space and use.
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Having your bathroom renovated: what does it cost and how does it work?
A complete bathroom renovation in Belgium usually costs between €8,500 and €15,000 for a bathroom of 5 to 8 m², and the work generally takes 2 to 3 weeks.
Renovating a 1960s House: Electrics, Insulation and Finishing
Renovating a 1960s house costs between €500 and €1,500 per m² of living space at 2026 market prices, depending on the work needed on the electrics, insulation, glazing, kitchen and bathroom.
Choosing a contractor for your renovation: what to look for
You choose a renovation contractor with 7 set questions: who does the work, your point of contact, the quote, the wall checks, payment, the start date and previous customers.
Replacing interior doors: cost per door and finishing
Replacing interior doors typically costs €150 to €800 per door in Belgium, fitting included, with the painting as a separate item.
Renovating a 1970s house: what to watch for and what it costs
Renovating a 1970s house costs €80,000 to €150,000 on average for a complete terraced home, and finishing just the walls and ceilings costs €14,472.23 to €17,331.13 in our worked example.
Insulating an interior wall with a false wall: cost and finishing
Insulating a wall from the inside with a false wall costs on average €116 to €189 per m² including finishing in 2026, and a basic insulated false wall without finishing €30 to €40 per m².
Finishing a new-build apartment: what else is needed and what does it cost?
Having a new-build apartment of 80 m² finished costs €4,697.19 at Bouwsector België for renovation fleece with one coat of paint on 200 m² of wall and a painted concrete ceiling, excluding VAT. Usually the floor still has to go in afterwards, sometimes the kitchen too, and for a hard floor the building’s rules (VME) often set acoustic requirements. Our own wallpaperers … Read more
Lowered ceiling: cost, height and finishing
A lowered (suspended) ceiling made of metal stud and plasterboard typically costs €50 to €75 per m² to install in Belgium, with the finishing on top.
A renovation quote: what should it include and how do you compare?
A good renovation quote has 8 parts: a description per room, the structural work, the finishing with the m² and a price per m², the provisional sums, the fixed items, what is not included, the schedule and the payment terms. Only when two quotes contain all of these can you compare them fairly. At … Read more