Structure & layout
Removing a load-bearing wall with a steel beam and a structural calculation, a new layout on the ground floor, or a staircase moved to make room for an open kitchen.
Full home renovation by one team, from start to finish
English-speaking renovation contractor in Brabant.You bought a house that needs work, or the house you live in no longer fits. We take the whole renovation off your hands: demolition, structure, electrics, plumbing, insulation and the complete finish. One team, one planning, one price agreed in writing before we start.
22 years
in the trade
250+
projects delivered
CO-keur certified
STEK registered
NEN 1010 electrical
GPI certified
VCA safety certifiedCO-keur certifiedSTEK registeredNEN 1010 electricalGPI certifiedVCA safety certifiedCO-keur certifiedSTEK registeredNEN 1010 electricalGPI certifiedVCA safety certifiedYour whole house renovated
without managing ten trades
A full renovation is the biggest job you can do to a house, and in the Netherlands it is usually split over a lot of people: a contractor, a separate electrician, a plumber, a tiler, a plasterer and a kitchen fitter. When something goes wrong between two of them, you end up being the project manager. In a language that is not your own, that gets tiring fast.
At Boers & Breuer Totaalbouw the building work, the electrical installation to NEN 1010 and the plumbing and heating are done by our own team of seven. Joeri Boers, the owner, is your single point of contact from the first visit to the handover, and he speaks English (and Spanish) fluently. We take on one large project at a time, so your house is not one of six sites we drive past in a week.
We work across Noord-Brabant, from Eindhoven and Veldhoven to Den Bosch, Tilburg and Breda, from our base in Waalwijk.
One point of contact
Joeri guides your renovation from the first visit to the handover.
Transparent pricing
A clear quote up front, the price agreed in writing. No surprises afterwards.
Clear planning
One project at a time, tightly planned. Handover date agreed before we start.
Building, electrics & installation
Every trade under one roof. No loose subcontractors.
How we renovate your home
Four clear phases. You always know what happens next, and who is doing it.
1
Visit & survey
Joeri comes to your house, looks at the structure, the installations and the state of the roof and walls, and listens to what you want. You get an honest view of what is realistic for your budget, in English.
2
Plan, permit & quote
We turn your wishes into a plan with drawings where needed, check whether a permit is required and apply for it. You receive an itemised quote in English, with the price and the handover date agreed in writing.
3
Demolition & rough work
Out goes what has to go. Then structure, new pipework, wiring, insulation and window frames. Anything unexpected behind the walls, we call you first and explain it before we continue.
4
Finishing & handover
Plastering, floors, kitchen, bathroom, paintwork. We walk through the house together at the end, fix the last points and hand over the keys with a warranty on our work.
What our clients say
Most of our reviews are written in Dutch. Your browser can translate them in one click.
Recent work by our team
A few recent jobs. The same standard applies to your home in Eindhoven, Den Bosch or Tilburg.
Full renovation, Waalwijk
Complete finish of a villa: herringbone floor, open kitchen and sliding doors to the garden.
Home extension
A spacious extension, from foundation and structure to the complete interior finish.
Kitchen renovation
Demolition, new pipework and electrics, and a kitchen fitted to the millimetre.
What a full renovation can include
Most renovations are a mix of these four. We plan them in the right order, so nothing has to be opened up twice.
Electrics & installations
A new consumer unit and wiring to NEN 1010, new water and waste pipes, underfloor heating, ventilation and, where it makes sense, a heat pump. All by our own people.
Insulation & energy label
Roof, wall and floor insulation, new frames with HR++ or triple glazing. This is often where the biggest jump in comfort comes from, and in many cases part of it qualifies for the ISDE subsidy.
Kitchen, bathroom & finish
Plastering, floors, a new kitchen fitted and connected, a complete bathroom, doors and paintwork. The part you see every day, done by the same team that did the rest.
What does a full home renovation cost?
Guide prices for renovation work in Brabant, including demolition, structure, pipework, electrics, insulation, plastering, floors, kitchen, bathroom and finishing. Roughly €800 to €2,200 per square metre of living space, depending on how deep you go. You always get an itemised quote for your own house.
One floor or part of the house
For example the whole ground floor, or upstairs with the bedrooms and bathroom. You can keep living in the rest of the house.
Fully finished
€25,000 to €55,000
Full renovation, terraced house
A home of 100 to 120 m² renovated top to bottom: new kitchen and bathroom, wiring and pipework, insulation, floors and plastering.
Fully finished
€80,000 to €150,000
Shell renovation
Back to the load-bearing structure, then rebuilt, often with a new layout. For an older house you want to make completely your own.
Fully finished
€150,000 to €280,000
Renovation plus sustainability
The renovation plus roof, wall and floor insulation, triple glazing and a heat pump. This is where the ISDE subsidy comes in.
Fully finished
€110,000 to €200,000
| One floor | Terraced house | Shell renovation | With energy upgrade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guide price | €25,000 to €55,000 | €80,000 to €150,000 | €150,000 to €280,000 | €110,000 to €200,000 |
| Per m² living space | €800 to €1,300 | €900 to €1,500 | €1,400 to €2,200 | €1,100 to €1,800 |
| Duration | 4 to 8 weeks | 8 to 16 weeks | 16 to 28 weeks | 12 to 20 weeks |
| Live in during works | Usually yes | Partly | No | Partly |
| Permit | Rarely | Only for structural or facade changes | Often | Sometimes |
Why we check behind the walls first
In an older Dutch house, the surprises sit behind the plaster: a wooden beam with rot at the end where it rests in the wall, wiring without earth from the 1960s, a lead water pipe, or a floor with no insulation at all. We would rather find those before you sign than halfway through. That is why the survey takes time and why our quote names what we checked and what we could not see.
- Inspection of beams, floor structure and the roof from the inside
- Check of the electrical installation, earthing and the consumer unit
- Water pipes checked for lead and old galvanised steel
- Moisture measurement in walls and crawl space
- Assessment of which walls carry load before anything is removed
- A written list of risks we cannot see yet, with what they would cost
How renovating works here, explained
Things that work differently here than in the UK, the US or most of Europe. We walk you through all of them.
How a Dutch quote works
A Dutch quote (offerte) lists the work per part, with materials and labour, and states whether VAT is included. Look for what is not included: that is where extra costs (meerwerk) come from later. Ours is in English, itemised, and names the exclusions.
Permits under the Omgevingswet
Since 2024 permits run through the national Omgevingsloket. Interior work usually needs no permit. Removing a load-bearing wall needs a structural calculation, and changes to the facade or roof often need a permit (omgevingsvergunning). We check and apply for you.
Paying in stages
It is normal here to pay in instalments linked to progress, for example at the start, after the rough work and at handover. You never pay for work that has not been done yet. If you have a construction deposit (bouwdepot) in your mortgage, we invoice in a way your bank accepts.
Where a full renovation goes wrong
Four mistakes we see often, and all of them can be avoided before the work starts.
1
Finishing before the installations are right
New floors and fresh plaster look great for exactly one year if the wiring and pipes behind them are 40 years old. Replace installations first, even if nobody will ever see them.
2
No buffer in the budget
In a house older than 1970, keep 10 percent aside for what you find once the walls are open. We tell you up front where we expect risk, so the buffer is not a guess.
3
Removing a wall without a calculation
A wall that looks like a partition can carry the floor above. Without a structural engineer's calculation and the right steel beam, you get cracks upstairs, or worse. We arrange the calculation for every wall we remove.
4
Too many separate parties
Six trades who each blame the other for delays. With one team doing building, electrics and installation, there is nobody to point at except us, and that is exactly how it should be.
Full renovations across Brabant
The houses differ per city, and so does the work. This is what we see most.
Eindhoven & Veldhoven
1930s houses in Stratum and Gestel, post-war terraces in Woensel, 1970s family homes in Veldhoven. Many international buyers pick up an older house here and want it renovated before moving in. Contractor in Eindhoven.
Den Bosch
Townhouses in De Muntel and Het Zand with their first big renovation in decades, and listed buildings in the old centre where extra rules apply. Contractor in Den Bosch.
Tilburg
Narrow, deep 1930s houses in Oud-Zuid and around the Wandelbos, and 1980s homes in the Reeshof that are due for a full upgrade. Contractor in Tilburg.
Breda
Villas in Ginneken and Princenhage, 1920s streets in Belcrum and Boeimeer, and family homes in the Haagse Beemden. Contractor in Breda.
Helmond
From the older houses around the centre to the newer family homes in Brandevoort and Dierdonk. Contractor in Helmond.
Waalwijk and around
Our home base. Waalwijk, Drunen, Vught, Oisterwijk and the villages in between are all within half an hour.
Often combined with this
Work that goes well together with a full home renovation.
Home extension
Renovating anyway? Adding space at the back is cheaper now than as a separate project later.
Read more
Roof extension
A whole extra floor on your house, for two bedrooms or a bedroom with its own bathroom.
Read more
Bathroom renovation
The bathroom is often part of a full renovation, and the pipework decides how good it will be.
Read moreFrequently asked questions about full home renovation
Answers to the questions we are asked most, in plain English.
For renovation work in Brabant, count on roughly €800 to €2,200 per square metre of living space. One floor costs €25,000 to €55,000. A full renovation of a terraced house of 100 to 120 m² runs from €80,000 to €150,000. A shell renovation, where everything goes back to the structure, costs €150,000 to €280,000. Including insulation, triple glazing and a heat pump, €110,000 to €200,000. These amounts include demolition, structure, pipework, electrics, insulation, plastering, floors, kitchen, bathroom and finishing.
Joeri, the owner and your contact, speaks English fluently, and Spanish too. Quotes, planning and updates are in English. The team on site is Dutch, but everything you need to decide goes through Joeri, so nothing gets lost in translation.
One floor takes 4 to 8 weeks, a full terraced house 8 to 16 weeks, a shell renovation 16 to 28 weeks. If a permit is needed, the municipality usually decides within 8 weeks, sometimes up to 26 for an extended procedure. We start that application as early as possible.
For one floor, usually yes. For a full renovation of the whole house, most people move out for part of the time, because there are weeks without a kitchen, a bathroom or heating. We plan the work in phases where possible and tell you up front which weeks the house is not liveable.
Interior work, a new kitchen or bathroom and new wiring do not need one. You do need a structural calculation to remove a load-bearing wall, and often a permit for changes to the facade, the roof or the window frames on the street side. In a listed building or a protected townscape the rules are stricter. We check this for your address and handle the application.
Ideally before the transfer at the notary, or right after. Then we can survey the house, give you a realistic budget for your mortgage or construction deposit (bouwdepot) and plan the work so you can move in as soon as possible.
In instalments linked to progress, typically at the start, after the rough work and at handover. You never pay ahead for work that has not been done. If your renovation is financed through a construction deposit, we invoice in the format your bank needs.
We stop and call you before we continue. You get an explanation, photos where useful, and the extra cost in writing. No invoice afterwards for work you never agreed to.
Yes. Electrical work to NEN 1010, water, waste, heating and ventilation are done by our own team. That is the main reason a renovation with us has fewer delays: nobody is waiting for another company to show up.
Not for the renovation itself, but insulation of the roof, walls or floor, HR++ or triple glazing and a heat pump can qualify for the national ISDE subsidy, usually when you combine two measures. We tell you which parts of your plan qualify and help with the paperwork.
Mostly houses, because that is where a full renovation makes the biggest difference. We do renovate apartments too. Then the owners' association (VvE) usually has to approve work on walls, floors and the main pipes, and we help you prepare that request.
Because it is the only way the owner can really be on top of your project. Most contractors run many jobs in parallel, so yours waits whenever another one runs late. With one large project per period, your planning is the planning.
All of Noord-Brabant, including Eindhoven, Veldhoven, Best, Son en Breugel, Nuenen, Waalre, Helmond, Den Bosch, Vught, Tilburg, Oisterwijk, Breda and Oosterhout, from our base in Waalwijk.
Good to know about a full home renovation
A full renovation is less about what you see and more about what you do not. In most older Dutch houses the wiring, the water pipes and the insulation are the real reason to renovate, and the new kitchen and floors are the reward. The order matters: installations and structure first, then insulation, then finishing. Do it the other way round and you pay twice.
Budget-wise, count on roughly €900 to €1,500 per square metre for a full renovation of a terraced house, and more if the house goes back to its shell. Keep 10 percent aside for what you only find once the walls are open, especially in houses built before 1970. A good contractor tells you in advance where that risk is.
We renovate homes for English-speaking clients in Eindhoven, Veldhoven, Best, Nuenen, Waalre, Helmond, Den Bosch, Tilburg and Breda. Joeri visits, plans and quotes in English, and the price and handover date are on paper before we start. If you want to read up first, our guide on buying a house in Eindhoven or Veldhoven explains what to check before you buy, and the Dutch renovation terms guide explains the words you will see on quotes and permits.
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