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Haley
Amsterdam on Jul 2026
I had an amazing experience with RMI Totaal Techniek for my bathroom and toilet renovation in my apartment. They were great at communicating, and they finished on time with no delay. The price felt fair, and overall it was great. I would definitely hire them again and recommend them to family and friends.
Mathieu
Haarlem on Jul 2026
Overall that went quite well with RMI Totaal Techniek. We had a leak in our bathroom, and once we decided to go ahead, they fixed it and arranged the different contractors to come in sequence, and the work was done to a good quality standard. Communication was good, they were quite responsive when we had questions or comments, and everyone spoke very good English, and when there was one minor issue with the shower door, they came back and fixed it promptly. The only negative point is that the work took quite a bit longer than expected, and I would have liked more proactive communication about the delays, but all in all I would recommend them.
Christina
Amsterdam on Aug 2026
I had a really good experience with RMI Totaal Techniek for my bathroom renovation in the center of Amsterdam, where I was having trouble finding contractors. They were very responsive, communication was easy and language barrier free, and the quotation was transparent with no hidden costs or anything surprising when we settled the bill. They did what they promised, cleaned up the mess every day, and the planning was very accurate in detail so I could inform my neighbors. The bathroom was done on time, actually one day early, and I enjoy it very much.
Real price ranges from the jobs our vetted renovators actually do. Updated July 2026
How much does a kitchen renovation cost in Amsterdam?
An Amsterdam kitchen runs €14,700 to €31,400 once the city's labour rates are applied, which sit about 15 percent above the national average. National guides quote €8,000 to €25,000, and most of the gap is the units themselves: fitting a kitchen you bought elsewhere, plumbing and electrics included, is €6,000 to €15,000 on its own. So the first question on any quote is whether the kitchen is in the price or not, because the same job can be written either way. Labour on a home older than two years is charged at 9 percent BTW, the cabinets and appliances at 21 percent.
How much does a single-room renovation cost in Amsterdam?
Doing one or two rooms rather than the whole place costs €10,000 to €40,000, and the spread comes almost entirely from how deep you go. A cosmetic refresh is much cheaper: plastering is €14 to €45 per m2, painting a room is €450 to €900, and a new floor laid and levelled is €70 to €150 per m2. Those per m2 rates include the work and standard materials, but not the wiring or plumbing, which is what turns a refresh into a building job. Ask for the quote itemised per element, since a vague all-in figure with no breakdown is where the surprises hide.
How much does a staircase renovation cost in Amsterdam?
No source in our set puts a price on a staircase, which matters here because Amsterdam canal houses are known for steep, narrow stairs that almost always need custom work. The closest anchor is joinery: simple carpentry labour starts around €40 an hour, and bespoke work runs €5,000 to €15,000 for the project, materials on top of the hourly rate. Treat any staircase quote as bespoke, ask whether taking the old stair out and making good the floor and ceiling openings is included, and get the scope in writing before you hand over a deposit.
How much does a strip-out and demolition cost in Amsterdam?
Stripping a place back to the shell is quoted per job, since it depends on volume and on how far the skip sits from the door, and none of our sources put a rate on that labour. What they do price is everything around it: a container and debris removal is €300 to €1,200, an asbestos survey is €300 to €600, and certified removal if asbestos turns up is €1,500 to €8,000. Anything built before 1994 can hide asbestos in floor glue, ceiling panels or the sealant around the bath, and the survey is required before demolition starts. In the Centrum district you also pay the council for the bays your skip and van occupy, €181.30 for up to two weeks, while outside Centrum a simple notification is free.
How much does a bathroom renovation cost in Amsterdam?
An Amsterdam bathroom is €11,800 to €17,700 with the city's labour rates applied, against a national range of €7,500 to €20,000. What you are really choosing is the finish level: functional and basic is €5,000 to €8,000, mid-range €8,000 to €15,000, and natural stone with a freestanding bath is €25,000 to €40,000. Those totals cover labour and materials together, and the tiles and sanitaryware are the part that moves most, so ask for the tile and sanitary budget to be listed as its own line. If the pipework has to move, plumbing is charged separately at €75 to €100 an hour.
How much does a full apartment renovation cost in Amsterdam?
A complete flat renovation usually lands between €40,000 and €90,000, and a typical 80 to 120 m2 Amsterdam apartment with new bathroom, kitchen, wiring and insulation runs €60,000 to €120,000. Those figures cover labour and materials together, and materials alone are roughly 40 to 50 percent of the bill, so a quote that looks cheap is often one that has left the finishes out. Because your flat is more than two years old, the labour part is billed at 9 percent BTW instead of 21 percent, while the materials stay at 21 percent. Keep 10 to 15 percent back as a buffer: lead pipes and undersized fuse boxes in pre-1970 buildings only show up once the walls are open.
How much does splitting or reconfiguring a home cost in Amsterdam?
Reconfiguring a home where the structure, the pipes and the layout all move costs €1,800 to €2,500 per m2, labour and materials together, so €216,000 to €300,000 on a 120 m2 property. Splitting one home into two is a separate permit question that our sources do not price and Amsterdam has its own rules for it, so check with the council before you set a budget. The costs you can plan for are the structural engineer at €500 to €2,000, the omgevingsvergunning at €500 to €2,500, council fees of about 3.8 percent of the build sum, and VvE approval up to €500 in an apartment building. Permits take eight weeks, plus up to six more if the council asks for extra information, and up to twenty six weeks for a listed building.
How much does removing a load-bearing wall cost in Amsterdam?
The opening itself is always quoted per job, because the price turns on the span, what sits above it and how the steel gets into the building, and no source in our set publishes a rate for it. The costs you can pin down are the ones around it: a structural engineer's calculation is €500 to €2,000, the omgevingsvergunning is €500 to €2,500, and in a flat the VvE has to approve the work, up to €500 if you need someone to run that process. For an extension, where the same permits apply, Amsterdam builders quote €2,200 to €2,700 per m2 for the shell and €2,800 to €3,400 per m2 fully finished, labour and materials in both. Get the engineer in before you accept any quote, since a builder pricing a wall without a calculation is guessing.
How much does thermal insulation cost in Amsterdam?
Insulating a whole Amsterdam home is €8,400 to €9,000, and by element it is €15 to €35 per m2 for cavity walls, €20 to €40 for floors and €30 to €60 for the roof, material and fitting included. Roof insulation on its own can cut gas use in an older Dutch house by up to 30 percent, which is the best return of any single upgrade. Amsterdam pays up to €2,500 towards insulation and ventilation and a further €3,000 to €4,500 for going off gas, but you have to apply before the work starts, not after. Do it while the walls or floors are already open, because adding it later to a finished room costs far more than doing it during the renovation.
How much does a whole-house renovation cost in Amsterdam?
A full house renovation runs €800 to €1,500 per m2 for a standard refit, so €80,000 to €150,000 on a typical property, and a mid-range job on a 100 m2 house comes to €90,000 to €140,000. Open up the structure, replace the pipes and change the layout and it climbs to €1,800 to €2,500 per m2, with luxury finishes in a canal house reaching €2,500 per m2. Every one of those rates includes labour and materials together, with materials about 40 to 50 percent of the total, and the labour half costs roughly 15 percent more here than the national average. Two Amsterdam problems can wreck the budget: pre-1970 lead pipes and weak fuse boxes, and foundation repair on wooden piles, which adds €40,000 to €80,000 if a survey says it is needed.
How much does exterior flooring cost in Amsterdam?
Paving is the only outdoor surface our Amsterdam sources price, at €40 to €80 per m2 for the work and standard materials, with a whole garden makeover running €3,000 to €20,000 depending on size and design. Decking, tiled terraces and roof terrace surfaces are not priced anywhere in our set, so treat anything beyond plain paving as quote only and get three of them. Expect the labour part to sit about 15 percent above the national average here, and remember that a courtyard you can only reach by carrying everything through the house costs more to work in than one with street access.
How much do microcement and decorative finishes cost in Amsterdam?
None of our Amsterdam sources price microcement, so whatever you are quoted for it should be checked against at least two other builders. The closest comparison they do price is ordinary plastering, smooth or textured, at €14 to €45 per m2 depending on how much preparation the wall needs. That rate is labour plus standard material, and the preparation underneath is usually where the hours go, so ask what happens if the wall turns out to be uneven. A specialist finish costs meaningfully more per m2 than plaster, so do not read these figures as a microcement price.
How much does polished concrete cost in Amsterdam?
No source in our Amsterdam set prices polished concrete, so this one is quote only and worth getting three quotes for. The nearest comparison is a poured and levelled floor, where laying with levelling included is €70 to €150 per m2, labour and standard material together. Polished concrete needs a flat, dry substrate plus grinding and sealing on site, so ask specifically whether levelling, grinding and sealing are all in the price or only the pour, since that is where two quotes for the same floor stop being comparable.
How much does stone cladding cost in Amsterdam?
Stone cladding is not priced anywhere in our Amsterdam sources, so this is quote only and the material choice will drive most of the number. For scale, natural stone sits at the top of every finish range our sources do give: floors run €40 to €120 per m2 with stone at the expensive end, and a natural stone bathroom is €25,000 to €40,000 against €12,000 to €20,000 for a standard one. Those are combined labour and material figures, and with stone the material is the larger half. If the stone goes on an outside wall in a protected streetscape, the facade change needs an omgevingsvergunning at €500 to €2,500.
How much does wall cladding cost in Amsterdam?
Panelled or clad walls are not priced in our Amsterdam sources, so this is a quote only job. The closest anchors are the wall finishes that are priced: plastering at €14 to €45 per m2 and a ceiling built and finished from €35 per m2, both covering labour and standard material. Prefab panels come in well below fully bespoke joinery, which runs €5,000 to €15,000 for a project, so if the budget is tight ask for standard sizes rather than made to measure. Check whether battening and making good the wall behind the panels is in the price, because on an old Amsterdam wall it rarely comes free.
How much does a floor replacement cost in Amsterdam?
A new floor is €40 to €120 per m2 for the covering and the work, or €70 to €150 per m2 once levelling the subfloor is included, which in an old Amsterdam house it almost always is. Laminate sits at the bottom of that range and solid parquet or natural stone at the top, so the number is driven by your material choice more than by the fitting. In an apartment a floating acoustic screed adds €2,000 to €6,000, and your VvE will normally want to see it before approving the job. One warning for anything built before 1994: the glue under the old covering can contain asbestos, so budget €300 to €600 for a survey before the floor comes up.
How much does an office renovation cost in Amsterdam?
Our Amsterdam sources cover homes rather than offices, so there is no office rate per m2 here and everything below is an anchor, not a quote. What is priced is the clearing out beforehand: commercial clearance is quoted per project after a site visit, and a container plus debris removal is €300 to €1,200. As a rough anchor, residential work runs €800 to €1,500 per m2 for a standard refit and €1,800 to €2,500 per m2 once structure and services are opened up, both including labour and materials, and a fit-out is normally priced the same way, per m2 and per trade. Get the scope written down room by room before you pay any deposit.
How much does a shop fit-out cost in Amsterdam?
Retail fit-out is not priced in any of our Amsterdam sources, so the figures below are residential anchors and a real quote will differ. What does carry over is the local overhead: labour here is about 15 percent above the national average, council building fees are around 3.8 percent of the build sum, and in the centre you pay €181.30 for up to two weeks of parking for the van and the skip. If the shopfront itself changes you need an omgevingsvergunning at €500 to €2,500, and eight weeks becomes up to twenty six in a protected streetscape.
How much does a whole-building renovation cost in Amsterdam?
Nobody in our source set prices a whole building, so the honest answer is that it is quoted per building, and every anchor below is per home. Work upwards from those: €800 to €1,500 per m2 for a standard refit, €1,800 to €2,500 per m2 once structure and services are opened up, and €40,000 to €90,000 for a complete flat, labour and materials in all three. Two things scale badly across a whole building here: foundation repair on wooden piles at €40,000 to €80,000, and access, since narrow streets and canal-side addresses push up transport, crane and waste costs. Structural work needs VvE approval and an omgevingsvergunning, and a listed building can wait up to twenty six weeks for that permit.
How much does a facade renovation cost in Amsterdam?
There is no repointing or rendering rate in our Amsterdam sources, so brickwork repair is quote only. Window frames are priced, and they are usually the biggest line: replacing them across a home is €6,900 to €9,400 in Amsterdam, or from €300 per m2 for uPVC and from €350 per m2 for aluminium, both with HR++ glazing and both including fitting. Any change to the facade needs an omgevingsvergunning at €500 to €2,500, and in a protected streetscape or on a listed building eight weeks can become twenty six. Damp coming in through old brickwork is common here, so have that checked before you price the finish, since repairing it afterwards costs €500 to €5,000.
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