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Posts tagged Renovation from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.

Housing & home

Renovating in the NL: A Vocabulary Guide to the Aannemer

Renovating a Dutch home means dealing with an aannemer (contractor), offertes, permits and the dreaded meerwerk. Here is the vocabulary to get a fair job and avoid surprises.

Lawrence Arya·May 29, 2026·4 min

A young expat holding a phone with measurements, discussing a renovation in metric.

Housing & home

Metric Maze: Explaining Dimensions to a Dutch Builder

Renovating in the Netherlands as an American? Here is how to talk metres, square metres, and the comma-decimal to a Dutch contractor without costly mistakes.

Lawrence Arya·May 27, 2026·4 min