Why choose Avenir Renovations?
Why renovate your house in Leuven?
The reasons vary from one owner to another, but three come up almost every visit.
Bring comfort up to today's standards
A Leuven house built in the fifties or seventies was designed for a different way of living: closed kitchen, small bedrooms, a single bathroom at the end of the hallway. Renovating means finding simple circulation, light, and rooms that truly serve a purpose.
In the townhouses of the center, often deep and narrow, the most visible gain comes from redistribution: opening the kitchen to the living area, moving a bathroom, reclaiming an unnecessary hallway. A living room renovation designed with the kitchen often changes the way the entire ground floor is used.
Meet renovation obligations and reduce costs
In Flanders, the buyer of a house rated E or F has six years to reach label D. For a terraced house or a bel-étage, this jump of two classes generally involves insulating the roof, filling cavity walls, and more efficient heating. The window frames often complete the picture.
These works also directly impact the energy bill and the property's value. In a market as sought after as Leuven, a correct label makes a difference when reselling or renting. To frame the insulation aspect, our house insulation price simulator provides a first range in just a few questions.
Adapt the house to the family living in it
A child arriving, a parent moving in, two days of remote work per week: needs change faster than the walls. An extra bedroom in the attic, an office on the ground floor, a shower room on the same level for later.
Anticipating these changes during renovation costs much less than reopening the site five years later. It's an opportunity to plan for water connections, electrical conduits, and passage widths right now.
Our home renovation solutions in Leuven
Each project starts from the actual state of the house and your budget. Four formulas cover the essentials of requests.
The benefits of a home renovation with Avenir Renovations in Leuven
A complete renovation involves six to eight trades. What changes everything is the way they are managed.
Before proposing anything, we look at what a plan does not show: the nature of load-bearing walls, the condition of the electrical panel, the presence of a hollow wall, access for deliveries in a narrow street in the center.
This survey allows for proposing realistic solutions and prioritizing the work according to what matters to you: comfort, EPC label, budget, or timeline.
Mason, electrician, plumber, plasterer, carpenter, tiler, painter: each intervenes at the right time, in the right order. The tiler does not wait for the plumber, the painter does not arrive on a still damp plaster.
The planning, quality control at each stage, and cost tracking are managed for you. You can follow the progress from your online client area.
Your Project Manager conducts the visit, prepares the estimate, selects the partner craftsmen, and remains your contact until the handover of keys. One person to call, no matter the subject.
They also help you make decisions along the way, for example between two finishes or two insulation solutions, with their consequences on the budget and the label.
The work is covered by a ten-year guarantee. The materials are chosen for the Belgian climate and for the Flemish technical requirements regarding energy performance.
The signed price is the one you pay. An amendment only occurs if you modify the program yourself, and it is priced before any execution.
What is the price of a house renovation in Leuven?
The budget depends on the area, the starting condition, the level of finish, and the share of energy renovation work. Here are indicative ranges for a house over ten years old, with VAT reduced to 6% under certain conditions.
| Type of work | Factors affecting the price | Indicative price including VAT |
| Refreshment (painting, flooring, minor repairs) | Condition of walls and floors, level of finish | €250 to €500 / m² |
| Intermediate renovation (kitchen or bathroom, electricity) | Number of technical rooms, range of equipment | €600 to €1,000 / m² |
| Heavy renovation with redistribution of rooms | Load-bearing walls, techniques to redo, finishes | €1,000 to €1,600 / m² |
| Complete electrical compliance | Size of the house, condition of the panel | €6,000 to €13,000 |
| Energy aspect (roof, cavity walls, heating) | Condition of the envelope, choice of heating | €25,000 to €70,000 flat rate |
| Transition from label F to label D (terraced house) | Roof, cavity wall, number of frames | €25,000 to €45,000 depending on condition |
| Asbestos removal before work | Concerned materials, quantities | €1,000 to €8,000 |
The free visit starts with your EPC certificate placed on the table: we identify the items that will improve the classes, then we price the renovation in phases, each with its cost and effect on the label.
Example: for a 120 square meter row house in Kessel-Lo, purchased with a label F, a renovation including insulation, frames, new bathroom, kitchen, and electricity often ranges between €120,000 and €170,000 including VAT.
Procedures and grants for renovating a house in Leuven in 2026
Documents received at purchase
In Flanders, the sale of a house comes with several useful documents for renovation: the EPC certificate, the asbestos certificate for buildings constructed before 2001, and the electrical installation inspection report. They immediately indicate where the priorities and potential risks of the project lie.
The obligation to switch to label D
For a house purchased with an E or F label, the deadline starts from the date of the deed: six years for deeds made since 2026. The proof is a new EPC certificate issued after the work. Planning the phasing from the purchase avoids having to concentrate everything in the last year.
Which works require a permit?
Most interior works that do not affect the structure, such as a new kitchen, a bathroom, or flooring, are exempt from authorization. A load-bearing wall to be opened, an extension, a dormer, or a visible modification of the facade generally requires an omgevingsvergunning and an architect.
Available aids
Since March 2026, Mijn VerbouwPremie further supports insulation, glazing, and heat pumps for households in income categories 3 and 4, and only heat pumps for categories 1 and 2. The 6% VAT applies to most works in a house older than ten years, which significantly impacts the budget of a complete renovation.
Frequently asked questions about home renovation in Leuven
Is it better to renovate or rebuild an old house?
When the structure is sound, renovation is generally more interesting: it retains the layout, the volume, and often rights that current regulations would no longer grant. Reconstruction is mainly justified when the foundations, walls, or layout do not allow for achieving the desired comfort at a reasonable cost.
Can you live in the house during a complete renovation?
This is possible for a phased renovation, more difficult for a heavy project that affects the electricity, plumbing, and flooring throughout the house. In this case, spending a few months elsewhere often shortens the project and reduces its cost.
What should you start with when renovating a house purchased in Flanders?
Start with what protects and what will not be redone: roofing, electricity, drainage, and insulation. Finishing touches come later. For a house classified E or F, the order of works is also aligned with the deadline for the renovation obligation.
How long does it take to renovate a house?
Expect often four to eight months for a complete renovation of a terraced house, after one to three months of preparation. A partial renovation, limited to a few rooms, can be done in a few weeks.
Your house in Leuven, renovated in the right order
Six years is the deadline of the Flemish obligation. This is enough time to do it well, provided you start at the right end. We build with you a phasing that respects the deadline, your budget, and your life in the house.
Request your free visit in Leuven or in the neighboring municipalities. We will contact you within 48 hours to schedule an appointment at your home.
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