Plasterer and painter in Amsterdam
Plastering and painting in Amsterdam at a fixed price per m²
Work out your own price in 60 seconds — no phone number needed. Eleven languages, 140 line items, 9% VAT applied automatically.
A price without your phone number
9% VAT applied automatically
Up to 15 years of guarantee
Eleven languages
Guideline prices Amsterdam 2026
incl. 9% VAT · home older than 2 years
Smooth plaster, paint-ready€ 22,89 – € 27,25 /m²
Wall painting, 2 coats latex€ 14,17 – € 18,53 /m²
Ceiling airless spray€ 8,01 – € 10,03 /m²
Glass-fibre wallpaper all-in€ 17,99 – € 22,89 /m²
Interior door incl. frame€ 136,25 – € 179,85 /st
Beton ciré wall€ 92,65 – € 147,15 /m²
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Your price in 60 seconds
You see the price before we know anything about you.
Which property is this about?
We look up the year of construction in the Dutch land registry — that settles the VAT rate straight away.
VAT rate
Plastering, painting and wallpapering a home older than two years is 9%. Plasterboard walls, frame replacement and demolition stay at 21%.
Property type
What needs doing?
Pick a starting point
Convert a room to m²
What does it look like now?
Condition of the substrate
Ceiling height
Access
Occupancy
Finish level
When should it happen?
Timing
Surcharges apply to labour only, never to materials.
Preferred start date
Arrival window
Your indicative price
Two things you will not find elsewhere
Measure your wall with your phone camera and try colours on your own room. Both run fully in your browser: the photos stay on your device.
Measure a wall from a photo
The photo stays on your device and is never uploaded.
- 1 · Click the four corners of the wall
- 2 · Click the bottom and top of a door or window
- 3 · Enter its real height
- 4 · Done — the area is shown below
Standard Dutch interior door NEN: 2015 mm. Door with fanlight: 2315 mm.
Calculated area
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The model corrects for perspective. Photograph the wall as square-on as you can; skewed corners increase the error.
Try colours and finishes
Pick a photo of your own room and paint on it.
What we put in writing
Eight promises with a number in them. What we cannot deliver, we do not promise.
Full price list
All 138 line items we carry out, with guideline prices for Amsterdam in 2026. Switch between incl. and excl. VAT — the rate per item follows Dutch tax rules.
| Service | Unit | Price | VAT |
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Guideline prices, not a quote. Under 15 m² a start rate of € 265–295 excl. VAT applies. In Amsterdam we charge parking and access separately instead of burying them in the m² rate. Surcharges: evening +30%, Saturday +50%, Sunday and public holiday +100%, night +100%, rush within 48 hours +35% — always on labour only.
Materials: what we use where
Every type of plaster, primer, paint, sanding pass and sealant has one right place. Here is which, and what it costs. Mix them up and you will see it after one heating season.
Types of plaster
| Gypsum-based plaster | The interior standard. Fast, smooth, cheap. Not for wet rooms. | Living room, bedroom, hall | € 21–25/m² |
| Cement-based render | Water resistant and hard. Required in showers, cellars and outdoors. | Bathroom, basement, facade | € 42–78/m² |
| Lime plaster | Vapour open and mould resistant. The right choice in a listed building. | Canal house, listed building, old wall | € 38–72/m² |
| Clay plaster | Regulates humidity and odour, fully natural, warm in colour. | Bedroom, natural building | € 42–68/m² |
| Resin-bound decorative render | Elastic, colour fast, dirt repellent. The exterior standard. | Facade, balcony, plinth | € 22–52/m² |
| Beton ciré, microcement, mortex | Seamless, 2–3 mm, over almost any substrate — including tiles. | Bathroom, kitchen, floor, feature wall | € 85–185/m² |
| Tadelakt | Moroccan lime, stone burnished, sealed with olive soap. | Hammam, shower, washbasin top | € 155–260/m² |
Primers and base coats
| Universal primer | Controls substrate absorption. Without it, plaster or paint bonds unevenly. | Gypsum, concrete, old plaster | € 2,80–5/m² |
| Bonding primer / quartz grip coat | Makes smooth, dense substrates rough enough to plaster onto. | Concrete, tiles, paint under plaster | € 4–7/m² |
| Stain-blocking primer | Permanently seals nicotine, soot, water stains and timber bleed-through. | Smoke-damaged home, after leak, old beams | € 4,50–9/m² |
| Consolidating primer | Binds powdering, chalking old walls into one solid substrate. | Lime paint, old plasterwork | € 3–6/m² |
| Anti-corrosion metal primer | For radiators, balcony railings and steel frames. | Metal indoors and outdoors | € 6–11/m² |
| Waterborne wood primer | On bare timber and after rot repair. End grain twice. | Frames, doors, fascia boards | € 5–9/m² |
Types of paint
| Matt emulsion (class 2) | Calm appearance, hides imperfections, moderately washable. | Bedroom, ceiling | € 13–17/m² |
| Scrub-resistant emulsion (class 1) | Stands up to cleaning and small hands. Our standard. | Hall, stairwell, living room, rental | € 15–20/m² |
| Chalk and lime paint | Deep matt, vapour open, gives an old wall its character back. | Listed building, feature wall | € 22–38/m² |
| Acrylic enamel (waterborne) | Does not yellow, dries fast, low odour. The interior standard since the 2010 rules. | Doors, frames, skirting indoors | € 55–165 per deur |
| Alkyd enamel (solvent) | Harder film and better build, but yellows and dries slowly. Often still better outdoors. | Exterior frames, radiators | € 95–190 per kozijn |
| Gloss, satin, matt | Gloss reveals every flaw. On old woodwork, satin is the safer choice. | Joinery, to taste | gelijk tarief |
| Masonry paint (silicone resin) | Keeps driving rain out and lets the wall dry from within. | Facade, rendered or masonry | € 30–46/m² |
| Anti-mould paint | Only works once the cause is gone. Otherwise it postpones, it does not solve. | Bathroom, north wall, basement | € 17–26/m² |
Sanding and surface prep
| Machine sanding with extraction (grit 120–180) | Giraffe sander with HEPA filter. In an occupied home, the only workable method. | Walls and ceilings | € 12–18/m² |
| Hand sanding (grit 180–240) | Corners, profiles and everything the machine cannot reach. | Frames, skirting, corners | € 6–11/m² |
| Keying (grit 240–320) | Lightly keying existing enamel so the new coat bonds. | Doors and frames in good condition | in lakprijs |
| Burning or scraping off | For thick, cracked layers. Pre-1965: test for lead first. | Old frames, banister | € 18–38/m² |
Sealants, acrylic and fillers
| Acrylic sealant (paintable) | For interior joints with little movement: skirting, frame, ceiling line. | Indoors, overpaintable | € 4–8/m¹ |
| Silicone sealant (not paintable) | Sanitary and glass joints. Never paint over it. | Bathroom, kitchen, glass | € 6–12/m¹ |
| Exterior elastic sealant (MS polymer) | Moves with timber and brickwork. Structural sealant: 21% VAT. | Frame-to-facade joint | € 8–15/m¹ |
| Filler and stopping | Fine for hairline cracks, light-fill for holes up to 5 cm. | Walls and joinery | € 6–13/m² |
| Epoxy wood repair | Restores decayed timber without replacing the frame. | Frame, sill, fascia | € 85–175 per plek |
Amsterdam building types
A canal house from 1680 and a 1962 porch flat need different materials. That is not a detail: it decides whether the work lasts five or fifteen years.
Canal house and listed building (pre-1900)
Solid walls without a cavity, lime mortar, timber joists that move. Cement render seals such a wall and within two winters causes salt bloom or detachment. Here we plaster with lime, vapour open, and reinforce every crack with mesh. Ceilings up to 4 m and beyond: expect internal scaffolding. A permit applies to visible facade work.
Pre-war home (1900–1940)
De Pijp, Oud-West, Oost, Amsterdam School. Ceilings 3 to 3.4 m, reed or lath ceilings, cornices worth keeping. Often four to six layers of wallpaper. We strip it all back, reinforce cracks and apply a levelling coat — otherwise the wall waves under raking light.
1930s house
Good brickwork, cavity walls, often original frames. Exterior painting is decisive here: end grain and cills are where rot starts. Inside, the substrate is usually stable — thin-coat plaster or skimming is enough.
Post-war portico and gallery flat (1950–1975)
Nieuw-West, Noord, Zuidoost. Concrete walls and ceilings, 2.5 m ceilings, plenty of 1980s spray texture that has to come off. Ideal for airless spraying: flat planes, little ornament. Doing five homes in one stairwell saves everyone money.
New build (IJburg, Zuidas, Houthavens, Sluisbuurt)
Sand-lime brick and gypsum blocks, delivered bare. Thin-coat plaster is enough here — traditional render is money wasted. Mind first-year shrinkage: we return free of charge after nine months for the shrinkage cracks.
Owners’ association, landlord and commercial
More than half of Amsterdam’s housing sits in an owners’ association. We provide a multi-year maintenance budget for decorating, work outside office hours in commercial spaces, and hand over rental-ready between tenants — with photos for your records.
Work we have done
Eight Amsterdam projects with the real size, duration and amount. Addresses on request and with the residents’ consent.
Canal house, Keizersgracht — lime plaster and cornice restoration
210 m²
11 working days
14800 incl. VAT
- Four layers of wallpaper and loose plaster removed
- Cracks reinforced with mesh
- Vapour-open lime plaster applied, three coats
- 220 mm cornice cast from the existing profile and made good
- Walls and ceilings finished in chalk paint
Apartment, De Pijp — rental-ready in four days
165 m²
4 working days
4150 incl. VAT
- Full preparation, dust-free machine sanding
- All-in glass-fibre wallcovering on every wall
- Ceilings airless sprayed, two coats
- Seven interior doors and frames enamelled
- Handed over with a photo report for the letting file
Bathroom, Oud-Zuid — beton ciré over existing tiles
26 m²
5 working days
4600 incl. VAT
- Tiles degreased and given a quartz bonding primer
- Waterproof build-up with mesh in the shower corner
- Beton ciré in two shades, 3 mm
- Two coats of two-component sealer
- Sanitary sealant renewed
Portico flat, Nieuw-West — five homes at once
780 m²
9 working days
11200 incl. VAT
- 1980s spray texture removed
- Walls and ceilings skimmed flat
- Everything airless sprayed in one pass
- Stairwell included in the price
- Neighbour discount applied: 8% for all five
1930s house, Watergraafsmeer — complete exterior
8 working days
7900 incl. VAT
- Scaffold front and rear, street permit arranged
- Eleven frames sanded back, six rot spots repaired with epoxy
- Glazing sealant renewed throughout
- Primed and two coats of alkyd enamel
- Fascias and dormer included
New build, IJburg — thin-coat plaster and spraying
290 m²
6 working days
6350 incl. VAT
- Gypsum blocks primed
- Thin-coat plaster to all walls, paint-ready
- Ceilings sprayed, two coats
- Reveals and stop beads throughout
- Returned free of charge after nine months for shrinkage cracks
Basement, Jordaan — damp, salt and renovation render
48 m²
7 working days
5400 incl. VAT
- Damp survey with report; cause: rising damp
- Old cement render chipped back to brick
- Salt efflorescence treated and fixed
- Vapour-open renovation render, two coats
- Finished in lime paint — no vapour-tight layer
Office, Zuidas — work outside office hours
430 m²
5 working days
9800 incl. VAT
- Worked 19:00 to 01:00, office in use every morning
- Walls and ceilings sprayed, fire-class compliant system
- Floors and workstations fully covered and cleared daily
- Evening and night surcharges specified in the quote up front
Us against the market
Checked in September 2026 against the twelve most findable plasterers and painting firms in Amsterdam and on the platforms Werkspot, Homedeal, Trustoo and Solvari.
| What | Us | The rest of the market |
|---|---|---|
| Price visible before you give contact details | Nowhere in Amsterdam | |
| Calculator on the page itself, 140 items | One competitor, via an external app | |
| Price shown at both 9% and 21% VAT, explained | One national spraying firm | |
| Year of construction pulled from the land registry | Nobody | |
| Measure walls from a photo, in the browser | Nobody | |
| Try colour and finish on your own photo | Only paint manufacturers, not linked to the work | |
| Choose your own arrival window | Nobody | |
| Evening, Saturday and Sunday surcharges published openly | Nobody | |
| Guarantee with a number: 5, 8 or 15 years | Three of twelve state a term | |
| Eleven languages, including Turkish, Arabic, Polish and Papiamento | One competitor, via machine translation |
Frequently asked questions
35 questions, answered honestly — including where the answer saves you money with someone else.
What does plastering cost per m² in Amsterdam?
Wallpaper-ready plaster is €15.50 to €19 per m² excluding VAT, paint-ready smooth plaster €21 to €25. With 9% VAT that is €16.90–€20.70 and €22.90–€27.25 per m². Ceilings run about 20% higher because overhead work is slower. The calculator on this page works out your own situation in 60 seconds.
What does painting cost per m²?
Two coats of emulsion on walls costs €13 to €17 per m² excluding VAT, including masking, cutting in and paint. Ceilings €14.50 to €19. Airless spraying is cheaper above 150 m²: from €7.35 per m². Painting a facade runs €30 to €46 per m².
Do I pay 9% or 21% VAT?
Plastering, painting and wallpapering a home older than two years falls under the 9% rate — including the materials used and the preparation. The Dutch tax authority states this literally. Exceptions that are 21%: erecting plasterboard and lining walls, replacing windows, doors and frames, structural sealant work and preparatory demolition. Our quote splits this correctly, and so does the calculator once you enter the year of construction.
How do I know whether my home is older than two years?
The period runs from the date the building was first used as a dwelling. Enter your address in the calculator: we retrieve the year of construction from the BAG, the official Dutch building register. In borderline cases you sign an age declaration — not mandatory since 2013, but it protects you and us.
What is the difference between wallpaper-ready and paint-ready?
Wallpaper-ready is flat and true, with minor imperfections that disappear under paper or glass fibre. Paint-ready is smooth enough to paint directly: every flaw shows in raking light, so an extra pass is applied. The difference is about €5.50 per m². If you want a crisp white surface with no texture, you need paint-ready — wallpaper-ready plus paint does not give the same result.
How long does it take and can I stay at home?
An 80 m² flat plastered paint-ready takes two people three to four working days, plus two to three drying days before painting. Painting the same flat: two to three days. You can stay — we work room by room, sand with extraction and cover the rest. Only for whole-home airless spraying is it easier to sleep elsewhere for two nights.
Do you also work evenings, weekends and public holidays?
Yes. Evening work after 18:00 adds 30% to labour, Saturday 50%, Sunday and public holidays 100%, night work between 22:00 and 06:00 also 100%. Materials are never marked up. These percentages follow the Dutch collective agreements for finishing and painting trades. The calculator shows the difference in euros so you can choose.
Why is Amsterdam more expensive than the rest of the Netherlands?
Three reasons, and we would rather name them than hide them in the m² rate: parking and access (€32 to €62 per working day in the centre), higher ceilings in pre-war buildings, and material that has to go up a narrow staircase or through a window. We charge those items separately and visibly.
Is there a minimum job?
Below 15 m² we charge a call-out of €265 to €295 excluding VAT: setting up, masking and cleaning up then outweigh the work itself. Between 15 and 50 m² we quote bespoke. From 50 m² the square-metre rate from the calculator applies.
Can beton ciré go over existing tiles?
Yes, and that is exactly why it is popular: no demolition, no skip, no weeks without a bathroom. The tiles are degreased, given a quartz bonding primer and the joints are levelled. Mesh goes into the shower corner. What does not work: beton ciré over loose tiles or a substrate that is still damp.
What is the difference between beton ciré and microcement?
Beton ciré has a coarser grain and a livelier, clouded appearance; microcement is finer and crisper. Beton ciré is slightly tougher on floors, microcement gives a more modern, even result on walls. Both are 2 to 3 mm thick and seamless, at €85 to €185 per m².
My walls have cracks. Can you simply plaster over them?
No, and that is the most common mistake. An unreinforced crack comes back through the new layer within one heating season. We rake the crack out, set mesh tape into it and skim over. For a crack wider than 2 mm or one that steps through the brickwork, we first check whether the settlement has stopped — sometimes that is a job for a structural engineer, not a plasterer.
What is airless spraying and when is it cheaper?
Airless spraying atomises paint under high pressure instead of rolling it on. The result is crisper, there are no roller marks, and it is four to five times faster. The condition is that everything that must stay paint-free is masked — which takes time. From about 150 m² spraying beats rolling; below that, rolling is cheaper.
Which paint do you use?
For walls and ceilings, a scrub-resistant class 1 emulsion as standard (Sikkens, Wijzonol or Histor, depending on the substrate). For interior woodwork, waterborne acrylic enamel, which does not yellow. Outdoors often still alkyd, because it fills weathered timber better. In listed buildings, lime or chalk paint, because the wall must breathe. We record brand, type and colour code on the invoice, so in five years you know exactly what is on there.
Do I get colour advice too?
Yes, and it is included from the Complete package. We put three 50 × 50 cm samples on your own wall and you look at them for two days — morning light, evening light, artificial light. A colour that works on a card in the shop can behave completely differently on an Amsterdam north-facing wall. This page also has a visualiser to try colours on a photo of your own room.
How long must plaster dry before painting?
A rule of thumb is one day per millimetre of thickness, and for gypsum at least five to seven days for a smooth 2 to 3 mm layer. Longer in winter or a poorly ventilated room. Painting too early traps moisture and gives stains or peeling within months. We simply plan that drying time in, and say honestly when it does not fit into one week.
Can you remove mould?
We remove and treat the mould and restore the plaster and paintwork. But we do not promise it stays away while the cause remains: a cold bridge, a leak or poor ventilation. That is why we always start with a damp reading. Painting over with anti-mould paint alone postpones the problem rather than solving it — and we would rather say so up front.
What does painting a door cost?
One side €55 to €85 excluding VAT. Both sides including the frame €125 to €165. That is sanding, degreasing, priming and two coats of acrylic enamel. Spraying on site costs €95 to €165 per door and gives a factory-flat result with no brush marks.
Do you work for owners’ associations and landlords?
Yes, and it is a large part of our Amsterdam work. For associations we provide a multi-year maintenance budget for decorating, including a block-by-block inspection. For landlords we hand over rental-ready between tenants, with a photo report for your file and a fixed lead time so the property is not empty longer than necessary.
What about scaffolding and permits?
Exterior work above the first floor needs scaffolding or a cherry picker. If it stands on the public road, Amsterdam requires a street object permit and paid parking may have to be suspended. We apply for it; budget €160 to €390 in fees plus the scaffold itself. For a single elevation a cherry picker is often cheaper than a week of scaffolding.
What if I am not happy with the result?
At handover we walk round together with a lamp — raking light is the fairest judge. Whatever you point out then, we put right before the invoice goes out. If you notice it later, the 5, 8 or 15-year guarantee on adhesion and colour applies, recorded in writing.
How reliable is the price from the calculator?
It is an indicative price based on 2026 Amsterdam market rates and our own calculation. In roughly nine out of ten cases the final quote falls inside the range shown. What can shift it: a substrate that looks different from the description, damp that only appears when stripping, or suspected asbestos in a pre-1994 building. After the survey the price is fixed.
What if asbestos is involved?
In pre-1994 buildings asbestos can be present in old ceiling boards, in certain plaster mortars and behind tiling. We demolish nothing we suspect. If in doubt, have a certified firm carry out an asbestos survey; we plan around it. This is not a delaying tactic but a legal duty and your health.
Can I supply the paint myself?
Yes. You then pay labour only, and we note on the quote that the adhesion guarantee covers our workmanship, not your material. With a paint we do not know, we make a test patch first. It is usually not cheaper, though: we buy at trade prices.
Do you take small jobs, like a single wall?
Yes, but then the €265 to €295 call-out applies, or we schedule it as a half session alongside another job nearby. Ask via WhatsApp — if we are in your street anyway, it can be considerably cheaper.
How quickly can you start?
For small jobs usually within 5 to 10 working days. For a whole home, typically 2 to 4 weeks. An urgent start within 48 hours is possible at a 35% labour surcharge. The planner on this page shows today’s first available window.
What if you cause damage?
We carry public liability insurance. Report damage within 48 hours with a photo; we repair or compensate. Before starting we photograph floors, frames and furniture ourselves — that protects both sides.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Standard is 30% on commencement, 40% midway and 30% on completion after your approval. Above €7,500 we can work in four instalments. We never ask for the full amount up front — if a contractor does, treat it as a warning.
What is glass-fibre wallcovering and why recommend it for rentals?
Glass-fibre fabric is glued to the wall and then painted. It bridges hairline cracks, resists knocks and can simply be repainted for the next tenant — four or five times in its life. All-in it costs €16.50 to €21 per m² excluding VAT, including sanding, hanging and two coats. Over ten years that is cheaper than replastering three times.
Do you also work in English, Turkish, Polish or Ukrainian?
Yes. Our teams speak Dutch, English, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and Turkish; for Arabic and Papiamento we use fixed interpreters at the survey. This page, the calculator and the quote are available in eleven languages. You state your language in the form and the assistant replies in it.
What is the difference between you and a platform like Werkspot?
On a platform you fill in a form and get three to five companies on the phone who paid for your lead. You do not know who turns up, and you only see a price after the call. Here you see the price before you hand over anything, you choose the team and the window yourself, and there is no intermediary in the chain who has to be paid.
How do I measure my walls myself?
Wall area is the room perimeter times ceiling height. A room 4 by 5 metres with a 2.60 m ceiling gives (4+5+4+5) × 2.60 = 46.8 m². Only deduct windows and doors once they exceed 10% of the surface. On this page you can also do it from a photo: mark four corners and a door height and the page works it out — that photo stays on your phone and is never sent anywhere.
What does spraying my kitchen fronts cost?
€55 to €110 per door excluding VAT, including removal, degreasing, sanding, priming, two coats and refitting. A kitchen with 18 fronts comes to roughly €1,200 to €2,000 — against €8,000 or more for a new kitchen of the same size.
Do you give a discount if the neighbours join in?
Yes. Five homes in one stairwell or street at once saves us one set-up, one masking round and one journey. We pass that on: 5 to 8% off for everyone. In Amsterdam portico flats it is the cheapest way to get your home done.
What happens to my data?
Your request goes to our email, our CRM and our WhatsApp — nowhere else. We do not resell leads, and this page sets no tracking cookies. Photos used in the measuring tool or the colour visualiser stay entirely in your browser and are not uploaded, unless you attach them to the request yourself.
Where we work
Amsterdam and the ring around it. Outside this area we charge travel time — and we say so up front.
CentrumJordaanGrachtengordelDe PijpOud-ZuidZuidasRivierenbuurtOud-WestBos en LommerDe BaarsjesWesterparkHouthavensOostIndische BuurtWatergraafsmeerIJburgZeeburgereilandNoordNDSMBuiksloterhamNieuw-WestOsdorpSlotervaartGeuzenveldZuidoostBijlmerAmstelveenDiemenDuivendrechtOuderkerk aan de AmstelZaandamHaarlemHoofddorpAlmereWeespBadhoevedorp
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