YOUR FRIEND WHO KNOWS RENOVATION

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Puik (say “powk”) is Dutch for excellent. It’s what a Dutch friend says when a job has been done really well.

Got a Dutch quote? We explain it in English and tell you what to ask. Free check for any job in and around your home, such as a bathroom, kitchen, boiler, electrics, plastering, air conditioning, an extension, a dormer (dakkapel) or gutters (dakgoot).

Talking pointsBathroom · example

3 of 8 points

DON’T GIVE IN40% paid upfrontThat’s more than usual. We suggest a different split.
TALK ABOUT THISNo completion dateThere’s a start date, though. Agree when it will be finished.
GOOD TO ASKCleaning not mentionedAsk for a broom-clean handover.

Here’s what your list looks likeAn example with three of the eight points.

WHY PUIK

You and your contractor on the same page

Your contractor knows exactly how a renovation goes. With Puik, you do too. No renovation experience, new to how things work in the Netherlands, or do you simply want everything properly recorded? Puik helps you. We help you ask the right questions, before and during the job. At the moments that matter we tell you what to capture, and we keep it neatly organised for you. That way you and your contractor both know how things are going, and you end up with a comprehensive renovation file.

9,000+disputes with a contractor in one year, at a single legal expenses insurer (DAS, 2024)
37%face setbacks during a renovation, mostly over things that weren't on paper (ARAG)
€2,500is where renovation supervision (bouwbegeleiding) typically starts. Puik during the job starts at €19. (BBAN)

HERE’S WHAT YOU GET

A good contract is half the job done

Send your quote or contract, and within 24 hours your talking points are in your inbox. For each point you see what we noticed, how important it is and what to propose. Take the list to the conversation with your contractor, or forward it. Below: three of the eight points from an example bathroom quote.

Talking pointsBathroom · quote from Jeroen Tegelwerk

8 points

MONEY

40% paid upfront (aanbetaling)

WHAT WE NOTICEDThat's more than usual: the Dutch Legal Aid Desk (Juridisch Loket) considers 10 to 30% reasonable.

Propose:

10% at most as a deposit
20% when the materials are delivered
60% in parts, after completed stages and handover
10% once the snagging points (opleverpunten) are fixed

HOW TO SAY IT"I’d like to pay 10% at the start and 20% once the materials are here, then the rest in parts after each stage. Can we put that in the quote?"

WHAT

Wall tile without brand, type or quantity

WHAT WE NOTICEDIt only says "30 × 60 matt", with no brand and no number of m². Then almost anything could be delivered and laid.

Ask for:

Brand, series, item number and colour code
Number of m², including cutting waste
Price per m², or a provisional sum (stelpost) with an amount
Everything from one batch

WHEN

No completion date (opleverdatum)

WHAT WE NOTICEDThere's a start date, though.

Agree:

A completion date or a number of working days
That you hear in advance if it runs late, with reason and new date
The AVA Consumenten 2023 (standard Dutch terms), or otherwise €50 per working day if it runs late without notice or a good reason, up to 10%

+ 5 · IN YOUR OWN LIST

Warranty not mentioned
Extra work (meerwerk) without agreement
Contractor's insurance unknown
Cleaning not mentioned
Working safely not mentioned

Does your contractor say no? Your own list gives a fair middle ground for each point.

Puik is your friend who knows renovation, not a lawyer. Still unsure after the talk? You don’t have to sign; asking for a second quote is perfectly normal.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Good to know

Is it really free?

Yes. The quote check is free, even if you never use Puik for anything else. Puik during the job (coming soon) is paid, and you only decide on that after seeing your talking points.

Are you lawyers?

No. Puik is your friend who knows renovation: we compare your quote with a checklist and suggest what to ask. The decisions are yours. For a legal question, the Dutch Legal Aid Desk (Juridisch Loket) is a good place to start.

Who reads my quote?

For now, someone from the Puik team reads along, with the help of AI. Before AI looks at it, we remove your name, address and phone number. We only use your quote for your check, it is stored in the EU, and you can always ask us to delete it.

What if I don’t have a quote yet?

Send a draft or a price estimate; a photo of it is fine too. Nothing at all yet? Come back once you have a quote, and we’ll read along.

Why not just use ChatGPT?

A chatbot can summarise your quote. Puik compares it with a fixed checklist, gives you a proposal and a sentence you can say for each point, and will go along until completion, with capture moments and a renovation file. You don’t have to come up with the right questions yourself.

NEXT · COMING SOON

Five steps to a puik renovation

Even with little experience, you stay on top of the whole renovation.

BEFORE YOU SIGN
A solid agreement
We read your quote with you. You get a list of what's missing and what to propose.
DURING THE JOB
Looking along, capturing the right moment
You won't see pipes, waterproofing or insulation again once they're covered. At each step Puik tells you what to capture now and when it's too late: with a photo, video or measurement.
ON DELIVERY
Getting what you picked
You take a photo of what's been delivered and see right away whether it matches what's in the contract. That way we help you prevent the wrong tiles ending up on the wall or the wrong solar panels on the roof.
WHEN SOMETHING IS ADDED
Extra work, clearly agreed
Puik helps you ask the right questions, so you know upfront what the extra work costs.
AFTER COMPLETION
Your Puik renovation file
Whether it's your first job or your tenth: contract, agreements, dated photos and warranties in one place, as a PDF. Your contractor can complete it into the handover file required by the Dutch Building Quality Act (Wkb), in force since 2024.

COMING SOON IN THE APP

Capturing it before it’s covered

At each step you see what to capture now and when it’s too late. Here’s what that looks like in the app for the waterproofing of a bathroom.

A photo is one way to capture something; a video or a measurement works too.

A preview of the app that is coming. In Dutch for now.

START WITH YOUR QUOTE

Send it over, we'll read along.

NOWQuote or contract checkFree

We compare your quote with a checklist of dozens of points. Within 24 hours you have your talking points in English, with the Dutch terms alongside, like in the example above.

Puik during the jobCOMING SOONfrom €19

We look along until completion: what to capture before anything disappears behind the tiles, whether the delivered materials match, and extra work with its price. Everything goes into your renovation file.

One-off per job. You only decide after seeing your talking points, and if you're not happy after the job, you get your money back.

Renovate with experience. Even the first time!

You and your contractor on the same page

A good contract is half the job done

40% paid upfront (aanbetaling)

Wall tile without brand, type or quantity

No completion date (opleverdatum)

Good to know

Five steps to a puik renovation

A solid agreement

Looking along, capturing the right moment

Getting what you picked

Extra work, clearly agreed

Your Puik renovation file

Capturing it before it’s covered

Send it over, we'll read along.

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