https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/The Maison Uccle guides: planning permits, damp, roofs, windows and grants for renovating a house in Uccle, Forest, Ixelles and Watermael-Boitsfort.enMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/south-brussels-municipalities/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/south-brussels-municipalities/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200CoBAT is the same everywhere, but the desk you apply to, the municipal regulations and the protected heritage change from one municipality to the next. Here is what the official websites say, and where to ask before you commission any works.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/renolution-grants/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/renolution-grants/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200According to the official websites, on 19-10-2026 no Rénolution grant application can be submitted for final invoices dated 2025 or 2026. Here is what the official sources say, what you can still apply for in Uccle and Watermael-Boitsfort, and where to look in Forest and Ixelles.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/reliable-contractor-south-brussels/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/reliable-contractor-south-brussels/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200Six checks are made before you sign a quote, while you are not yet committed to anything. Here is what they are, where to make them and what the official sources say, as at 03-10-2026.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/brussels-character-houses/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/brussels-character-houses/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200Before you touch an old facade, ask two questions: does the house have heritage status, and what does the municipality's planning department say? Here is how to check, and what the regional bodies recommend.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/damp-house-brussels/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/damp-house-brussels/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200Three causes of damp with very similar symptoms: what the technical sources say about telling them apart before you have anything treated.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/saltpetre-walls/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/saltpetre-walls/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200A white deposit on a wall is almost never the problem in itself: it is the trace of damp. Here is how to read that signal, in what order to act and what the technical sources say about treatment.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/planning-permit-brussels/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/planning-permit-brussels/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200In Brussels a permit is the rule and an exemption is the exception. Here is how to tell which applies to works on an older house, and who to ask before you order any works.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/windows-old-house/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/windows-old-house/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200Keep your old windows, renovate them or replace them? The decision affects planning rules, the facade, ventilation and your budget. Here is what Homegrade, urban.brussels, the municipality of Uccle and Buildwise say, and the questions to ask before you sign a quote.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/roof-uccle/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/roof-uccle/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200Re-roofing, insulation, a dormer or a green roof: what the Brussels rules and the municipality of Uccle say, job by job, with the date each point was checked.https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/renovating-house-uccle/https://maison-uccle.be/en/guides/renovating-house-uccle/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200Survey the house, check the planning rules, sort out the money, choose who does the work, follow the works: here is the order of the steps, what the official sources say at each one, and which detailed guide to read next.