# Interior Design Germany

> Interior Design Germany explains the DIN standards, tenant painting rules, kitchen prices, Handwerker rates and KfW and BAFA subsidies that shape a home in Germany, with figures and sources for English-reading residents.

## Sections

- [Building standards](https://interior-design.com.de/standards/): DIN 18040, DIN 4109 and DIN 5034 translated into the door widths, decibel values and daylight factors that a flat in Germany is measured against.
- [Renting and tenant rules](https://interior-design.com.de/renting/): What the Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch and the Bundesgerichtshof say about painting, cosmetic repairs and handing a rented flat back in Germany.
- [Costs and subsidies](https://interior-design.com.de/costs/): Fitted kitchen prices from the AMK, Handwerker hourly rates, renovation prices in Munich, Berlin and Hamburg, and the KfW and BAFA grants that reduce them.

## Articles

- [DIN 18040-2: dimensions of a barrier-free flat in Germany](https://interior-design.com.de/standards/din-18040-2-barrier-free-flat-dimensions/): DIN 18040-2 sets 80 or 90 cm doors, 120 or 150 cm turning areas and 2 cm thresholds for barrier-free flats in Germany. Tables, R standard, KfW 159 and 455-B.
- [DIN 4109: sound insulation a flat in Germany must have](https://interior-design.com.de/standards/din-4109-sound-insulation-flats-germany/): DIN 4109-1:2018 requires 53 dB party walls, 54 dB floors and 50 dB impact sound between flats in Germany; DIN 4109-5 raises them. Tables, doors, terraces.
- [DIN 5034-1: daylight factor and window rules for rooms in Germany](https://interior-design.com.de/standards/din-5034-daylight-window-rules-germany/): DIN 5034-1:2021-08 requires a 0.9 percent daylight factor, glazing no higher than 0.95 m at the sill and 55 percent of room width in living rooms. Tables.
- [Fitted kitchen prices in Germany: AMK data and 2026 tiers](https://interior-design.com.de/costs/fitted-kitchen-prices-germany-amk-2026/): A fitted kitchen in Germany cost 12,177 euros on average in 2025 and 12,404 euros in early 2026 (AMK). Price per metre by tier, installation, delivery.
- [Handwerker rates and renovation costs: Munich, Berlin, Hamburg](https://interior-design.com.de/costs/handwerker-rates-renovation-costs-munich-berlin-hamburg/): German Handwerker charged 61 to 69 euros net per hour in 2023, 65 to 78 euros in 2026 forecasts. Renovation prices per m² in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg; grants.
- [Schönheitsreparaturen: when a tenant in Germany must paint](https://interior-design.com.de/renting/schoenheitsreparaturen-tenant-painting-rules-germany/): German tenants paint only under a valid lease clause for a flat handed over renovated. BGH rulings of 2008, 2013, 2015 and 2020, BGB sections, painter prices.

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