Dakkapel.nl

What Dakkapel.nl does

Dakkapel.nl is a Dutch specialist manufacturer and installer of custom roof dormers (dakkapellen), headquartered in Deventer with a secondary office in Amsterdam and serving the entire Netherlands across all 12 provinces. The company operates a vertically integrated model that combines in-house design, factory-based prefabrication, permit handling, and on-site installation using its own монтаж teams rather than subcontractors; dormers are typically installed in one day (8 hours standard, 2.5 hours for fully prefabricated units). Its product portfolio centers on three core dormer types — Kunststof (plastic, using Keralit or Trespa cladding with Schüco uPVC frames), Houten (wooden, in red cedar with hardwood frames), and Prefab — supplemented by renovation services, ridge elevation, permit-free configurations, and add-on options such as solar panel reinforcement, minirooftop air conditioning, rolling shutters, and insect screens. All installations carry a 15-year warranty with no upfront deposit, and an in-house permit service handles municipal applications on the customer's behalf.

Dakkapel.nl sells primarily direct-to-consumer to Dutch homeowners (particulieren) seeking to convert unusable attic space into habitable rooms, and secondarily to contractors (aannemers) ordering prefabricated units for construction projects. The go-to-market blends a self-service online configurator with assisted sales via in-home measurement visits, free non-binding quotes, and a callback service; the website also runs regional landing pages for every Dutch province and major city to capture local search demand. Pricing is per-project with documented tickets ranging from roughly €3,420 for entry-level configurations to over €14,500 for large custom builds, with typical projects in the €7,000–€10,000 band and a betaalplan instalment payment option. The company has no disclosed funding, ownership, or headcount data, no published revenue, and an empty management roster in the available sources; brand reputation signals include a 9.0/10 rating on Klantenvertellen.nl (264 reviews in the last 12 months) and 4.5 stars on Google.

Name

Dakkapel.nl

Legal name

Dakkapel.nl

Website

https://dakkapel.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dakkapel.nl is a Dutch specialist that designs, prefabricates, and installs custom roof dormers nationwide using in-house монтаж teams, serving primarily residential homeowners and secondarily contractors with same-day installation and a 15-year warranty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Roof Dormer Manufacturing and Installation

NAICS

Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Whole-Home Interior Renovation (Non-Structural) (HSAPAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

Keywords

• Custom dormer windows
• Roof dormer installation
• Prefabricated dormers
• Residential roof extensions
• Attic conversion dormers

Headquarters

HQ city

Deventer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Materials or Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dormer (dakkapel) sales and installation: One-time sale of custom-built prefabricated dormers including delivery and professional on-site installation. Pricing varies by material type (kunststof, hout, prefab), dimensions, colour, window configuration, and optional features (rolluiken, horren, airco, minirooftop, solar reinforcement). The company also offers a betaalplan (payment plan) for instalment payments. No deposit is required; payment is due on the day of installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dakkapel.nl designs, manufactures, sells, and installs custom-built roof dormers (dakkapellen) for residential homes in the Netherlands. Core offerings include three material variants — Kunststof (plastic, using Trespa or Keralit cladding), Houten (wooden, red cedar/Meranti hardwood), and Prefab (prefabricated units placed in 2.5 hours). The company operates its own factory for prefabrication and uses in-house монтаж teams for one-day installation, with all units backed by a 15-year warranty.

Product overview

Dakkapel.nl is a Dutch specialist company that designs, manufactures, and installs custom roof dormers (dakkapellen) throughout the Netherlands. The company operates a prefabrication factory and uses its own installation teams. Their core product portfolio consists of three main roof dormer types: Kunststof dakkapel (plastic dormer using Trespa® or Keralit® materials), Houten dakkapel (wooden dormer in red cedar), and Prefab dakkapel (prefabricated dormer installed in 2.5 hours). These are complemented by specialized services including permit application handling, ridge elevation (nokverhoging), and various add-on options such as Minirooftop air conditioning, rolling shutters, insect screens, and solar panel reinforcement. The company also offers an online configurator tool for customers to design and price their dormers. All installations come with 15 years warranty and are typically completed within 1 day.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kunststof dakkapel (plastic dormer)

Quantifiable outcome

• Dormer installation completed within 1 day (8 hours standard; 2.5 hours for prefab units)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Roto Frank: German manufacturer of window and door hardware plus complete roof window systems. Comparable as a broad player in residential window and roof systems with relevant product overlap in the attic-construction category — a benchmark for any Dutch dormer leader on quality and scale.
• Pella Corporation: US-based window and door manufacturer with a built-out installation service arm (Pella Installation Solutions). Comparable as a vertically integrated window manufacturer-and-installer serving the homeowner renovation market with strong brand pull, although operating in a different geography.
• Fakro: One of the world's largest roof window manufacturers, headquartered in Poland. Fakro offers a comparable product portfolio (roof windows, loft ladders, smoke vents) and targets the same homeowner demographic seeking attic improvements, but operates as a broad building-products group rather than a dormer specialist.
• Velux: Global leader in roof windows and skylights, headquartered in Denmark. While Velux's core product is roof windows rather than prefabricated dormer construction, both companies address the same end-customer use case (improving attic light and space) and compete for homeowner mind share in the 'attic improvement' category.

Others

• Schüco: German window, door, and façade systems manufacturer. Schüco is a direct supplier to Dakkapel.nl (uPVC frames used in every dormer), but the broader Schüco systems business addresses the same end markets and could vertically integrate into turnkey dormer solutions over time — making it an adjacent comparable and potential disruptor.

Emerging players

• Keylite: UK/Ireland-based roof window brand focused on the residential attic conversion market. Comparable as a focused player in the homeowner attic-improvement space, though smaller and more regionally concentrated than Velux or Fakro and without comparable dormer-installation services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Dakkapelnl-100908305497679
• Instagraminstagram.com/dakkapel.nl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dakkapelnl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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