Room renovation in an apartment - bathroom, kitchen and rooms
Room renovation in an apartment is for when one or a few rooms need renewing rather than the whole apartment. A bathroom and toilet involve the most work: demolition, waterproofing, tiling and plumbing installation. For living rooms, a bedroom and a hallway, a cosmetic renovation may be enough. We work in Riga and the Riga region, and below each room has its own page with the work and prices.
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Bathroom, toilet and bathroom and toilet together
Bathroom renovation is all the work in the wet room: demolition of the old finish, waterproofing, tiling and installing the bathtub, shower, sink and toilet. This page suits you if the bathroom is a separate room and you want to renew it completely, not just replace one fixture.
Small bathroom renovation is about a room where you have to choose between a bathtub and a shower and find a place for a washing machine. Toilet renovation is for a separate toilet, which may also contain risers. Combined bathroom renovation is for a room where the bathtub or shower and the toilet are together.
In series buildings the size and layout of the bathroom depend on the building design and also on the particular apartment. Each series has its own page: it has what is known about these buildings and what has to be checked in your own apartment.
Kitchen, rooms and hallway
Kitchen renovation combines several jobs: tiles above the worktop, electrical points for appliances, walls, floor and ventilation. If the kitchen has a gas hob, it may be replaced or moved within one room in agreement with the gas supplier. An appliance with a flue needs the supplier's permission and a certificate on the condition of the flue and ventilation ducts even in the same room. Moving to another room needs the supplier's technical conditions, a certificate and a building design. The technical solution for moving gas pipes is prepared or approved by a certified person. Gas work is not part of the renovation estimate.
Room renovation and bedroom renovation can be a cosmetic renovation: skimming and painting the walls or wallpaper, ceilings, floor covering, skirting boards and doors. The wiring and pipes stay as they are unless they have to be changed.
Children's room renovation is the same work with different choices: where the bed and desk will go, how many sockets are needed and which covering suits the floor. Hallway and corridor renovation is for the room everyone passes through, so a durable floor and walls by the door matter there.
Balcony and loggia
Balcony renovation and loggia renovation and finishing differ from the other rooms in that the external structures of balconies and loggias are the common property of the apartment owners. The interior finish can be changed, but for work that affects the external structures or the facade, first consult the building manager and the building board.
Room renovation in an apartment: work and prices
| Work | When it is needed | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bathroom renovation (all work) | old tiles, a leak, the bathtub or shower has to be replaced | from €3,000 |
| Removal of old tiles | before a new finish in a bathroom, toilet or kitchen | from €9/m² |
| Waterproofing in a bathroom | before tiling in the wet zone | from €6/m² |
| Tiling | new tiles on prepared walls and floor | from €24/m² |
| Floor drain installation | shower at floor level without a tray | from €100 per drain |
| Toilet installation during a renovation | toilet or bathroom and toilet renovation | from €50 per toilet |
| Cosmetic renovation | the whole apartment, cosmetic | from €100/m² |
| Skimming walls or ceilings | cracks and unevenness before painting | from €10/m² |
| Painting walls or ceilings | new paint on a prepared surface | from €4/m² |
| Laminate flooring | new floor covering in a room | from €6.50/m² |
| Kitchen, balcony, loggia | depending on the list of work | price by estimate |
How much a room renovation costs
Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate. Cosmetic renovation costs from €100/m² of apartment area, while bathroom renovation, all the work, is from €3,000. For a kitchen, balcony and loggia the price is drawn up from the list of work.
The price is affected by:
- room area in m² and wall area;
- cosmetic or full renovation;
- condition of the walls, floors and ceilings;
- whether the wiring, pipes and risers are changed;
- the chosen finish (tiles, floor covering, doors).
Room renovation: a price example
A 15 m² room with 40 m² of wall: skimming 40 × €10 = €400 and painting 40 × €4 = €160, total from €560 for labour. If a new laminate floor is also laid in the room, 15 × €6.50 adds from €97.50.
In a bathroom, three separate jobs look like this: tiling 18 m² × €24 = from €432, waterproofing 5 m² × €6 = from €30 and floor drain installation from €100, total from €562. These are only these three jobs; a whole bathroom renovation is from €3,000. All the prices are on the page prices.
What to know before renovating one room
In their own apartment, an owner may do work without the agreement of other owners if it does not affect common property or other apartments. Risers, load-bearing walls, walls between apartments and the external structures of balconies are common property. If the work affects them, the consent of the apartment owners' association is needed; work on risers is organised by the building manager.
A bathroom or toilet can be moved. Above the living rooms of the apartment below, sanitary rooms are allowed only if the requirements for soundproofing, waterproofing, ventilation and others are met. To move a wet room, a construction notice with a plan of the room group, prepared by a registered construction company or a construction specialist, is submitted in the BIS before the work starts.
Law on Residential Properties, Section 4 and Section 11(1), (3) and (4); LBN 200-21, paragraph 136; Cabinet Regulation No. 529, paragraph 7.¹ sub-paragraph 1 and sub-paragraph 22.1; LBN 241-15, paragraphs 7, 8 and 9, sub-paragraph 2.15 and paragraph 67. Checked 11.11.2026.
What to write in the request
- the address and the building series or year of construction;
- which rooms you are renovating and their area in m²;
- the condition of the room, including risers and old tiles;
- whether you will change the bathtub, shower, toilet or electrical points;
- whether you will choose the materials yourself.
An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment. We agree the price and the list of work before the job starts.
What the price of a room renovation includes
What this work includes
- demolition, waterproofing, tiling and plumbing installation in a bathroom renovation;
- skimming and painting walls and ceilings, floor covering, skirting boards and doors in a cosmetic renovation;
- each job according to the agreed list of work.
What is calculated separately
- tiles, paint, floor covering and other materials;
- bathtub, shower, toilet, sink and other fixtures;
- replacement of risers and wiring, if needed;
- replanning documents, if needed.
Main prices
| Renovation types | from €100 |
|---|---|
| Room renovation | from €3,000 |
| Renovation work | from €24 |
| Renovation by building series | from €280 |
| Apartment replanning | from €12 |
| Renovation for your situation | from €100 |
| Private house interiors | from €280 |
| Business premises | from €100 |
Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I renovate just one room while living in the rest of the apartment?
Yes, one room can be renovated even if you live in the apartment. During a bathroom or toilet renovation it cannot be used, so think about where you will wash in the meantime. More detail on the page renovating while living in the apartment.
Which room should I start with if I am renovating several?
The work that creates the most dust and dirt (demolition, pipes, wiring) comes before the finishing. In the request, write which rooms you are renovating.
How long does a one-room renovation take?
How long a renovation takes depends on the scope of the work and the drying time of the materials. In a bathroom you wait longer for the waterproofing, tile adhesive and grout to dry than for paint to dry in a room.
How do I find out the price of a room renovation?
In the request, write the area of the room, the condition of the walls and what you want to change. After you submit the form, we contact you within 5 minutes.
Do I have to inform the building manager if I renovate a bathroom?
If you are changing only the tiles and fixtures in your own apartment, the agreement of other owners is not needed. If risers have to be replaced or temporarily shut off, they are common property, so the association's consent is needed and the building manager organises the work.
Tell us about the apartment
A specialist will contact you within 5 minutes to confirm the work and the estimate.
Request
Fill in the form: name, phone, address and briefly what needs renovating.
Contact within 5 minutes
A specialist confirms the work, the floor area and when you need it.
Visit and estimate
An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment: work, area, materials separately.
The price before the job
We agree the price and the list of work before the job starts, in Riga and the Riga region.