Children's room renovation in Riga

What to decide in a children's room before the renovation

• Places for the bed, the desk and the wardrobe. They determine where sockets and the desk light are needed.
• Whether the room will be divided between two children with a partition, now or later.
• The floor covering: laminate, vinyl flooring or parquet for the child to play on.
• The wall finish: paint or wallpaper.
• Whether you will choose the materials yourself. Write that in the request.

Dividing a room for two children

A larger room can be divided with a plasterboard partition wall. Its frame is made of CW profiles (studs) and UW profiles on the floor and ceiling, covered with plasterboard. Each part needs its own door, light and sockets, so the position of the partition is chosen according to the window and the radiator.

A new partition wall changes the layout of the apartment. Before the work, check whether a construction notice is needed: does a renovation need a permit. Walls between apartments and load-bearing walls are common property; a plasterboard partition inside the apartment does not affect them.

Example: a partition 3 m long and 2.6 m high is 7.8 m². 7.8 × €12 = from €93.60 for building the partition. Insulation, skimming, painting and doors are calculated separately. More: plasterboard partition walls.

Electrics, paint and smoke detector

If the electrical wiring is rebuilt, LBN 261-15 requires protection against residual current with a tripping current of no more than 30 mA for socket circuits up to 32 A and for lighting circuits. Sockets by the desk and the bed are planned before skimming; each point costs from €12.

The Tikkurila Euro Smart 2 data sheet states that the paint reaches its final hardness in about a month. In the first month it is better to wash children's drawings off the wall gently. If new ceilings are installed, allow a place for a smoke detector: the Fire Safety Regulations currently in force require at least one on each floor of an apartment, and the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) recommends it on the ceiling in the room where people sleep.

If the child needs an adapted room

A child with a disability who uses a wheelchair, or a child with a visual disability, who is registered as living in Riga, can receive a Riga municipality benefit for adapting the home. The benefit is up to €6,000 for a person in a wheelchair and up to €2,250 for a person with a visual disability; it is granted by the Riga Social Service and covers the adaptation work and the necessary documents. More: adapting an apartment for seniors.

The order of work in a children's room

1. Plan Places for furniture, the partition, sockets and light.
2. Demolition Old wallpaper, skirting boards and covering.
3. Partition and wiring Frame, wiring for the new points, boarding.
4. Walls and ceiling Skimming, priming, painting in two coats.
5. Floor, doors, skirting boards Covering, doors and the final frames for sockets and switches.

How much does a children's room renovation cost?

Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate. The estimate for a children's room is built from the prices of individual work: skimming from €10/m², painting from €4/m², laminate from €6.50/m², vinyl flooring from €10/m², interior doors from €100 per door.

Example: a room of 15 m² with 40 m² of walls. Skimming 40 × €10 = €400 and painting 40 × €4 = €160, in total from €560. The price is affected by the condition of the walls, floors and ceilings, whether the electrical wiring is changed and the chosen finish. All prices: apartment renovation prices.

What is in the price of a children's room renovation

Similar pages: bedroom renovation, room renovation, hallway and corridor renovation. All rooms: room renovation in an apartment.