Renovation for different situations - sale, rent, inheritance, damage
Renovation for different situations starts with the question of why the apartment needs renovating right now: for sale, for letting, after a purchase or an inheritance, after flooding or a fire, or to make life easier for an older person. The reason determines how extensive the work is and what has to be sorted out before it. We do apartment renovation in Riga and the Riga region. In the request, write your situation, the address and the area.
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Which page matches your situation
Apartment renovation before a sale is about what to renew so that the apartment looks tidy and what to leave to the buyer's choice. It is usually cosmetic work: walls, ceilings, floor covering, doors. The page also explains why before a sale it is worth comparing the layout with the cadastral survey file.
Rental apartment renovation is for the landlord: renovation before letting or after tenants, when there is little time between two tenants and the finish has to withstand everyday use.
Renovation after buying an apartment is for a new owner who wants to understand what to change before moving in: wiring, pipes, floors, layout. The page also covers the line between your apartment and the building's common property.
Renovation of an inherited apartment often means an old apartment that has not been renovated for years. The page covers how to assess the condition, what to check in an old building and how to decide between cosmetic and full renovation.
Apartment renovation after flooding is for when neighbours have flooded the apartment or a riser has leaked. Before the renovation, evidence for compensation of losses has to be collected, and the base has to dry to the moisture level that the next material allows.
Renovation after a fire explains where to start after fire or smoke, which damaged parts are common property of the building and when a construction specialist's assessment is needed.
Adapting an apartment for older people is about a more convenient bathroom, doors and thresholds, and about the Riga municipality's benefit for adapting a home for people who use a wheelchair or are visually impaired.
Situations and the work that usually suits them
| Work | When it is needed | From € |
|---|---|---|
| Renovation before a sale | The apartment looks worn, but the services work | Cosmetic renovation from €100/m² |
| Rental apartment renovation | Before letting or after a tenant moves out | Cosmetic renovation from €100/m² |
| Renovation after a purchase | Before moving in, while the apartment is empty | From €100/m² or full from €280/m² |
| Renovation of an inherited apartment | An old apartment with old wiring and pipes | Full renovation from €280/m² |
| Renovation after flooding | Damaged ceilings, walls or floors after water | By estimate (skimming from €10/m², painting from €4/m²) |
| Renovation after a fire | Damaged finish, wiring, doors after fire or smoke | By estimate (demolition from €6/m²) |
| Adaptation for older people | The bathtub has to be replaced with a shower, thresholds or narrow doors are in the way | By estimate (bathroom renovation from €3,000) |
How much does it cost?
The situation itself has no separate price: the estimate is built from the work needed in the particular apartment. Cosmetic renovation: from €100/m² of apartment area. Full renovation: from €280/m² of apartment area. If only a few jobs are needed, the estimate has separate lines, for example skimming walls or ceilings from €10/m² and painting walls or ceilings from €4/m². Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate.
Example: a 2-room apartment of 50 m², cosmetic renovation: 50 × €100 = from €5,000 (labour). The same apartment with a full renovation: 50 × €280 = from €14,000 (labour).
The price is affected by the apartment area in m² and the number of rooms, whether a cosmetic or full renovation is needed, the condition of the walls, floors and ceilings, whether the wiring, pipes and risers are changed, and the chosen finish (tiles, floor covering, doors). All prices are on the page prices. An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment.
What to write in the request
- The situation: sale, letting, purchase, inheritance, flooding, fire or adaptation.
- The address and the apartment area in m².
- The building series or year of construction, if you know it.
- Which rooms need renovating and what is damaged in them.
- The condition of each room and the damage.
- Whether you will choose the materials yourself.
What to know whatever the situation
Construction documents are not needed for interior work that does not involve renovation, reconstruction or demolition. Municipalities explain that this includes, for example, painting walls and ceilings, hanging wallpaper or replacing the floor covering. If a wall has to be demolished or an opening made, check which document is needed: see approval of replanning.
In their own apartment, an owner may carry out construction work without the agreement of other owners, as far as the work does not affect common property or other apartments. Risers, load-bearing walls, floor slabs and walls between apartments are common property, so they need the consent of the apartment owners' association.
The Fire Safety Regulations currently in force require an apartment in an apartment building to have a stand-alone smoke detector, at least one on each floor of the apartment. A renovation is a good occasion to install or check it.
Sources: Cabinet Regulation No. 529 (“Ēku būvnoteikumi”, Building Construction Regulations), sub-paragraph 7.1; Law on Residential Properties, Sections 4 and 11; Fire Safety Regulations (Cabinet Regulation No. 238), paragraphs 119 and 120. Checked 11.11.2026.
What the renovation includes and what is separate
What this work includes
- in a cosmetic renovation: finish of walls and ceilings, floor covering, doors and skirting boards;
- in a full renovation: demolition down to the structure, new wiring and pipes, screed, plastering and all the finishing;
- individual jobs by the estimate lines, if only part is needed.
What is calculated separately
- the materials, doors and plumbing fixtures themselves;
- construction documents and updating the cadastral file;
- construction waste removal;
- collecting evidence and claiming compensation for losses after flooding or a fire;
- work in the building's common property, which is agreed with the building manager.
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
How do I tell whether a cosmetic renovation is enough in my situation?
If the wiring, pipes and floor base are in order and only the surfaces need renewing, a cosmetic renovation is usually enough. If the cables and pipes are old, or after flooding or a fire what is under the finish is damaged, wider work is needed. The comparison is on the page cosmetic or full renovation.
Can just one room or one damaged spot be renovated?
Yes. The estimate can contain only the work that is needed, for example skimming and painting the ceiling in one room. In the request, write which rooms need renovating.
Do I need an estimate after flooding or a fire to claim compensation for losses?
The estimate and invoices are part of the evidence collected by the injured party. Keep them together with photos and videos of the damage. More detail on the page apartment renovation after flooding.
When will you contact me if I describe my situation in the form?
After you submit the form, we contact you within 5 minutes. The form can be filled in in Latvian, English or Russian.
How long does a renovation take?
How long a renovation takes depends on the scope of the work and the drying time of the materials. We agree the price and the list of work before the job starts.
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.