Apartment renovation in Riga - from cosmetic to full renovation

Renovation types: cosmetic, full and turnkey

Cosmetic renovation of an apartment refreshes the walls, ceilings, flooring, doors and skirting boards, while the existing wiring and pipes stay. Cosmetic renovation: from €100/m² of apartment area.

Full renovation of an apartment starts with demolition down to the structure, followed by new wiring and pipes, screed, plastering and all the finishing. Full renovation: from €280/m² of apartment area.

Turnkey apartment renovation is all the work from demolition to finishing in one order, and the materials are in the estimate. Turnkey renovation: from €600/m². For new-build projects where the apartment is handed over with a grey or white finish, see new-build apartment fit-out. Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate. All types in one place: apartment renovation types.

Bathroom, kitchen and other rooms

Bathroom renovation includes demolition, waterproofing, tiling and installing the plumbing. Bathroom renovation (all work): from €3,000. The plumbing fixtures themselves and the materials are in the estimate separately, and the price depends on the room area in m². In the wet zone, waterproofing goes under the tiles: for example, for Ceresit CL 51 the manufacturer recommends at least two coats and waterproofing tape at the joints between walls and floor.

Kitchen renovation, bedroom or living room renovation, hallway, balcony and loggia are in the section room renovation in an apartment. Cosmetic renovation of rooms: from €100/m².

Individual renovation jobs in an apartment

If the whole apartment does not need renovating, you can order individual jobs: tiling from €24/m², laminate flooring from €6.50/m², wall painting from €4/m² of wall surface, floor levelling from €6.50/m² and interior door installation from €100 per door.

Services and utilities: rewiring an apartment from €20/m² of apartment area, riser replacement in an apartment from €100 per riser and radiator replacement in an apartment from €115 per radiator. When wiring is rebuilt, it must be fitted with residual current protection since 01.07.2025. All the work: renovation work in an apartment.

Renovation by building series

Many apartments in Riga are in series buildings, and the renovation options depend on how the building is constructed. 602 series buildings were built roughly from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, and 119 series buildings from the early 1980s to roughly the mid-1990s. 103 series buildings were built from the early 1970s right up to the 1990s.

There are separate pages on 602 series apartment renovation, 119 series apartment renovation, 103 series apartment renovation, the Lithuanian project, Khrushchyovkas, and pre-war and wooden buildings: apartment renovation by building series. The layout and room sizes depend on the particular apartment, so describe the layout in the form; you can send photos or a plan to the specialist when they contact you. The price is set by the estimate; the closest price line is full renovation: from €280/m².

Replanning and wall demolition

The municipality explains that building documents are not needed for interior work such as painting, hanging wallpaper or replacing the floor covering. According to the Riga municipality, to demolish a non-load-bearing wall when combining rooms, a certified architect prepares a plan and a construction notice is submitted in the Construction Information System (BIS). An opening in a load-bearing wall needs an architect and a structural engineer, an explanatory memorandum and, if the building is divided into apartment properties, the consent of more than half of the apartment owners.

If approval is needed, write that in the form. For replanning documents and approval, the price is set by the estimate: it depends on whether the work affects load-bearing structures and whether a structural engineer's opinion is needed. More detail: apartment replanning, approval of apartment reconstruction and wall demolition in an apartment.

Private houses, businesses and special situations

We also do interior work in private houses, summer houses and attics: private house interiors and renovation. Offices, cafés and stairwells have the section renovation of business premises. If the renovation is needed before a sale, after tenants, in an inherited apartment, after flooding or a fire, or to adapt the apartment for older people, start with renovation for different situations.

Cosmetic or full renovation?

If the walls, floors and wiring are in good condition and only the finish needs changing, a cosmetic renovation is usually enough. If the wiring, pipes or screed need changing, it is a full renovation. More detail: cosmetic or full renovation.

• 2-room apartment of 50 m², cosmetic renovation: 50 × €100 = from €5,000 (labour).
• The same apartment, full renovation: 50 × €280 = from €14,000 (labour).

All the price lines and more examples: apartment renovation prices.

What happens after your request

1. You fill in the form State the address, the apartment area in m², the building series or year of construction, which rooms to renovate and what work you want. Briefly describe the condition of the rooms.
2. A specialist contacts you After you submit the form, we contact you within 5 minutes.
3. Inspection and estimate An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment, because under the old finish the condition of the walls and floors can differ from what a photo shows.
4. Agreement before the work We agree the price and the list of work before the job starts.

What to know before renovating

• Documents: the municipality explains that they are not needed for painting, wallpaper or replacing the floor covering. They are needed if walls are demolished, an opening is made or the rooms are otherwise reconstructed: does a renovation need a permit.
• Common property: risers, load-bearing walls and floor slabs are the common property of the apartment owners. If the work affects them, the consent of the apartment owners' association is needed, and the building manager is usually the one to ask: risers as common property.
• Noise: disturbing a person's peace can bring a warning or a fine of up to 100 fine units (up to €500), but the Riga municipal police explain that everyday household noise is usually not an offence. House rules can be set by the apartment owners' association, so ask the building manager whether the building has set renovation hours: when renovation work is allowed.

If you do not know where to start, read where to start an apartment renovation. More articles with sources: advice.

Where we work

We work throughout Riga and the Riga region: apartment renovation in Riga by neighbourhood, for example in Purvciems, Imanta and the Centre, as well as in Mārupe, Jūrmala and Ķekava. All locations: where we work. All services: renovation services. What we do and what we do not do: about us.