Renovation and finishing in Iecava - for apartments in factory-worker blocks and for private houses

Factory-worker blocks and a town that grew from several places

In Iecava, multi-storey residential blocks were built for factory workers, and the town itself took shape by the end of the 1970s, when the urban village merged with Dārtija, Rakmente and Pārupe. The buildings here date from different decades and some have been rebuilt: in 2026 an unfinished building from the eighties on Raiņa iela was structurally strengthened and converted into a rental apartment house for employees. The address alone does not tell you the structure of the building or how old the pipes are, so in the request write the year of construction or reconstruction, if you know it.

In a mixed neighbourhood, demand varies: from refreshing an apartment in a multi-storey block to interior finishing of a private house or a new-build. An apartment with good installations needs only a cosmetic renovation, which changes the wall and ceiling finish, the floor covering and the doors. If wires, pipes and the screed have to be replaced, it is a full renovation. A private house has its own page: private house renovation.

Some of Iecava's apartment buildings have already been renovated. Edvarta Virzas iela 23 was the first apartment building in Iecava to be insulated, in 2011, in an energy efficiency project, and by early 2018 five buildings had been renovated: Edvarta Virzas iela 23, Baldones iela 2b, Skolas iela 1 and 2, and Dārza iela 4. If your apartment is in one of them, ask the building manager before renovating which jobs the renovation has already covered, for example whether the risers have been replaced, so that they are not planned twice.

Bauska Municipality regulations No. 11 (2023) co-finance an energy audit, a building design and the insulation of the facade, basement and attic for buildings with at least four apartments; this is a matter for the whole building, decided by the apartment owners' association.

Near Via Baltica: what we need to calculate the price

Iecava lies on the A7 (Via Baltica), which connects it directly with Ķekava, Riga and Bauska. In the request, give the exact address.

• the type of building and the approximate year of construction;
• the floor, and whether there is a lift, if it is a multi-storey block;
• the area in m², the number of rooms and which rooms to renovate;
• whether the bathroom and the toilet are together or separate;
• whether you want to move walls or kitchen fittings;
• the condition of each room; you can send the apartment plan, if there is one, to the specialist when they contact you.

If the apartment is in Dārtija, Rakmente or Pārupe, also write the name of that place, because street names alone do not always show which part of Iecava the building is in. If you will choose and buy the materials yourself, note that in the form.

A bathroom in a multi-storey block in Iecava

In an apartment building the bathroom sits above and below the neighbours' rooms, so waterproofing matters. For Ceresit CL 51 the manufacturer recommends at least two coats so that the dry layer is 0.5 mm, tape at the joints, and collars around pipes and floor drains. The tiles are laid on this layer, and the joints in corners and next to the fixtures are filled with silicone rather than grout (the manufacturer's recommendation for Ceresit CM 17).

If you want to move the bathroom, LBN 200-21 states that sanitary rooms are placed above similar rooms; above the rooms of the apartment below they are allowed if the requirements for soundproofing, waterproofing, ventilation and others are met. The bathroom and the toilet are ventilated through natural exhaust ducts, so in the request write where the ventilation grille is. See bathroom renovation in Iecava and bathroom waterproofing.

The wall between the kitchen and the room

If you want to combine the kitchen with the room, first you need to know whether the wall is load-bearing. Demolishing a non-load-bearing wall is a simplified renovation: before the work, a construction notice is submitted in the BIS with a floor plan of the room group and a room schedule (eksplikācija) prepared by a registered construction company or a construction specialist. An opening in a load-bearing wall is a simplified reconstruction, which needs an explanatory memorandum with the structural solution for the opening and an assessment of the effect on the strength of the building and, if the building is divided into apartment properties, the consent of more than half of the apartment owners.

Approval of reconstruction in Iecava is handled by the Bauska Municipality building board. With an explanatory memorandum, work may begin only after the building board's note that the conditions for starting construction have been met. If the kitchen has a gas hob or other gas appliance, write that in the request, because its location affects the layout; gas work is not part of the renovation estimate. See kitchen and room combined and load-bearing wall.

Noise and house rules

Demolition and drilling are noisy work. For disturbing a person's peace, an individual can receive a warning or a fine of up to 100 fine units, that is, up to €500 (the Administrative Penalties Law on offences in the fields of administration, public order and use of the official language, Section 11). The apartment owners' association can set house rules. Before you start, ask the building manager whether the building has set renovation hours, and warn the neighbours. Read renovation work hours.

In a private house in Iecava the neighbours are further away, but the rule on disturbing the peace applies to everyone. If the house borders another property, tell the neighbours in advance about the noisiest work.

Prices in Iecava: bathroom, tiling and partition walls

• Bathroom renovation (all work): from €3,000
• Tiling: from €24/m²
• Demolition of walls, floors and finishes: from €6/m²
• Plasterboard partition wall: from €12/m²

Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate. If you want a different room layout, a new partition wall is calculated by wall area: 3 m × 2.6 m = 7.8 m² × €12 = from €93.60, without insulation, skimming and painting. The price is also affected by the number of rooms, the condition of the walls and floors, and the tiles chosen. An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment. For construction waste removal, see buvgruzuizvesanariga.lv. Other work: kitchen renovation in Iecava, tiling in Iecava and demolition in Iecava.