Apartment and house renovation in Aplokciems - for detached house interiors

Detached houses by Lake Ķīšezers: what changes in a renovation

Aplokciems is part of the Mīlgrāvis neighbourhood on the shore of Lake Ķīšezers, and it developed earlier than Mīlgrāvis itself: as early as the 17th century there were peasant farmsteads here, in the 19th century five groups of separate farmsteads, from which a relatively compact village grew. In the 20th century two-storey apartment buildings also appeared alongside the detached houses. In the northern part there is a golf club, and in the rest there are residential buildings with gardens. In detached houses the work can be renovating the interior, fitting out bathrooms and kitchens, and reconstructing or extending the living area.

A detached house has no common property risers, and interior work does not need the apartment owners' association's consent. On the other hand, all the engineering is the responsibility of one owner: the water supply, sewage, heating and the electrical service entry. That is why the estimate must show whether only the finishing will be changed or also the pipes, wiring and heating elements. In a two-storey apartment building the situation is different: risers, external walls and the roof are common property, and the association decides about work that affects them. If your apartment is in such a building, write it in the form.

If in a house you only paint walls, hang wallpaper and change the floor covering, no construction documents are needed. If the volume of the building changes, for example when a room is added, it is a reconstruction. For building out an attic, the type of construction proposal is chosen according to the content of the work. In Riga, for buildings older than 50 years that are not state-protected, the City Development Department can determine the cultural and historical value when reviewing the construction proposal. More: private house interiors and private house renovation.

Jaunciema gatve and local streets: what to write in the request

Aplokciems is reached mainly along local streets connecting to Jaunciema gatve. For a detached house it is worth describing the house itself in the request, because houses differ much more than apartments in one series. If the house is on the golf club or lake side by a private access road, write how to get to the gate.

• the year or decade the house was built and the wall material, if you know it: wood, brick, aerated concrete
• the number of storeys and on which floor the rooms to be renovated are
• the area of the rooms in m² and which rooms to renovate
• type of heating: radiators, underfloor heating, a stove or a fireplace
• whether the bathroom will be moved or a new one built
• a short description of the condition of the rooms; you can send photos or a plan to the specialist when they contact you

In the request, also write whether you will choose the materials yourself. If there will be demolition, for construction waste removal see buvgruzuizvesanariga.lv.

A bathroom in a detached house: from scratch or reconstruction

In a detached house a bathroom can be fitted out from new or moved, for example upstairs by the bedrooms. Then you need to plan the water and sewage route, the ventilation and the floor slope towards the floor drain. In wet areas, waterproofing is applied before tiling. For example, for waterproofing the manufacturer recommends for Ceresit CL 51 at least two coats so that the dry layer is 0.5 mm, and fitting waterproofing tape in the joints.

If the bathroom will be upstairs in a wooden house, what base goes under the tiles depends on that. See bathroom renovation in Aplokciems, walk-in shower with a floor drain and bathroom waterproofing.

Floors: levelling and underfloor heating

In an older house the floor level can differ between rooms, and before laminate, vinyl or tiles the base is levelled. For its self-levelling mortar Ceresit CN 76 the manufacturer states a layer from 4 to 50 mm; a layer up to 1.5 cm thick dries at about 4 mm a day. In large rooms movement joints are made so that each field indoors is at most 36 m², and joints are also made at thresholds.

Underfloor heating in a detached house can be electric or connected to the house's heating. The wiring is installed under the supervision of a certified construction specialist, and if the wiring is reconstructed, the circuits need residual current protection. See floor levelling in Aplokciems, underfloor heating in Aplokciems and uneven floor.

Kitchen, attic and extension

In a detached house the kitchen can be moved or combined with the living room, because the room layout is decided by one owner. Before that you need to know which wall is load-bearing: the house design or a structural engineer can tell you. An opening in a load-bearing wall needs a structural solution, and the type of document is chosen according to the content of the work.

If a family needs more space, they choose to build out the attic or to add an extension. In the Riga territory plan for 2006, Aplokciems is designated a detached house development area, so before an extension the designer checks what the plan in force permits. An extension changes the volume of the house, and for building out an attic the type of construction proposal is chosen according to the content of the work, so the designer and the documents come first, and only then the interior finishing: insulation, plasterboard ceilings, partition walls and floors. The interior finishing can be planned in a separate estimate. See kitchen renovation in Aplokciems, attic renovation and plasterboard partition walls.

Prices for work in Aplokciems houses

Bathroom renovation (the whole job): from €3,000. Tiling: from €24/m². Floor levelling, pouring or screed: from €6.50/m². Laying underfloor heating: from €16/m². Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate.

An example for separate bathroom jobs: tiling 18 m² × €24 = from €432, waterproofing 5 m² × €6 = from €30 and installing a floor drain from €100, in total from €562 (only these three jobs). Underfloor heating in a 12 m² room: 12 × €16 = from €192. For a house renovation the price of all the rooms is set by estimate, because it depends on the area, the condition of the walls and floors, the engineering and the finishing. An exact estimate can be made after seeing the house.