Renovation and finishing in Šampēteris - for private houses and low-rise buildings

Clusters of homes in an industrial neighbourhood

A neighbourhood portal writes that Šampēteris is mostly an industrial area with separate clusters of residential buildings in the northern, eastern and south-eastern parts of the neighbourhood. The residential development areas take up 24.7 ha between Šampētera iela, Zasulauka iela and Kalnciema iela, and there are both multi-storey and low-rise houses. More intensive development began in the second half of the 19th century, when manor land was divided into building plots, more than 80 plots by 1891.

So the houses here are of very different ages. In the early 20th century, wooden residential houses in the Swiss style with rich wooden ornament were built in Šampēteris, for example at Frīdriha Candera iela 1 and Volguntes iela 16b. Such houses are more than 50 years old, and in Riga, for buildings that are not under state protection, the City Development Department, when examining a construction proposal, can determine the cultural and historical value; this is worth knowing if the renovation touches the facade, windows or ornament.

Soviet standard multi-storey development stands at the junction of Irlavas iela, Stendes iela and Zalves iela, next to apartment buildings from the 1980s with a better layout, and in the 1990s a terraced-house project was built at the corner of Zalves iela and Irlavas iela. In an apartment building, the external walls, load-bearing walls and the building's utility systems are common property, and work that affects them needs the association's consent; in a private house the owner decides on wires, pipes and heating.

About houses: wooden house apartment renovation, private house renovation and attic renovation.

Offices and commercial premises by Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve

Šampēteris has offices, retail, logistics and hospitality. In an office renovation, the estimate can include wall and ceiling finishes, the floor covering, plasterboard partitions and electrical points for workstations. In the request, write the area, the number of workstations, whether the premises will need to be divided with partitions and whether the business will keep working during the renovation.

If the use of the premises is changed, for example an apartment is turned into an office, it is no longer a simplified renovation, because its definition does not provide for a change of use. The type of document is chosen according to the content of the work, and the designer can recommend the most suitable one. See office renovation, cafe renovation and plasterboard partitions.

A bathroom in a private house: from demolition to tiles

A bathroom renovation as an all-in job includes demolition, waterproofing, tiling and installing the fixtures, but the materials and the fixtures themselves are separate. In a private house, ventilation must also be assessed: in residential buildings the bathroom and the toilet are ventilated through natural exhaust ducts.

1. Demolition The old tiles and fixtures are removed down to the base.
2. The base The floor and walls are levelled; the manufacturer of Ceresit CM 17 requires the screed under tiles to be at least 28 days old.
3. Waterproofing Ceresit CL 51 is applied in at least two coats, with tape worked into the joints.
4. Tiling and fixtures The joints at the floor, in corners and by the fixtures are filled with silicone.

More: bathroom renovation and bathroom waterproofing.

The kitchen, the gas cooker and electrical points

In a kitchen renovation in a house, first decide where the appliances will go, and only then run new socket points. If the household wiring is reconstructed, it must have residual current protection, and for socket circuits up to 32 A and lighting circuits the tripping current is no more than 30 mA. Each new socket, switch or light point is calculated separately in the estimate.

If a house has a gas cooker, it may be replaced or moved within one room in agreement with the gas supplier. An appliance with a flue needs the supplier's permission even in the same room, and a report on the condition of the flue and ventilation ducts; moving it to another room needs the supplier's technical conditions, a report and a building design. Gas work is not part of the renovation estimate. In a room with a gas appliance, a mechanical ventilation unit without permanent air exchange must not be connected to a natural ventilation duct. See kitchen renovation and rewiring.

Lielirbes iela and the airport direction: the request

Šampēteris has good access by Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve, Lielirbes iela and the airport direction. If a bedroom faces a busy street, note that in the request; soundproofing can be built on the inside.

• The building: a private house, an apartment in a low-rise building or a commercial building.
• The period of construction, the number of floors, the area in m².
• Which rooms: bathroom, kitchen, rooms, office.
• Whether you are changing the wires, pipes, heating or walls.
• How to reach the entrance.
• A short description of the condition of the rooms; you can send photos or a plan to the specialist when they contact you.

Neighbours, noise and renovation hours

Riga's regulations do not set renovation hours, but for disturbing a person's peace an individual can receive a warning or a fine of up to 100 fine units.

In an apartment building at Irlavas iela or Zalves iela, house rules can be set by the apartment owners' association, so ask the building manager whether the building has rules on renovation hours. In a private house or a terraced house it is simpler to warn the neighbours about the noisiest work, such as demolition. More: renovation work hours.

Prices in Šampēteris

• Bathroom renovation (all work): from €3,000.
• Cosmetic renovation: from €100/m² of apartment area.
• Plasterboard partition wall: from €12/m².
• Socket, switch or light point: from €12 per point.

Prices are for labour; materials are calculated separately in the estimate. Example: a plasterboard partition wall 3 m × 2.6 m = 7.8 m² × €12 = from €93.60 (labour, without thermal insulation, skimming and painting). The price of an office or a house is determined by the area, the number of rooms and the chosen finish. An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment.

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