In Riga and the Riga region it costs from €280/m² of apartment floor area. It is chosen when the wiring and pipes are worn out and new finishing would not last long on them.
When a full renovation is needed
A cosmetic renovation is enough if everything under the finishing is in order. A full renovation is needed when the problem is in the walls and floor: old wiring, pipes with leaks, cracks in the plaster or a floor that is not level. An explanation on LV portāls says that in many homes the wiring was installed in the Soviet era and is 30–50 years old.
The word “eiroremonts” (Euro-style renovation) is also used with the same meaning: the whole apartment renewed. We call it a full renovation, and the price is on one line.
The Fire Safety Regulations currently in force require an inspection of the electrical installation once every 10 years, with an inspection report. If you have such a report, state in the request when it was drawn up: it shows the condition of the wiring.
Cabinet Regulation No. 238, paragraphs 56 and 57; LV portāls on electrical installation inspection. Checked 11.11.2026.
What changes and who owns it
The apartment owns the non-load-bearing partitions, all the finishing, the doors and the utilities up to the common-property risers. The owner may renew them without the agreement of other owners if the work does not affect common property or other apartments.
Risers, load-bearing walls and floor slabs are common property. Radiators are also common property if their operation depends on the building's heating. If a full renovation requires replacing a riser section or a radiator, it affects common property, so the consent of the apartment owners' association is needed, and the building manager organises the work.
When the electrical installation of an existing building is rebuilt, since 01.07.2025 it must be fitted with residual current protection. An apartment in an apartment building must also have a stand-alone smoke detector, at least one on each floor of the apartment, and a full renovation is a good moment to decide its place on the ceiling.
Law on Residential Properties, Sections 3, 4 and 11; LBN 261-15 amendments of 17.06.2025; Cabinet Regulation No. 238, paragraphs 119 and 120. Checked 11.11.2026.
The order of work in a full renovation
- Job list A job list with quantities is the basis of the estimate.
- Demolition The old finishing, floor coverings, tiles and, if needed, non-load-bearing partitions are removed. For construction waste removal, see buvgruzuizvesanariga.lv.
- Wiring and pipes New cables are pulled in, places for sockets and switches are made, and the water and sewage pipes are replaced up to the risers.
- Plastering and screed The walls and floors are levelled. In the Ceresit CM 17 technical sheet the manufacturer states that a cement screed and plaster under tiles must be at least 28 days old.
- Wet rooms In the bathroom and kitchen waterproofing is applied and tiles are laid.
- Walls and ceilings Skimming, priming and painting, or wallpapering.
- Floors, doors, plumbing The floor covering is laid, and the interior doors, skirting boards, plumbing, sockets and switches are installed.
What the customer decides before the work
- where the sockets, switches and light points will be in each room
- whether you will change the layout; for demolishing a non-load-bearing wall, according to Riga municipality's explanation, a construction notice is submitted, more in apartment replanning
- whether risers and radiators have to be replaced; they need the association's consent, and the building manager organises the work
- whether you will choose the materials yourself
- whether the building has its own renovation hours; ask the building manager
Write these answers in the request. We agree the price and the list of work before the job starts.
Full renovation: costs
Full renovation: from €280/m² of apartment floor area. Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate.
Examples: a 1-room apartment of 33 m²: 33 × €280 = from €9,240 for labour. A 2-room apartment of 50 m²: 50 × €280 = from €14,000 for labour.
Common-property parts have separate lines: replacing a riser section in an apartment from €100 per riser, radiator replacement from €115 per radiator. The price is affected by:
- the apartment's floor area in m² and the number of rooms
- cosmetic or full renovation
- the condition of the walls, floors and ceilings
- whether the wiring, pipes and risers are replaced
- the chosen finish (tiles, floor covering, doors)
How long a renovation takes depends on the scope of work and the drying time of the materials.
What is in the price
What this work includes
- Demolition to the structure
- New wiring and pipes in the apartment
- Screed and wall plastering
- All finishing: tiles, skimming, painting, floor covering, doors, skirting boards
What is calculated separately
- Materials and plumbing as goods
- Replacing risers and radiators (separate price lines)
- Replanning documents
Sources
- Soviet-era wiring 30–50 years old checked 11 November 2026
- Electrical installation inspection once every 10 years; smoke detector checked 11 November 2026
- Apartment part, common property, radiators, association consent checked 11 November 2026
- Residual current protection when rebuilding an electrical installation, from 01.07.2025 checked 11 November 2026
- Screed and plaster under tiles at least 28 days checked 11 November 2026
- Demolishing a non-load-bearing wall: notice checked 11 November 2026
- Notice, explanatory memorandum checked 11 November 2026
