The price follows the job list, and every job has its own published price, for example a socket or switch from €12 per point. Write all the jobs in one request.
What counts as small repairs
- Filling cracks, and skimming and painting one wall or ceiling.
- Replacing interior doors in one or two openings.
- Replacing or moving sockets, switches and light points.
- Replacing skirting boards and local repairs to the floor covering.
- Renewing silicone joints in the bathroom and kitchen.
- Renewing tile grout joints or replacing a few damaged tiles.
- Replacing a window sill and finishing the window opening.
- Repairing damage to a plasterboard wall or ceiling.
A list like this is also useful before renting out or selling an apartment; for more, see the pages rental apartment renovation and renovation before selling.
Handyman by the hour or work by list
If you search for “handyman by the hour” or “tradesman by the hour”, what you need is for several small jobs to be done at one time. Here the prices are not per hour but per unit of work: per m², per door or per point. So the price can be calculated from the list before the work, and you know what you are paying for.
We agree the price and the list of work before the job starts. Some jobs cannot be finished in one go, for example a skimmed wall has to dry before painting. So write all the jobs in the request at once.
What is not part of this page
If you only need a tap, a cistern or a leak fixed, see santehnikisriga.lv. Gas appliances and gas pipelines are a separate field: within one room, the user may replace or move a gas hob and other appliances without a flue, in agreement with the gas supplier. An appliance with a flue needs the supplier's permission, a report on the condition of the flue and ventilation ducts, and a technical solution, even in the same room. Moving it to another room needs the supplier's technical conditions, a report and a building design. A certified person prepares or accepts the technical solution for moving gas pipelines. Gas work is not part of the renovation estimate.
Risers are the common property of the apartment owners, and their maintenance is provided as part of managing the building. If a riser or a radiator leaks, first contact the building manager. Replacing a riser section in an apartment can be requested together with a renovation; for more, see riser replacement in an apartment.
LBN 241-15 (internal natural gas pipelines), sub-paragraph 2.15, paragraphs 7, 8, 9 and 67; Law on Residential Properties, Section 4(1), paragraph 1; Law on Management of Residential Buildings (Dzīvojamo māju pārvaldīšanas likums), Section 6(2). Checked 11.11.2026.
How to prepare a job list
- Walk through the rooms Write down each job separately and the room it is in.
- Measure For walls and ceilings write the approximate m², for doors the opening dimensions, for electrics the number of points.
- Describe One line for each job; for cracks and joints, also the approximate length.
- Materials In the request, write whether you will choose the materials yourself or whether they have already been bought.
- Send the form Add the address and the list. After you submit the form, we contact you within 5 minutes.
How much small repairs cost
The total price follows the job list, and each job uses its own price. Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate.
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Painting walls or ceilings | from €4/m² |
| Skimming walls or ceilings | from €10/m² |
| Interior door installation | from €100 per door |
| Socket, switch or light point | from €12 per point |
| Demolition of walls, floors and finishes | from €6/m² |
Example: two interior doors (2 × €100 = from €200) and four sockets (4 × €12 = from €48) total from €248 for labour. For jobs with no published price, such as skirting boards or silicone joints, the price is set in the estimate. The price is also affected by the condition of the walls, floors and ceilings and by the chosen finish. All prices are on the page renovation prices.
What is in the price
What this work includes
- Each job on the list at its own published price
- Jobs with no published price, priced by estimate
What is calculated separately
- Paint, filler, doors, sockets and other materials
Sources
- Replacing or moving a gas hob; appliance with a flue; moving to another room; the technical solution for moving gas pipelines is prepared or accepted by a certified person checked 11 November 2026
- Risers and the building's engineering systems are common property checked 11 November 2026
- Mandatory management activities: maintenance of utilities checked 11 November 2026
- Skimmed surfaces are primed before painting checked 11 November 2026