One crew, one contract, start to finish. Essendon's grand Edwardian villas sit on larger blocks, and original bathrooms usually predate modern waterproofing entirely. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Full membrane to Australian Standard, checked against original plumbing runs. The part that gets skipped elsewhere.
Floor to ceiling or feature tiling. Our tiler, not a sub. Fixed price, precision layout.
Measured, built and installed to fit your actual floorplan, not a stock size.
Screens, mixers, rails and fittings selected and fitted to a fixed budget.
Rough-in and final connections. Licensed trades. All work inspected and compliant.
The number we agree on before we start is the number you pay. No surprises, no additions.
Quoted in writing before we start. The number we agree on is the number you pay.
Grand Edwardian villas on larger blocks, original bathrooms with no real waterproofing membrane. Moonee Valley heritage overlays cover much of the suburb. We check all of this before we quote, not after.
We say the thing, then stop. No jargon, no runaround. We pick up the phone.
“I relocated interstate with two dogs and never thought a new home could feel like me, but they took me under their wing, kept me updated the whole way, and let me customise everything from the flooring to the kitchen layout. Genuine, passionate, and a pleasure to deal with.”
Yes, and it's a large part of what we do. Essendon has one of Melbourne's finest concentrations of Edwardian villa architecture. Original bathrooms in these homes predate modern waterproofing membranes entirely, and the plumbing runs were often designed around walls and layouts that don't suit a modern bathroom. We check what's actually there at the site visit, before we quote, not after we've pulled the tiles off.
Often, yes. Essendon's villas sit on larger blocks than the working cottages of the inner west, which can mean more flexibility to reposition a bathroom or add a second one without the tight footprint constraints of a narrower block. We assess your specific layout and plumbing runs at the site visit before quoting.
Most standard bathroom renovations in Essendon do not require a planning permit, though waterproofing and plumbing work must comply with Victorian Building Authority standards regardless. Essendon is one of the most heritage-affected suburbs in Moonee Valley, so if your property sits in a heritage overlay and you're changing the building's external form, a permit may be required. We identify this during the site visit.
A bathroom renovation in Essendon typically runs $20,000 to $45,000. Standard scope (like-for-like layout, mid-range tiling and fittings) starts at $20,000 to $28,000. Full reconfiguration with layout changes or heritage-sensitive detailing runs $32,000 to $45,000. We give you a written fixed-price quote after a site visit, not an estimate from photos.
Yes. gutted. is a VBA registered building practitioner (Victorian Building Authority) and fully insured for domestic building work in Victoria. We provide our registration details before you sign anything.
A rough scope is all we need. We come to you, look at the job, and give you a written fixed-price quote. We do not price from photos.
