One crew, one contract, start to finish. Moonee Ponds is a Californian bungalow suburb, mostly solid brick construction, which changes how we plan waterproofing and plumbing runs. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Full membrane to AS 3740, planned around the solid brick wall penetrations common in Moonee Ponds' Californian bungalows. The part that gets skipped when a quote assumes timber-frame construction.
Floor to ceiling or feature tiling, installed to AS 3958 and fitted to a solid brick bungalow's actual wall lines. Our tiler, not a sub.
Measured and installed to fit the room proportions of a 1920s bungalow bathroom, not a stock size.
Screens, mixers and rails fitted to work with solid brick walls, not a layout that assumes easy stud-wall access.
Rough-in and final connections to AS/NZS 3500 and AS/NZS 3000, planned around solid brick before a single penetration is cut.
The number we agree on after inspecting your bungalow's brick construction is the number you pay. No repair bill for damage nobody saw coming.
Solid brick penetrations are where standard quotes go wrong. We quote after inspecting the actual wall construction, in writing, so there's no repair bill later.
Solid brick 1920s Californian bungalows, a 2021 heritage amendment that added many streets to the overlay for the first time. We check all of this before we quote, not after.
Tradies who've actually worked Moonee Ponds' solid brick bungalows, not a call centre reading a script. We say the thing, then stop.
This catches more homeowners than you'd think. In December 2021, Moonee Valley Council's Amendment C200moon added 57 individual heritage places and 26 new or extended heritage precincts across the municipality, with Moonee Ponds one of the most affected suburbs. A property that had no heritage controls when you bought it may be under the Heritage Overlay now. Internal bathroom renovations are generally unaffected, but we confirm your specific overlay status at the site visit so there are no surprises.
Yes, and it's a large part of what we do in Moonee Ponds. The suburb has a strong concentration of interwar Californian bungalows, typically brick veneer or solid brick construction. This changes how we plan waterproofing, plumbing runs and wall penetrations compared to a timber weatherboard cottage. We assess construction type at the site visit, not after the tiles come off.
A bathroom renovation in Moonee Ponds 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 brick wall penetrations runs $32,000 to $45,000. We give you a written fixed-price quote after a site visit, not an estimate from photos.
A standard bathroom renovation runs 3 to 4 weeks from demolition to handover. If structural brickwork or Moonee Valley Council permit work is involved, allow additional lead time before work begins. We give you a specific start date and handover date in writing before anything starts.
Yes. gutted. is a BPC registered building practitioner (Building and Plumbing Commission) 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.
