A Northcote bathroom renovation that stays on budget and gets finished.
One crew, one contract, start to finish. Northcote's Victorian cottages are solid local-brickworks brick, and original bathrooms usually predate modern waterproofing entirely. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Waterproofing
Full membrane to AS 3740, planned around the solid brick wall penetrations common in Northcote's Victorian cottages. The part that gets skipped when a quote assumes timber-frame construction.
Tiling
Floor to ceiling or feature tiling, installed to AS 3958 and fitted to solid brick wall lines. Our tiler, not a sub.
Vanity and storage
Measured and installed to fit the room proportions of a solid brick Victorian cottage, not a stock size.
Shower and tapware
Screens, mixers and rails fitted to work with solid brick walls, not a layout that assumes easy stud-wall access.
Plumbing and electrical
Rough-in and final connections to AS/NZS 3500 and AS/NZS 3000, planned around solid brick before a single penetration is cut.
Written fixed-price quote
The number we agree on after inspecting your cottage's actual brick construction is the number you pay. No redo six months later.
Solid brick cottages need a crew that plans the plumbing before it opens the wall.
A price that holds
Solid brick penetrations quoted like timber-frame is how a Northcote job needs redoing. We quote after inspecting the actual wall construction, in writing, so it's right the first time.
We know Northcote homes
Solid local-brickworks brick Victorian cottages, extensive Darebin heritage overlays around High Street and the Victorian streets west of it. We check all of this before we quote, not after.
Straight talk, answered calls
Tradies who've actually worked Northcote's solid brick Victorian cottages, not a call centre reading a script. We say the thing, then stop.
Bathroom renovations in Northcote. Straight answers.
My Northcote cottage is brick, not weatherboard. Does that change how you renovate the bathroom?
Yes, particularly around plumbing and wall penetrations. Unlike the timber cottages common in many inner suburbs, Northcote's Victorian workers' cottages were built predominantly from local brickworks brick. Running new plumbing or repositioning fittings in a solid brick bathroom takes different planning to a timber-framed wall. We assess your specific construction at the site visit, before we quote.
How long does a heritage permit take in Northcote?
Longer than most people expect. Darebin Council's heritage overlay applications typically take 8 to 12 weeks to process. Most internal bathroom renovations don't need one, but if your work involves external changes on a heritage-listed Northcote property, we factor this timeline into your written schedule from the start.
Do you work on Northcote's Victorian workers' cottages and older properties?
Yes, and it's a large part of what we do. Northcote has one of the inner north's densest concentrations of Victorian workers' cottages, particularly west of High Street. Original bathrooms in these homes predate modern waterproofing membranes entirely. We check what's actually there before we quote, not after we've pulled the tiles off.
How much does a bathroom renovation in Northcote cost?
A bathroom renovation in Northcote 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 in solid brick construction runs $32,000 to $45,000. We give you a written fixed-price quote after a site visit, not an estimate from photos.
Are you licensed and insured for bathroom renovations in Northcote?
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.
Tell us about your Northcote bathroom.
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.
- A rough scope is all we need
- Written fixed-price quote, no surprises
- We call back within the hour