One crew, one contract, start to finish. St Kilda spans grand Victorian villas through to Art Deco flats, and original bathrooms in either usually predate modern waterproofing. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Full membrane to Australian Standard, whatever the building type. 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.
Victorian-era mansions and villas, interwar Art Deco flats, all inside the HO7 heritage precinct since 2001. We check your property's specific classification 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.”
It genuinely varies street to street, which is why we check rather than assume. St Kilda sits within Heritage Overlay 7 (HO7), a large precinct introduced in 2001 spanning St Kilda, Elwood, Balaclava and Ripponlea. It covers everything from grand Victorian-era mansions and villas to interwar Art Deco flats. Internal bathroom work is usually unaffected, but we confirm your property's specific classification at the site visit before quoting anything.
Yes, and it's worth using. The City of Port Phillip employs Urban Design and Heritage Advisors who provide free assistance to residents renovating historic buildings in the municipality. We're happy to work alongside advice you've already received, or point you toward that resource if you haven't used it yet.
Yes, across both. St Kilda's housing stock ranges from Victorian-era villas with bathrooms that predate modern waterproofing entirely, to Art Deco walk-up apartments from the 1920s and 30s with curved walls, decorative ceilings and steel-framed windows. Each needs different handling. We assess your specific property and building type at the site visit.
A bathroom renovation in St Kilda 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 in a period property, 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.