One crew, one contract, start to finish. Yarraville's Victorian and Edwardian cottages sit on century-old timber stumps, and original bathrooms usually predate modern waterproofing entirely. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Full membrane to AS 3740, only after the subfloor is actually inspected. The part that gets skipped on Yarraville's century-old timber stumps.
Floor to ceiling or feature tiling, installed to AS 3958 and fitted once subfloor condition is confirmed. Our tiler, not a sub.
Measured and installed to fit a narrow, deep Victorian cottage's actual floorplan, not a stock size.
Screens, mixers and rails fitted to work with an original wall line and a level subfloor, checked first.
Rough-in and final connections to AS/NZS 3500 and AS/NZS 3000, accounting for a century of ground movement under timber-stumped cottages.
The number we agree on after inspecting your subfloor is the number you pay. No damp finding its way back within the year.
Waterproofing laid over an uninspected subfloor is how a Yarraville job goes wrong. We inspect the subfloor and quote in writing before we start, so the number and the workmanship both hold.
Narrow, deep Victorian and Edwardian cottages on century-old timber stumps, original bathrooms with no real waterproofing membrane. Maribyrnong Heritage Overlay on many Village streets. We check all of this before we quote, not after.
Tradies who check the subfloor on Yarraville's century-old cottages as standard, not a call centre reading a script. We say the thing, then stop.
Yes, always. Yarraville's Victorian and Edwardian cottages are timber-stumped, and a century of ground movement means the subfloor under an old bathroom is often unlevel, softened by long-term moisture, or both. We inspect it at the site visit so restumping or bearer repairs, if needed, are priced into your fixed-price quote from the start, not found once the tiles come up.
Yes, and it is the majority of what we do in the inner west. Yarraville has a high concentration of Victorian and Edwardian cottages, many in Maribyrnong's Yarraville Village Heritage Overlay. Original bathrooms in these homes predate modern waterproofing membranes, often built with nothing more than tar paper under the tiles. We check what's actually there before we quote, not after we've pulled the tiles off.
Generally no, if the bathroom isn't visible from the street. Maribyrnong's Heritage Overlay in Yarraville Village protects the front-facing character of the home, facade, verandah, roofline and setback. Internal bathroom renovations are typically unaffected. We confirm your specific overlay conditions at the site visit before you commit to anything.
A bathroom renovation in Yarraville typically runs $18,000 to $40,000. Standard scope (like-for-like layout, mid-range tiling and fittings) starts at $18,000 to $25,000. Full reconfiguration with layout changes, custom tiling or subfloor repairs runs $28,000 to $40,000. 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 subfloor repairs, restumping or Maribyrnong 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.
