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Cost, timeline, waterproofing and process — written for the room you have, not a national franchise dump. Sixty briefs, three services, one licensed team.
Cost & scope
Essential bathrooms from $14,000+, kitchens from $20,000+, laundry from $8,000+. What the band buys versus the invoice after measure-up.
Timeline
Week-by-week programmes, living through one bathroom, joinery lead times and when you can use the room again.
Technical & permits
AS 3740 waterproofing, apartment stacks and heritage flags. We check the address. We do not invent overlay numbers.
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Break down Essential $14k+, Premium $25k+, Luxury $50k+ against typical Melbourne labour, waterproofing and fixture allowances.
Read the guideCostBreak down Essential $14k+, Premium $25k+, Luxury $50k+ against typical Melbourne labour, waterproofing and fixture allowances.
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CostWhy small is not always cheap: set-downs, custom screens, labour in tight rooms.
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Cost$50k+ spa brief: stone, underfloor heating, frameless glass, lighting.
Read the guide →TimelineWeek-by-week: demo, waterproof cure, tile, fit-off.
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TimelineJoinery lead times, temporary kitchen, electrical, stone templating.
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TimelineTimelineTimelineOne-bathroom homes, dust, kids, pets, neighbour notice.
Read the guide →TechnicalWhy failed 80s–00s membranes are the real reason bathrooms leak.
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TechnicalStonnington, Boroondara, Port Phillip patterns.
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TechnicalBody corporate, stacks, after-hours, waterproofing over neighbours.
Read the guide →TechnicalScopeCarving ensuites from bedrooms vs rebuilding existing.
Read the guide →ScopeScopeInner-south and bayside luxury brief without wasting money on the wrong stone.
Read the guide →ScopeScopeScopeShared plumbing, one programme, one dust event.
Read the guide →ScopeKnocking through in terraces vs bungalows.
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ScopeScopeInner Melbourne terraces: chimneys, 900 mm halls, rear lean-tos, heritage fronts.
Read the guide →ScopeInner-east Edwardian: generous rooms, original leadlight, tired 70s suites.
Read the guide →ScopeSide-room kitchens, north yards, bungalow dark centres.
Read the guide →CommercialCommercialDemo, waterproof, tile, vanity, screen, electrical, plumbing, project management.
Read the guide →CommercialLicence, insurance, waterproof certs, reviews, fixed price, who is on site.
Read the guide →CommercialWaterproofing, electrical, plumbing licences.
Read the guide →CommercialSkipping membrane, cheap screens, no extraction, storage afterthought, living with one shower too long.
Read the guide →CommercialSpring peak, waterproof cure in winter, booking lead times before Sep–Nov.
Read the guide →Materials
MaterialsCaesarstone, granite, marble, porcelain slabs.
Read the guide →MaterialsMaterialsThickness, hardware, cleaning, when semi-frameless is smarter in small rooms.
Read the guide →MaterialsWall-hung vs floor, stone tops, storage in small rooms, apartments.
Read the guide →MaterialsTile, glass, stone upstands, porcelain.
Read the guide →RegionBoroondara and Stonnington housing, heritage, family briefs.
Read the guide →RegionSalt, sandy soils, Bayside council, Brighton to Beaumaris.
Read the guide →RegionToorak, South Yarra, Prahran, Malvern.
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RegionRegionCaulfield, Carnegie, Bentleigh bungalows and units.
Read the guide →ProcessConsult, measure, quote, demo, waterproof, tile, fit-off, handover.
Read the guide →ProcessDesign, joinery shop drawings, demo, services, install, stone, splashback, appliances.
Read the guide →ProcessTemporary cooking, packing, pets, parking, neighbours.
Read the guide →ProcessWhat to compare across quotes: waterproof, waste, extras, programme, who is on site.
Read the guide →ProcessDust control, strip-out, unexpected rot, when the quote changes.
Read the guide →TechnicalScopeLevel-entry showers, grab-rail noggins, circulation.
Read the guide →ScopeScopeScopeFloor loads, tapware, cleaning, when a built-in is smarter.
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MaterialsLEDs, pendants, task vs ambient, dimming in open-plan.
Read the guide →MaterialsWhy custom beats flat-pack in out-of-square Victorian rooms.
Read the guide →TechnicalTechnicalScopeHow it works
Process is the same Melbourne-wide: consult, measure, fixed price, one team, handover. The suburb changes access — not the order of work.
Walk the brief. Photos help us prepare; they do not lock a number.
Access, wastes, stacks and finishes — the room that exists.
One written scope. Variations only for latent conditions.
One team. AS 3740 on wet areas. Daily updates while you live in the house.
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