Inner City bathroom renovations, stripped back and built properly.
From Surry Hills to Alexandria and Newtown, Rick, the licensed director, comes out to see your room and you get a fixed, itemised price in writing within 24 hours.
Surry Hills · Darlinghurst · Paddington · Potts Point · Redfern · Waterloo · Zetland · Alexandria · Erskineville · Newtown · Chippendale · Ultimo · Pyrmont · Glebe · Camperdown
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Small rooms, tight streets, no shortcuts.
Inner city bathrooms are small, the buildings are old or converted, and there is nowhere to park a skip. The Erskineville job on this page put a full bathroom and a laundry into one room without it feeling like either. The Alexandria job turned a warehouse toilet into a staff shower room. We plan the access, the strata or the landlord, and the noisy days before we start, and we price what we find in the walls before you sign.
- Access, parking and work hours planned before we start
- Rick, the licensed director, quotes and builds it
- Fixed, itemised price in writing
- Licensed plumbers on every job
- Waterproofing to AS 3740:2021, certified
- NSW contractor licence 217859C
- $20 million public liability insured
- Renovating Sydney since 2009
- 250+ Sydney bathrooms built
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
Five things we check in an inner city property before we quote.
Terraces, warehouse conversions and apartment towers each have their own catches. Every one of these is inspected on the free visit and priced in writing before demolition day.
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Fitting a bathroom and a laundry in one room
Inner city floor plans rarely have room for both. The Erskineville job on this page combines them behind joinery so the machines disappear. We draw the layout with you first, check where the plumbing can go, and show you the plan before anything is priced. Our laundry renovations page covers the options.
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Terrace floors and shared walls
Victorian and Federation terraces in Surry Hills, Paddington, Redfern and Glebe sit on timber floors that have often been wet for a century, and the bathroom shares a wall with the neighbour. We check under the floor where there is access and plan the noisy work around the party wall.
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Warehouse and commercial conversions
Converted warehouses in Alexandria, Waterloo and Chippendale have unusual plumbing runs, concrete floors and sometimes a body corporate and a landlord to satisfy. The Alexandria shower room on this page was a commercial fit out. We deal with the paperwork and the standards for both.
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Strata, body corporate and building managers
Towers and converted blocks in Zetland, Pyrmont, Potts Point and Darlinghurst need owners corporation approval, lift bookings, set work hours and common area protection. We prepare the submission and plan the demolition day around the building's rules.
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No parking and no skip
Narrow one way streets, resident parking and no room for a skip are normal. Rubbish goes out in sealed bags to a vehicle, deliveries are timed to loading zones, and floor protection runs from the street to the bathroom door.
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on the products going into your Inner City bathroom
As a licensed trade we have access to exclusive pricing, and you can save between 10 and 30% on most bathroom products and tiling.
- 10-30% trade savingsPassed directly on to you
- Pre-packaged optionsMakes selections easy
- Build your ownCustom choose everything
Real savings given to you
An actual example of the difference trade discounts make.
| Bathroom products | $6,745.46 |
|---|---|
| Freight | $131.82 |
| Total (inc GST) | $6,877.28 |
| Bathroom products | $4,812.10 |
|---|---|
| Freight | $105.46 |
| Total (inc GST) | $4,917.56 |
Not every renovator builds the same bathroom.
Most of the gap between a cheap quote and a proper one sits behind the tiles, where you cannot see it on handover day. Here is where it goes.
 | Most other renovators | |
|---|---|---|
| Who quotes the job | Rick, the licensed director who builds it | A salesperson on commission |
| The price | Fixed, itemised, in writing | No detail on what was left out |
| Waterproofing | To AS 3740:2021, certificate issued | Applied by whoever is free that week |
| Water stop angles | Installed where they belong | Frequently left out |
| Plumbing and drainage | Done by us, to AS/NZS 3500:2025 | Subcontracted out |
| Hidden damage | We stop, photograph and price it first | Tiled over, or billed after the fact |
| Shower screen | Custom made to your finished room | Off the shelf and retrofitted |
| Rubbish removal | Priced inside the quote | Billed later as a variation |
| Your home during the build | Foam matting, taped walkways, cleaned daily | Painter's drop sheets |
| Workmanship guarantee | 10 years, written into your contract | Verbal, or the legal minimum |
Every line above is something you can ask any renovator to put in writing. If they will not, that is the answer.
Bathrooms we have built in the inner city
Every photo is an inner city room our team built. No stock photography. Click any one for the full story.
Bathroom + laundryErskinevilleCombined room
Walk-in showerErskinevilleCombined room
Round basinErskinevilleCombined room
Commercial fit outAlexandriaStaff shower room
Multi head showerAlexandriaStaff shower room
Toilet to showerAlexandriaStaff shower roomReady to start your Inner City bathroom renovation?
Start my free quote Prefer to call? 0401 165 779We only renovate using premium brands & products
The products going into your bathroom are chosen for how long they last.
Every claim on this page can be verified
$20M insuredPublic liability and HIA home owners cover
Licence 217859CVerify on NSW Fair Trading
Fully compliantPlumbing works with Sydney Water
AS/NZS 3500:2025Plumbing to current standards
ABN 89 478 782 763Active Sydney businessYour renovation,
step by step
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Free on-site visit
Rick comes to your home, looks at the room and talks through what you want. Thirty to forty-five minutes, no obligation.
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Your written fixed price
An itemised, fixed price in writing. Anything unforeseen, like subfloor repairs, is flagged straight away.
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Design and preparation
Layout and fixtures are chosen with you, products are ordered at trade cost and trades are booked in sequence before anything is demolished.
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Build and project management
Your home is protected, the room is stripped and inspected, then rebuilt to the program. You are updated at every stage.
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Handover
The room is cleaned, your waterproofing certificate is issued and Rick walks you through the finished bathroom.
Most complete inner city bathrooms take 14 to 28 days from demolition to handover, a little longer where strata hours or access slow the work.
Request my free quoteInner city bathroom renovation questions, answered.
Which inner city suburbs do you cover?
Surry Hills, Darlinghurst, Paddington, Potts Point, Redfern, Waterloo, Zetland, Alexandria, Erskineville, Newtown, Chippendale, Ultimo, Pyrmont, Glebe and Camperdown. The jobs on this page are in Erskineville and Alexandria. For Ashfield, Leichhardt and the suburbs further west see our Inner West page.
How much does a bathroom renovation cost in the inner city?
A complete renovation stripped to the frame and re-waterproofed is $30,000 to $55,000 for most homes, and above $55,000 once the layout changes or premium materials are used. Our bathroom renovation costs page breaks it down by room size and fixture grade, and every Nu-Trend quote is fixed and itemised.
Can you fit a laundry into my bathroom?
Usually, yes. The Erskineville job on this page is a full bathroom with the washing machine and dryer behind joinery. It depends on where the plumbing can go and whether the room is big enough to keep the shower usable, which we check on the inspection.
I own a unit in Zetland, Pyrmont or Potts Point. How does strata work?
You need owners corporation approval before we start. We prepare the scope, insurance, licence details and a work schedule for the submission, work within the by-law hours, and protect the lift and common areas. See our apartment bathroom renovations page for the full process.
Do you do commercial bathrooms?
Yes. The Alexandria job on this page turned a warehouse toilet into a staff shower room. See our commercial bathroom renovations page.
How far are you from the inner city?
Our base in South Hurstville is 20 to 30 minutes from most inner city suburbs, and we are on site every working day of your job rather than managing it from a distance.
Ready to transform your Inner City bathroom?
Free, no obligation. Appointments available across the Inner City in the next 10 days.
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