Bathroom renovations in Sydney

It is impossible to answer what does it cost to do a complete bathroom renovation. On average a complete bathroom renovation will cost between $20,000 and $40,000 for a medium-sized room. The reason there is such a wide price gap is there are millions of choices when it comes to tiling, products & types of properties. Depending on the amount of labour required & the products you choose your costs will vary. For example some bath tubs can cost $5,000 and others are $600.

Our most common question is ‘what are the bathroom renovation steps‘ or ‘how long does a full bathroom renovation take‘ and the answer really is ‘it depends’. Every site has different requirements, but normally a full renovation will take up to three weeks to complete. 

The steps include;

• Planning, layout and design.
• Floor and wall demolition.
• Rubbish removal.
• New flooring, walls, waterproofing.
• Floor or wall tiling installation.
• Moving pipes or services.
• Changing the floor plan.
• Installing a new shower or bath.
• Painting, electrical and windows.

A bathroom renovation quote might relate specifically to getting an interior designer or an architect to design a new bathroom. You will get a quote from them to visit your home, come up with some design ideas and then present drawings for inspiration so you can choose a new bathroom design that you like.

Normally they will include an initial consultation, a selected number of variation rounds and then final plans, site drawings and mock ups either drawn by hand or using 3D virtual design software. Getting a bathroom design might cost between $500 and $2,500 depending on the designer that you use.

Some people will use the term bathroom design quote but mean bathroom renovation quote where the contractor will help build the design you have in mind. Some renovation contractors in Sydney have their own in-house designers or can replicate design ideas from magazines or other sources.

Most bathroom renovation quotes will be provided for free because the company wants to try and win the new contract for the work. They will send out a salesperson or the actual renovation contractor to look at what is required and then quote on that work based on their estimates.

Normally they will visit a site once and then maybe provide email or telephone consults to finalise your free quotation.

Some companies might charge a small fee to provide a quotation because they use this to select their clients with the assumption that the ones willing to pay for a quote are serious about getting the renovation started. They might discount the quote fee from their scope of work if you proceed to use them.

Getting an accurate bathroom renovation quotation requires a very clear scope of work that each renovation contractor can quote to. If the details you provide are vague or you give slightly different information to each person doing the quotes, then you’ll end up with a confusing situation where none of the quotations coming back are representing the same scope of work.

1. Clearly define the room / space that has to be renovated.
2. Decide if it will be done in the existing wall structure or the room has to be made larger.
3. Confirm if all existing plumbing, electrical, lighting, doors and windows will remain as they are or not.
4. Confirm the products that will need to be installed.

By clarifying those key items the renovation contractor can then accurately estimate the labour involved to then provide a quotation for the work to be completed. If you do this with each company then all of their quotes will be comparable. Your decision-making will then be based on the value they provide & how you feel about engaging them as your contractor.

Getting a luxury bathroom quote in Sydney is no different to any other type of renovation quote. You have to have a clearly defined scope of work so that each contractor can provide an accurate estimate. For luxury bathrooms there will be more time spent on the design, finishing and interior styling of the bathroom which means you have to choose contractors who have experience building luxury bathrooms compared to those that do quick remodels.

A small bathroom quote could be anything from $5,000 to $50,000 which sounds crazy right? Although 80% of bathrooms in Sydney are considered ‘small’ as they are generally less than 1.5 x 1.5 metres in size. Everyone thinks they have a small bathroom so getting a quote to renovate one is pretty easy and it is the same process as we have explained above.

The reason we say the cost can be between five and fifty thousand dollars is there are millions of variables to consider so there is no way to provide a single price.

The average cost to renovate a small bathroom in Sydney is around $22,000 which is reported on lots of different price comparison websites once you begin researching. Bathroom renovations are expensive because of the complexity, amount of labour and all the different steps involved including;

• Demolition
• Room preparation
• Flooring and wall construction
• Waterproofing
• Wall and floor tiling
• Connection of plumbing
• Installation of products
• Painting
• Electrical fittings
• Light fittings

Most projects will need a builder, plumber, electrician, painter or carpenter.

Nu-Trend is a renovation company in Sydney that can provide a free quotation to renovate your bathroom to make it bigger. We will visit your home to look at the rooms or other spaces available to be able to move, adjust or remove existing walls to make your bathroom bigger. This could be done by taking space from a bedroom, the hallway, removing a linen cupboard or converting a laundry into a combined bathroom.