Strata-ready renovations
Apartment and Unit Bathroom Renovations in Sydney
Renovating a bathroom in a unit is a different job to renovating one in a house, and most of the difference has nothing to do with the tiling. It's strata approval, acoustic requirements, building access hours, lift protection and a slab you often can't cut. Get those wrong and the work stops.
We do apartment bathrooms through Epping, Eastwood, Hornsby, Rouse Hill and Blacktown, and we handle the by-law and approval paperwork as part of the job rather than leaving it with you.
3–4 weeks on site
Most bathrooms finished in three to four weeks, not months
Certified waterproofing
AS 3740 compliant, so leaks don't come back
Fixed quote
Itemised price before work starts, no surprise extras
Strata-ready renovations
What's different about a unit bathroom
Strata approval first
Most schemes need owners corporation approval and sometimes a by-law for common property waterproofing. We prepare the scope, insurances and licences the committee asks for.
You usually can't move the waste
In a concrete slab the waste is often cast in or shared with the unit below. We design around the existing points, which is why layout planning matters more here than anywhere.
Acoustic compliance
Many by-laws require acoustic underlay or minimum impact ratings. We specify it up front instead of getting pulled up after the tiles are down.
Access and hours
Lift bookings, protective coverings, restricted work hours and no weekend noise. All of it goes into the program before we start.
Waterproofing above someone's ceiling
There is zero margin for error in a unit. Certified membrane, flood-tested, with documentation for strata records.
Small rooms, big impact
Wall-hung everything, a step-free shower and full-width mirror make a compact unit bathroom read far larger than its floor plan.
Strata-ready renovations
How we run an apartment job
We start with a measure and a look at your strata by-laws, then submit the scope, licences and certificates of currency to the committee or strata manager. Approval is typically two to six weeks depending on how often the committee meets, so we get it moving early while selections are still being finalised.
On site we protect the corridor and lift, bag and remove waste daily, and keep to the building's approved hours. Most unit bathrooms are done in three to four weeks on site.
The same crew from start to finish
The membrane is laid and certified before a single tile is set, and the price is itemised line by line in your quote.
Licensed trades, on time
Waterproofing certified to AS 3740, and tiles set out so the cuts land where you won't notice them.
Guides
Further reading on this type of job
More detail on the questions that come up most often on this kind of renovation.
Free on-site measure and a written, itemised quote for your bathroom renovation.
How it works
What happens once you say yes?
Three stages and three to four weeks on site. You'll know the price before we start, how long the bathroom is out of use, and who is turning up each morning.
Measure, design and written quote
We measure the room, check the drainage and what's behind the walls, then give you a scaled layout with every fixture listed and a written price that holds once it's signed.
Strip-out, rough-in and waterproofing
Back to frame, licensed plumbing and electrical rough-in, then waterproofing to AS 3740 photographed at every coat. Same crew, same start time, swept down before we leave each day.
Tiling, fit-off and handover
Tiling, glass measured off the finished walls, tapware and joinery installed. Then we walk the room with you, fix anything you pick up, and hand over the certificates and a workmanship warranty.
Questions
Apartment Bathroom Renovations: quick answers
The questions homeowners ask us first, answered plainly.
Three to four weeks on site for a standard bathroom. We give you the start and finish dates in writing before we begin.
Yes. Same crew, same faces, and a text if anything shifts. That's the bit most people tell us went wrong last time.
Only if you change your mind about something. Everything is listed in the contract by name and code before demolition starts.
Absolutely. Come with a Pinterest board or come with nothing — we'll walk you through selections either way.
For a like-for-like internal bathroom, usually not. Strata always needs owners corporation sign-off. We'll tell you which one you are.
We test before we demolish, and anything we can't see is quoted as a provisional sum so you know the ceiling upfront.
Free quote
Get your free measure and written quote
Tell us your suburb and roughly what you're after. We measure the room on site, then send a quote with every tile, mixer and fitting listed, so you know exactly what you're paying for before anything starts.
- Free on-site measure and a scaled layout
- A written contract with every item listed
- Licensed, insured, fully documented
- The same crew from the first call to handover
Answers
Apartment Bathroom Renovations: common questions
Almost always, yes. Anything affecting waterproofing, common property or structure needs owners corporation approval, and many schemes require a by-law. We prepare the submission for you.
Usually not far. The waste is generally cast into the slab or connected to a shared stack, so we design the new layout around the existing points. Occasionally a small shift is possible with a raised floor, but we'll tell you honestly at the measure.
Typically $20,000 to $32,000. Units are smaller, but access, protection, strata compliance and acoustic requirements add labour that a house of the same size wouldn't need.
Three to four weeks on site once approval is through. If it's the only bathroom in the unit, we'll stage the work and tell you exactly which days it's unusable.
Yes — public liability and home building compensation cover, with certificates of currency supplied to strata as part of the approval pack. Licence number 393475C.
Other pages homeowners find useful at this stage.
Free quote
Ready for a bathroom you're happy to show people?
Tell us your suburb and what you're after. We measure up on site and send back a written quote with the price and the timeline set out clearly.