Two rooms, one build
Combined Bathroom and Laundry Renovations in Sydney
In most Western Sydney homes the laundry backs onto the bathroom or sits right beside it. They share a wall, often share drainage, and they're almost always the same age. Renovating them separately means paying for the same trades twice and living through the mess twice.
Doing them together is one of the few genuine savings in renovating. Same plumber, same waterproofer, same tiler setup, one tile order, one rubbish removal.
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
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Why the two rooms belong in one job
Shared trades and mobilisation
Plumber, electrician, waterproofer and tiler all attend once instead of twice. That's real money, not a discount pitch.
One disruption
Three to five weeks with both rooms out, rather than two separate three-week runs a year apart.
Coordinated finishes
Same floor tile running through both rooms makes the back of the house feel deliberate and much larger.
Rethink the whole wet zone
With both rooms open we can look at moving the wall, borrowing space, or relocating a linen cupboard properly.
Laundry storage that works
Overhead cabinets, a proper bench to fold on, broom cupboard, and a drying rail. Laundries fail on storage, not fittings.
Waterproofing both rooms correctly
Laundries need it too — floor waste, splash zones behind the tub, and under the machine. It's routinely skipped by others.
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Laundry details that matter
- A floor waste and correct fall so a burst hose doesn't reach the carpet
- Dedicated circuits for washer and dryer, and a proper outlet for a heat-pump dryer
- Bench height set to your machines, not to a catalogue standard
- Cabinet fronts in a wipeable finish, not raw MDF edges
- Ventilation — laundries generate as much moisture as bathrooms and are vented half as often
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What it costs together
A bathroom and laundry done together typically runs $32,000 to $48,000 depending on the size of the laundry and how much joinery it gets. Compared with doing them a year apart, most clients save somewhere between $4,000 and $7,000.
You get one itemised quote covering both rooms, so you can see exactly what the laundry portion is and drop or add to it before you sign.
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
Bathroom & Laundry 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
Bathroom & Laundry Renovations: common questions
Yes, generally $4,000 to $7,000 cheaper than doing them separately. You share mobilisation, waterproofing, tiling setup and rubbish removal across both rooms.
Three to five weeks for both rooms. We can usually keep a temporary washing machine connection running in the garage or outside for most of that time — just ask at the measure.
Yes. Australian standards require waterproofing to the floor and splash zones in a laundry. It's frequently skipped in cheap quotes, and it's the reason so many laundries have swollen skirting.
Sometimes, in smaller homes and units — a European-style laundry in a tall cabinet works well. In a family home we usually advise keeping them separate if the space allows.
Absolutely. We measure them and set the bench, taps and power to suit, rather than making you buy new appliances to fit the joinery.
Other pages homeowners find useful at this stage.
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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.