Hills District
Bathroom Renovations Hills District
The bathroom every Hills District family complains about — until someone fixes it
A bathroom rarely fails all at once. It's a shower screen that won't close properly, grout that's gone grey no matter how hard you scrub it, one basin serving a household of five who are all trying to leave the house at 7am. That slow decline is usually what brings a family to a renovation — not one dramatic problem, just years of small ones stacking up.
For a growing family, the fix is rarely only cosmetic. It's a second basin, a layout that survives a school-morning rush, storage that isn't a plastic tub under the sink. For an investor holding a Hills District property, the maths runs differently — a dated bathroom is one of the first things a prospective tenant or buyer notices on a walkthrough, and it's consistently one of the better-returning rooms to update before a listing goes live.
Picture a typical West Pennant Hills household — two teenagers, one bathroom, mornings running twenty minutes over schedule. The fix usually isn't a bigger room, it's a smarter one: fitting a second basin into the existing footprint and semi-separating the toilet, same four walls, no extension, so the room can clear two people at once instead of one at a time.
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
Sydney bathrooms, one crew
What a Hills District bathroom renovation looks like with us
We've renovated bathrooms across Sydney long enough to know the difference between a 1970s Western Sydney brick home and a new two-storey build in the Hills. Every Hills District bathroom renovation is priced off a real on-site measure, waterproofed to AS 3740, and finished by the same team that started it.
- Licensed NSW builder (Lic. 393475C), fully insured
- Waterproofing certified to AS 3740, with photo records at every coat
- Itemised written quote before demolition — every tile, mixer and fitting listed
- One crew, one supervisor, workmanship warranty
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Housing & construction
The house behind the renovation
Most Hills District homes share a layout: main bathroom and ensuite upstairs, sitting on a timber subfloor, sometimes a powder room downstairs. That shapes how we sheet the walls, set the fall to the drain, and layer the waterproofing — a timber subfloor gives less room for error than a slab if the membrane isn't right the first time, which is exactly what Australian Standard AS 3740 exists to prevent. The build era shifts street to street — Pennant Hills and Baulkham Hills carry older stock, Kellyville and North Kellyville newer estates — and that gap is usually the first thing that changes a quote once we're behind the tiles.
We also work across the Hills District
What actually shows up on your quote
A lot of Hills District homes have two wet areas needing work at once. We measure both in a single visit when that's the scope, and every cost sits on its own line — tiles, tapware, waterproofing, rubbish removal. If a number isn't written down, it isn't part of the job — see our FAQs for how we handle variations.
Renovating in Hills District
What we usually find in Hills District bathrooms
The age and build of the house sets the scope long before the tiles do. Here's what we plan for around Hills District.
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Most Hills homes have two or three wet areas, so we sequence main bath, ensuite and powder room to keep one shower live.
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Double-storey homes need upper-floor waterproofing done to AS 3740 with a proper puddle flange — the most common defect we're called to fix.
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Being local means the site supervisor is on the job daily, not once a week between suburbs.
Hills District specifics
What affects your price in the Hills District
Key variables that influence your renovation cost in Hills District, assessed upfront so your quote stays fixed.
The number of wet areas in scope
quoting a main bathroom and ensuite together usually costs less per room than two separate jobs.
Subfloor condition
a timber subfloor with existing water staining adds strip-out and repair time before waterproofing can start.
Fixture and tile selection
mid-range tiles and tapware keep a Hills District job predictable; imported stone or full-height feature tiling adds cost.
Access
most Hills District streets allow straightforward skip and delivery access, which keeps logistics costs down compared with acreage or inner-city jobs.
Local proof
Bathrooms we've completed near Hills District
We're in the Hills most weeks, so the same crew, waterproofer and tiler you meet at the measure are the ones on your job.
120+
Hills District bathrooms completed
3–4 weeks
Typical time on site
5.0
Google rating across Sydney jobs
Luxury Main Bathroom
A tired 1990s main bathroom stripped back to studs and rebuilt as a bright, hotel-style room with marble-look porcelain, a lit niche and a stone-top timber vanity.
4 weeks on site
One Bathroom Turned Into Two
A single long bathroom in a Woodcroft family home, reworked into a main bathroom and a separate ensuite so a household of five stopped queueing every morning.
5 weeks on site
Questions
Common questions from Hills District homeowners
Short answers to what people ask before booking a measure.
It depends on how many wet areas are in scope and what's found behind the tiles once we start — we measure on site and give a fixed, itemised quote rather than a ballpark. Our cost guide by suburb is a reasonable starting point.
Three to four weeks per bathroom, start to finish. A main bathroom and ensuite done together get sequenced so there's always one working bathroom in the house.
It changes how carefully we approach waterproofing. A timber subfloor gives less margin for error than a slab, so we check its condition before quoting and build to AS 3740 rather than assuming the existing membrane still works.
Yes — Hills District is part of our regular run, so our trades and suppliers are already local. No travel surcharge.
Usually within a week. The site measure takes about an hour and you get the quote a few days later.
Three to four weeks. If it's your only bathroom we'll stage the work or sort a temporary option so the household keeps running.
Every job. Done to AS 3740 by a licensed waterproofer, with photos and a compliance certificate handed to you.
Most full renovations land between $22,000 and $38,000. Layout changes and tile choice move the number more than anything else.
NSW Builder Licence #393475C, full insurance, and a workmanship warranty at handover.
Free on-site measure and a written, itemised quote for your Hills District bathroom.
The three stages, and what "done" looks like
Strip-out, rebuild, finish — three stages, three to four weeks, one crew from the first morning to the last. You'll know the price before we start and how long the bathroom is out of use before you sign, not after.
A renovated bathroom with correctly installed waterproofing and adequate ventilation also reduces the risk of mould and moisture damage — see the Australian Building Codes Board on wet-area waterproofing for the standard itself.
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.
Free quote
Get a free quote in Hills District
Tell us roughly what you're after. We come out to Hills District, measure the room, and send back a written quote with every fixture and fitting listed.
- Free on-site measure anywhere in Hills District
- A local crew who already work across the Hills District
- A written quote with every tile, mixer and fitting listed
- Licensed, insured, fully documented
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