Seven jobs, quoted the same careful way
| Service | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Renovations | Full bathroom renovations — strip-out, rough-in, waterproofing, tiling and fit-off managed as one job. |
| Ensuite & Powder Room | Ensuites and powder rooms, where every millimetre counts and the set-out has to work around an existing bedroom or hallway. |
| Small Bathroom Renovations | Compact bathrooms where the win is removing what was making the room feel smaller than it is. |
| Laundry Renovations | Laundries renovated on their own or alongside the bathroom, which is almost always the cheaper way to do both. |
| Waterproofing | The membrane stage — the part of the job you never see again, and the one that decides whether the room lasts. |
| Bathroom Tiling | Floor and wall tiling, falls to waste, niches and set-outs — the finish most people actually judge the room on. |
| Vanities & Cabinetry | Vanities, mirror cabinets and storage sized to the room rather than to whatever the showroom had in stock. |
Apartment bathrooms are a different job
Parramatta has changed faster than almost anywhere in Sydney. The CBD skyline is towers from the last twenty years. Around them are 1960s and 1970s red-brick walk-ups in Harris Park, Granville, Westmead and North Parramatta. And between those are Victorian and Federation cottages, some in heritage conservation areas.
Most of the bathrooms people ask us about sit in the first two categories — inside a strata building. That changes nearly everything about how the renovation is planned.
What strata changes
Approval before anything else. Work involving waterproofing is generally a major renovation under NSW strata law, needing a special resolution at a general meeting. The meeting schedule, not the builder's availability, usually sets your start date. We prepare the scope, membrane specification and insurance documents the owners corporation needs.
By-laws decide the working day. Permitted hours, lift bookings and protection, where trades park, where waste goes, and whether a bond is required. A quote that ignores these is not a real quote.
The slab is not yours to cut. Wastes run through the slab into the unit below. Newer towers often have post-tensioned slabs, which cannot be drilled without scanning and engineering sign-off. The layout stays.
The neighbour below matters. A failed membrane in an apartment does not just damage your bathroom — it damages someone else's ceiling. Waterproofing is where the most care goes.
Older walk-ups and newer towers need different advice
1960s–80s walk-ups. Small bathrooms, often with a bath under a shower, tiled on render or fibre cement. Linings from before about 1990 can contain asbestos and are tested before pricing. The membrane is frequently absent or failed.
2000s–2020s towers. Bathrooms that are structurally sound but dated, or — in younger buildings — showing waterproofing defects. If your building is less than about six years old and the shower is leaking, talk to the strata manager before renovating: it may be a building defect covered by statutory warranty, and ripping it out yourself can complicate that claim.
Houses. Cottages in Harris Park and North Parramatta, post-war houses in Granville and Dundas. These are conventional house renovations, sometimes with heritage considerations.
What we renovate
Bathrooms, ensuites, powder rooms and laundries — including the combined bathroom-laundry common in apartments. Wet areas only.
Investors and landlords
A large share of Parramatta and Westmead apartments are rented. A rental bathroom renovation has a different brief: fast turnaround between tenancies, durable mid-range finishes, and fittings that are easy to service and replace. We can program the work around a vacancy period once strata approval is in hand.
Where we work
Parramatta, Harris Park, Westmead, North Parramatta and Granville, plus Rydalmere, Telopea, Oatlands, Dundas and Merrylands.
The 2026 cost bands show what apartments and houses actually cost, and how a renovation runs puts strata approval where it belongs — at the front.
Call 02 4601 3371 or send the room details through.
What we hold ourselves to
Strata Handled First
In an apartment the owners corporation approval sets your start date, not the builder's diary. We tell you that before you choose tiles.
A Written Price, Itemised
Fittings named by model, tile allowance stated, skip and making-good included as lines rather than assumptions.
Licensed Builder, Named in the Footer
Work is carried out in partnership with a licensed NSW builder. The licence number is published — check it on the public register before anyone starts.
Slab-Smart Design
Most Parramatta bathrooms sit on concrete. We design around the existing waste positions so the budget goes into the room rather than into cutting slab.
Suburbs we cover across Parramatta
Rooms we have handed back
Questions people ask before they commit
Do I need strata approval to renovate an apartment bathroom?
Almost always. In NSW, renovation work involving waterproofing is generally treated as a major renovation under strata law, which needs approval by special resolution at a general meeting of the owners corporation. Getting that approval is usually the longest lead item in an apartment bathroom job.
What does an apartment bathroom renovation cost in Parramatta?
As a 2026 planning guide, an apartment main bathroom runs about $18,000 to $30,000 and an apartment ensuite $15,000 to $25,000. A main bathroom in a house runs $24,000 to $36,000. Strata logistics — lift protection, restricted hours, waste removal without a skip — are included in those figures.
Can the shower or toilet be moved in a unit?
Rarely, and it is almost never worth it. Wastes pass through a concrete slab into the unit below, and many newer Parramatta towers have post-tensioned slabs that cannot be core-drilled without scanning and an engineer's sign-off. Good apartment bathroom design works with the existing waste positions.
Who actually does the work?
Renovation work is carried out in partnership with Coastal Renovation Group Pty Ltd, holder of NSW contractor licence 493393C, Class: Builder. The number is in the footer and on the public register — check it before anything starts.