Bentleigh East, VIC 3165 · bayside
Bathroom renovations in Bentleigh East
Complete bathroom renovations from $19,999 — tiles, fixtures, waterproofing, rubbish removal and GST all in. Typically 4 weeks on site. We're a small local team — the people who quote your job are the people who build it, so you're not paying for a showroom or a sales rep.
- Registered building practitioner
- Fixed written price before we start
- Free inspection across Bentleigh East
Local knowledge
What we see in Bentleigh East homes
Bentleigh East is mostly single-storey double and triple-fronted cream brick veneer on generous blocks, with a scattering of older weatherboard left from the market-garden days. The blocks are noticeably bigger than Bentleigh proper, which is why so much of the suburb is being redeveloped two-on-a-block.
The thing that catches people out here
Houses of this era here very often have a poured concrete or terrazzo shower base. Removing one is slow, heavy work and it is the single item most often left out when someone quotes from photographs.
A lot of Bentleigh East owners are weighing up the same question: renovate and stay, or subdivide. If you are staying, a bathroom and kitchen done properly usually costs less than the stamp duty and agent fees on a move. If you are selling within a year, tell us — the sensible specification is different.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Bentleigh East
1. What your house is built on
Cream brick veneer on timber subfloors, which is good news: drainage can usually be moved without cutting concrete. The triple-front plan tends to put the bathroom mid-house against a central wet wall shared with the laundry or kitchen, so moving a shower is often easier here than the room's size suggests. The catch is underfoot — concrete and terrazzo shower bases of this era are genuinely expensive to demolish, and we price that from what we actually find, not a guess.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit is needed for internal bathroom or kitchen work. Homes of this age routinely contain asbestos-cement sheet behind wall tiles and under the bath, which usually needs a licensed asbestos removalist — above 10 square metres of non-friable sheet it always does, and friable material always does. We look for it at the free inspection so it sits in the written price rather than appearing halfway through.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Cream brick has come back into fashion, and most of the work we are asked to do here now keeps the facade and reworks the inside — the opposite of what people did to these houses twenty years ago. If you are staying put, spend on the things you touch every day: the tapware, the screen, the storage.
None of the above is guesswork on a quote — we look at the subfloor, the wall behind the tiles and the existing drainage during the free inspection, then put a fixed written price on it.
Pricing
Bathroom renovation cost in Bentleigh East
One number, everything in it. Take it to any other quote you get and compare line for line — that is the comparison worth making.
What's included at $19,999
No separate tile bill, no "supply your own fixtures", no GST added at the end.
- Full strip-out and rubbish removal
- Certified waterproofing to AS 3740
- Floor-to-ceiling wall tiling
- New vanity, toilet and shower screen
- Tapware, shower set and towel rail
- Plumbing and electrical by licensed trades
Moving plumbing to a new wall, upgraded finishes, or hidden damage found during demolition are quoted separately and always in writing before any extra work starts.
Also renovating the kitchen? See kitchen pricing for Bentleigh East →
Questions
Bentleigh East bathroom renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Bentleigh East?
Yes — Bentleigh East is inside our regular service area, along with Bentleigh, McKinnon, Ormond and the surrounding bayside. Site inspections across Bentleigh East are free and there's no travel charge.
How long will the job take?
Around 4 weeks on site for a standard bathroom of this type. Bentleigh East is mostly 1950s–1960s cream brick veneer, and that's the kind of place we work on most — so the timeline we give you at quote stage is the one we work to.
What could push the price above $19,999?
Three things, in order of likelihood: moving plumbing or fixtures to new positions, choosing finishes above our standard range, and hidden damage behind the walls. In Bentleigh East, where the stock is 1950s–1960s cream brick veneer, the third one matters — you get a written price before anyone touches it.
Can I see photos of your work?
Yes — there are real before-and-after photos and video walkthroughs of finished work on the home page. We'll bring more bathroom renovations to the inspection, along with what each job actually cost.
Do you do whole-house renovations in Bentleigh East?
No, and we'd rather say so plainly. We don't do extensions, second storeys, re-roofing or anything that changes the outside of the house — we do bathrooms and kitchens, for a fixed price, and that narrow focus is the reason we can quote the way we do. Taking out an internal wall to open a kitchen to the living area is part of a kitchen and we do that, with an engineer's beam design and a building permit where the wall is load-bearing. If you're planning a full home renovation in Bentleigh East, these are usually the two rooms that blow the budget, so it's worth getting a firm number on them early even if someone else is managing the rest. We're happy to quote just our part and work alongside your builder.
Free, no obligation
Book your free site inspection in Bentleigh East.
Tell us a bit about the room and we'll call you back to arrange a time. You'll get a fixed written price — and an honest answer about what your budget can realistically buy.
Thanks — we've got it.
We'll call you back to arrange a time, usually the same day.