Essendon, VIC 3040 · north west
Bathroom renovations in Essendon
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 Essendon
Local knowledge
What we see in Essendon homes
Essendon is Edwardian and interwar housing — Californian bungalows, Art Deco and solid brick homes with original detail. Bathrooms are often generous by period standards but dated in fitout.
The thing that catches people out here
High ceilings in Essendon homes make floor-to-ceiling tiling more expensive than in a modern house — there is simply more wall. It's worth knowing before comparing quotes.
Original Art Deco and Edwardian bathrooms occasionally have features worth keeping — leadlight, original basins, decorative tiling. We'll tell you honestly if something is worth restoring.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Essendon
1. What your house is built on
Essendon's housing is largely Edwardian and interwar brick and weatherboard, plus solid 1930s and 40s stock. Timber subfloors predominate, so drainage is movable, but these homes were built with high ceilings and long service runs — a new shower on the far side of the room can mean a longer waste run than people expect, and getting the fall right matters more than in a compact plan. Done wrong you get a shower that never quite drains.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
Internal work needs no planning permit. What Essendon does have, in the older two-storey and converted stock, is upstairs bathrooms sitting directly over living space. Waterproofing an upstairs wet area to AS 3740 is not optional and not a place to save money — a failure there does not stain a floor, it comes through a ceiling. A heritage overlay mostly governs what is visible from the street, so internal bathroom work is usually exempt — but not always: some overlay schedules apply internal alteration controls, and a property on the Victorian Heritage Register needs a Heritage Victoria permit that does reach interiors. Your council's planning property report settles it in a minute.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Essendon buyers expect a renovation that matches the period of the house. The most common mistake we see is a very modern bathroom in a 1920s home — it reads as cheap even when it was not. Period-appropriate fittings usually cost the same and hold value better.
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 Essendon
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 Essendon →
Questions
Essendon bathroom renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Essendon?
Yes — Essendon is inside our regular service area, along with Moonee Ponds, Ascot Vale, Strathmore and the surrounding north west. Site inspections across Essendon 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. Essendon is mostly Edwardian and interwar homes, 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 Essendon, where the stock is Edwardian and interwar homes, 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 Essendon?
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 Essendon, 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 Essendon.
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.