Footscray, VIC 3011 · inner west
Bathroom renovations in Footscray
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 Footscray
Local knowledge
What we see in Footscray homes
Footscray mixes Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages with post-war infill and a growing number of townhouses. Bathrooms in the older stock were almost all added later, often to the rear of the house in tight spaces.
The thing that catches people out here
Tight footprints and long plumbing runs are the norm. A wall-hung vanity and a wet-area shower without a hob buys back the floor space these bathrooms are missing.
Plenty of Footscray cottages have been altered by earlier owners without records, and some of that work was never done to standard. We look for it at the inspection so it doesn't turn into a surprise once the walls are open.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Footscray
1. What your house is built on
Most of Footscray's older housing sits on timber stumps over a subfloor, which is the cheap case for a bathroom: waste pipes can usually be re-routed under the floor without cutting anything structural, so moving a shower or toilet a metre or two is a far smaller job than the same change on a slab — but it is still quoted separately, because it is work over and above the fixed-price scope. The trade-off is that stumps settle. If your bathroom floor has a dip in it, or the door has started catching, that is the subfloor moving and it needs correcting before new tiles go down — tiles laid on a floor that is still moving will crack along the same line within a year.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
A planning permit is almost never needed for a bathroom or kitchen inside an existing house, even in Footscray's heritage-overlay pockets. Overlays control what the street sees — façade, roofline, front fence — not your tiles. The exception is a new external opening: cutting a new window, or a new exhaust vent through a wall visible from the street, can trip a permit. We flag that at the inspection rather than after. 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
Footscray has had a decade of buyers renovating older stock rather than knocking it down. A tired original bathroom is now one of the more visible things holding a price back at inspection. You do not need a designer bathroom here — you need a clean, correctly waterproofed, current one.
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 Footscray
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 Footscray →
Questions
Footscray bathroom renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Footscray?
Yes — Footscray is inside our regular service area, along with Yarraville, Sunshine, Seddon and the surrounding inner west. Site inspections across Footscray 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. Footscray is mostly Victorian cottages and post-war infill, 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 Footscray, where the stock is Victorian cottages and post-war infill, 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 Footscray?
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 Footscray, 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 Footscray.
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.