Sunshine, VIC 3020 · western suburbs
Bathroom renovations in Sunshine
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 Sunshine
Local knowledge
What we see in Sunshine homes
Sunshine is post-war housing, much of it built through the 1950s and 60s by families who did a lot of the work themselves. The build quality is often noticeably better than what was going up in the eastern suburbs at the same time.
The thing that catches people out here
The flip side is decades of owner-built additions and alterations, frequently without permits. What is behind a Sunshine bathroom wall is genuinely unpredictable, which is why the free inspection matters more here than almost anywhere else.
Where the house is brick veneer the plumbing runs between studs; where it is solid brick it means chasing into masonry, and that is a real difference in what a relocation costs. It is doable but it costs more, so keeping fixtures in position saves real money here.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Sunshine
1. What your house is built on
Sunshine is largely post-war — late 1940s through the 1970s — a mix of weatherboard on stumps and brick veneer on early slabs. The bathrooms in this stock were built small, often with the toilet in a separate room next door. Knocking those two rooms together is the highest-value change available in a Sunshine bathroom, and in most of these houses the dividing wall is non-load-bearing. Most, not all — we check it at the inspection, because getting that wrong is expensive.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit for internal bathroom or kitchen work. The item that does apply in Sunshine is asbestos: houses of this era very commonly have asbestos-cement sheet behind wall tiles, in eaves and under the bath. It usually needs a licensed asbestos removalist — above 10 square metres of non-friable sheet it always does, and friable material always does and disposed of properly, which is a cost, not an optional extra. We look for it before quoting so it is in the written price rather than a mid-job phone call. Removing a wall between the bathroom and a separate toilet is usually straightforward, but if that wall turns out to be load-bearing it needs a building permit and an engineer's computation for the beam — we establish which it is at the inspection, before it is in a price.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Sunshine buyers are price-sensitive and practical. An all-inclusive, correctly certified bathroom beats an expensive one here every time — what gets scrutinised is whether the work was done properly, not whether the tapware is imported.
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 Sunshine
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 Sunshine →
Questions
Sunshine bathroom renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Sunshine?
Yes — Sunshine is inside our regular service area, along with Footscray, Braybrook, St Albans and the surrounding western suburbs. Site inspections across Sunshine 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. Sunshine is mostly post-war solid brick and weatherboard, 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 Sunshine, where the stock is post-war solid brick and weatherboard, 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 Sunshine?
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 Sunshine, 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 Sunshine.
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.