Yarraville, VIC 3013 · inner west
Bathroom renovations in Yarraville
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 Yarraville
Local knowledge
What we see in Yarraville homes
Yarraville is tightly packed Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages, most single-fronted, with bathrooms added to the rear long after the houses were built. The suburb has gentrified hard, and owners here tend to want period-appropriate finishes rather than contemporary ones.
The thing that catches people out here
Cottage rear additions in Yarraville were often built cheaply and later. Before quoting a bathroom inside one, it is worth checking whether the addition itself has proper footings and falls — sometimes it does not.
Narrow streets and permit parking make Yarraville logistics similar to Richmond. We factor delivery and skip access into the quote rather than adding it later.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Yarraville
1. What your house is built on
Yarraville is mostly Victorian and Edwardian weatherboard on stumps, with a lot of California bungalows in between. Timber subfloor again, so drainage is relatively cheap to move. What we do find in this stock is old, undersized joists and, in the wet corner, joists that have been quietly rotting under a failed shower base for years. That is the single most common surprise in a Yarraville bathroom strip-out, and it is why we look under the floor before quoting rather than after.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
Yarraville has extensive heritage overlays, which worries people more than it should. Internal bathroom and kitchen work is not controlled by a heritage overlay — the overlay is about the streetscape. What you cannot do without checking is alter the front elevation or add a visible vent or flue. 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
Buyers here expect period character kept and the wet areas modernised. A bathroom that reads as sympathetic but is plainly new shows better at an inspection than either an untouched original or something aggressively contemporary dropped into an 1890s cottage.
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 Yarraville
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 Yarraville →
Questions
Yarraville bathroom renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Yarraville?
Yes — Yarraville is inside our regular service area, along with Footscray, Williamstown, Seddon and the surrounding inner west. Site inspections across Yarraville 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. Yarraville is mostly Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages, 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 Yarraville, where the stock is Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages, 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 Yarraville?
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 Yarraville, 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 Yarraville.
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.