Bathroom Renovations
Malvern
SELECT | SPECIFY | INSTALL
Full bathrooms, ensuites, showers, tiling and waterproofing across Malvern, Malvern East, Armadale, Toorak, Glen Iris and the inner south-east — every room specified line by line, then quoted stage by stage before demolition starts.
Specify the room.
Joint lines, cuts and floor falls
Edge profile and basin cut-out
Finish, reach and mixer position
Opening, glass and fixing points
Height, width and tile alignment
Drain position and fall direction
Mirror, task light and switching
Drawer clearance and daily use
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STAGES FROM FIRST WALK-THROUGH TO HANDOVER
A bathroom is a sequence, not a single day
Every Malvern bathroom we quote is written as an ordered set of stages, so you can see what happens, in what order, and what has to be decided before the next trade arrives. Nothing gets tiled before the waterproofing is inspected, and nothing is ordered before the layout is locked.
Consultation → Site assessment → Design → Quote → Materials → Demolition → Plumbing & electrical rough-in → Waterproofing → Tiling → Fixtures → Finishing → Handover
Reference image: a twin-basin layout — the arrangement we most often draw for a main family bathroom in Malvern and Malvern East.
SERVICES
Renovation work, written as a specification
Three groups of work cover the eleven services we quote across Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, Glen Iris and the surrounding suburbs. Each has its own page with scope, material options, process and related projects.
01 / WHOLE ROOMS
Full bathrooms & ensuites
Strip-out to handover on a single trade schedule: full bathroom renovations, ensuite renovations, small bathrooms and luxury bathrooms.
02 / WET AREAS
Waterproofing, tiling & showers
The parts that decide whether a bathroom lasts: waterproofing to standard, floor and wall tiling, shower renovations and walk-in showers with linear waste falls.
03 / DESIGN & FITOUT
Design, vanities & laundries
Bathroom design and layout drawings, vanity installation, tapware and fixture selection, plus laundry renovations run alongside the same job.
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The selection ledger
Eight decisions set the look, the budget and the trade order of a bathroom. We put them in writing before demolition starts, so the quote and the finished room describe the same thing.
01ML-SPEC-01
Tile format
Large-format porcelain reads calm and cuts grout lines; smaller mosaics give the shower floor its fall. Format decides setout, waste and labour hours.
02ML-SPEC-02
Stone or engineered top
Vanity top material, edge profile and whether the basin sits above, under or is integrated. Chosen before joinery is ordered.
03ML-SPEC-03
Tapware finish
Brushed brass, matt black, chrome or gunmetal — matched across mixer, shower set, rail and accessories so nothing is left orphaned.
04ML-SPEC-04
Screen type
Framed, semi-frameless or frameless; hinged or fixed panel. This affects the waterproofing detail and the tile edge underneath.
05ML-SPEC-05
Niche or shelf
Set into a stud wall during rough-in, sized to the tile module so the niche lands on full tiles rather than slivers.
06ML-SPEC-06
Floor waste
Square grate, tile insert or linear channel. The choice sets the fall pattern, and the fall is screeded before waterproofing.
07ML-SPEC-07
Lighting & ventilation
Mirror lighting, general light and an exhaust that actually moves air — positioned during the electrical rough-in, not after tiling.
08ML-SPEC-08
Storage
Wall-hung versus floor-standing vanity, shaving cabinet depth, laundry integration. In a small Malvern bathroom this is usually the decision that has to come first. Start your selection list →
Two stages you can actually see
Most of a renovation is invisible once the tiles go on. These two reference frames show what the middle of a job looks like and the level of finish detail we set out before ordering — the selections themselves are made from a coordinated selection of surfaces and fittings.
Strip-out and rough-in
Old linings out, walls opened, plumbing and electrical set to the new layout. Reference image of a site mid strip-out. This is the only point at which niche positions, waste locations and wiring can change without extra cost.
Fixtures and finish detail
Mixer height, basin overhang, silicone lines and the gap behind the tap. Reference image shown as a finish direction for brushed brass against a light marble backsplash.
PROJECT PAGES
Every project written up the same way
Project case studies follow one template: suburb, bathroom type, client brief, design solution, materials schedule, work completed and final result — with before and after images from the job itself. We publish a project only once the work is finished and photographed, so the hub grows job by job rather than filling with borrowed pictures.
SERVICE AREAS
Working across Malvern and the inner south-east
Housing stock changes street by street here — Edwardian and interwar homes with narrow original bathrooms, post-war units with concrete slabs, and newer townhouses with upstairs ensuites. Each suburb page covers the building types we meet locally, the services that suit them and access or parking notes for the trades.
Core area
Malvern
Malvern East
Armadale
Toorak
Kooyong
Glen Iris
Nearby
Prahran
South Yarra
Caulfield North
Carnegie
Hawthorn East
Ashburton
Bathroom guides
Eleven guides, filed in five categories — cost and planning, design and layout, materials and tiles, technical and waterproofing, and room types. Plain writing on the questions we get asked before a quote, with no invented prices or supplier claims.
GUIDE 01 / COST
What drives bathroom renovation cost in Malvern
Room size, layout changes, substrate condition once the tiles come off, tile format and the level of the selections. Read the guide →
GUIDE 02 / PLANNING
Bathroom renovation checklist
Everything to settle before demolition day, in the order it is needed — selections, lead times, access, site hours and how variations are handled. Read the guide →
GUIDE 03 / TECHNICAL
Bathroom waterproofing guide
Membrane sequence, junction and penetration detail, cure time, and the signs of a wet area failing behind finished tile. Read the guide →
GUIDE 04 / SMALL ROOMS
Small bathroom ideas that work
Hobless showers, wall-hung fixtures, recessed niches and tile format in narrow inner-east bathrooms and apartments. Read the guide →
Get a free quote for your bathroom
Send the room dimensions and a description of what you want changed and we will come back with a written scope and a stage-by-stage quote. The form does not take attachments — mention any photos or plans and we will arrange the simplest way to receive them. If you would rather talk it through on site first, book a consultation instead.
QUOTE FORM FIELDS
Name · Phone · Email
Suburb
Bathroom type — main, ensuite, powder room, laundry
Budget range
Preferred timeframe
Project description
Common questions
What happens after I send the quote form?
It reaches us with your dimensions, your suburb and your preferred timeframe. We come back with any missing detail we need, then arrange a time to see the room — nothing is priced from a description alone.
What does a consultation cover?
A walk through the room as it stands: what you want changed, what has to stay, floor type, access for the trades, and where the eight selection decisions above are likely to land. You leave with the scope written down rather than a verbal figure. Book a consultation.
How does the stage calendar affect my timeframe?
The quote is split by stage and each stage is given a dated slot, so trades are booked against the calendar rather than one end date. That is why selections are locked early — a late confirmation moves every stage behind it, not only its own. See the full renovation sequence.
Which suburbs do you cover?
Malvern, Malvern East, Armadale, Toorak, Kooyong, Glen Iris, Prahran, South Yarra, Caulfield North and Carnegie. Start with bathroom renovations in Malvern or read what drives cost.