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Plan a bathroom you’ll still love living with.

Independent Melbourne renovation guides—realistic costs, clearer layouts, useful ideas and the checks to make before you sign.

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Editorial concept of a practical renovated family bathroom with terrazzo floor and a dark green vanity
Generated editorial concept · inspiration, not project photography

Same room. Better decisions.

A useful before-and-after keeps the room’s real constraints visible. Here the window, footprint and main fixture positions stay recognisable while storage, surfaces and fittings do more.

An older cream-tiled bathroom before renovation
Before · sound but dated, with limited storage
The same bathroom concept after a practical green tile and timber renovation
After concept · same shell and viewpoint, more storage and a resolved material palette

Both images are generated to explain planning choices. They do not represent work completed by Striking Bathrooms.

Close detail of an oak bathroom vanity, pale stone basin and brushed nickel tap

Start with the number everyone wants.

Most Melbourne bathroom renovations sit somewhere between $15,000 and $35,000. The useful question is what your scope includes—and what could be hiding behind the walls.

  • Cosmetic refresh: roughly $8,000–$15,000
  • Mid-range rebuild: roughly $15,000–$35,000
  • High-end: $35,000 and up
Read the full cost guidePlanning ranges, not quotes. Updated July 2026.

From saved ideas to finished room.

The order matters. Locking the expensive decisions early makes quotes easier to compare and changes less painful.

  1. 1

    Measure and prioritise

    Record the room, fixed services, daily users and non-negotiables.

  2. 2

    Resolve scope and layout

    Decide what moves, what stays and what each quote must include.

  3. 3

    Compare written quotes

    Use the same brief and check exclusions, allowances and variations.

  4. 4

    Prepare the build

    Confirm registrations where required, insurance, selections and lead times.

  5. 5

    Follow through to handover

    Track waterproofing, fit-off, certificates and defects.

A good quote starts with a good brief.

Before choosing anyone, verify the business, relevant registration, insurance, written inclusions, recent references and how variations will be handled.

See the Victorian homeowner checklist ↗
“Compare what is included—not just the number at the bottom.”

Make your first quote more useful.

Download the planning checklist for measurements, must-haves, cost drivers and questions to ask.

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