Bathroom Renovations in Paradise Point

A typical Paradise Point ensuite or main bathroom runs like this, week by week:

Week one is strip-out. Old fittings disconnected and out, floors protected through the house, and this is when we check the drainage under the slab. Canal homes this age are almost always modern PVC, so surprises are rare, but we confirm before anyone quotes the next stage.

Week two is rough-in. New hot and cold lines run to the new layout, isolation valves on every fixture so you can service one tap without shutting the house down, then a pressure test before a single sheet goes back on the wall. Nothing gets closed in untested.

Weeks three and four belong to the waterproofer and tiler. We set out every mixer, spout and waste position with the tiler so the finished wall lines up to the millimetre, because with PVD brass and large-format tile there is no fudging it later.

Final week is fit-off and handover. Fittings installed, everything flow-tested, and you get the paperwork: QBCC Form 4 for the plumbing work and the waterproofing certificate issued under AS 3740 by the licensed waterproofer.

On a bigger scope, main bathroom plus ensuite together, stretch that to eight or ten weeks. There are usually five to eight trades on a job like this and we are happy to run the coordination or slot into your builder's schedule.

One note on PVD brass, since half of Paradise Point wants it: the colour is a thin coating vacuum-bonded to the brass. It looks superb and wears well, but abrasive cleaners will strip it, so it needs to be installed clean and kept that way.

Why Paradise Point homes call Hills Plumbing & Gas:

• Thirteen plus years on the tools, with Paradise Point and the northern Broadwater in the regular run
• QBCC licensed and insured, Form 4 issued on every renovation
• Fixed price in writing before work starts, not an estimate that grows
• The phone gets answered after hours by the bloke who did your job
• Workmanship guarantee in writing, and we come back if something is not right

Straight numbers, because that is what people actually want. For the plumbing portion of a renovation, a basic same-layout refit is quoted on inspection, below the mid-tier band, a mid-tier job with better fittings and some layout tweaks runs $6,000 to $9,000, and the premium work we mostly do in Paradise Point is quoted on inspection, above the mid-tier band. Moving a toilet or shifting the wet area adds $1,500 to $4,000 or more depending on how much slab has to be cut.

For the whole renovation across all trades, a builder's basic bathroom lands around $18,000 to $25,000, mid-tier $28,000 to $40,000, and the premium canal-home spec most owners here choose runs $45,000 to $70,000 or more. Full luxury builds with imported fittings and stone throughout can reach $120,000 or beyond. On homes this age we also suggest holding $2,000 to $3,000 aside for hidden damage, though on modern canal builds it often goes unspent.