Narrabeen sits right on the water, and that salt air is hard on a bathroom. The older fibro and brick beach homes around the lakes and back from the surf often have bathrooms that have copped years of damp, with rusting fittings, lifting tiles and waterproofing that gave up long ago. The newer homes up the hill toward Elanora Heights have their own issue: dated 1990s layouts that waste space and feel cramped. We sort both. Living near the coast means moisture management matters more than most places, so we plan the ventilation and the membrane carefully and use fixtures that stand up to the salt. We have been renovating bathrooms across the Northern Beaches for 12 years and we run one team that handles the whole job: demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, tiling, electrical and the fit-off. You are not chasing five separate contractors and trying to line up their calendars while sand blows through the open door. We give you a fixed-price quote before we start, hold the price, and most bathrooms are finished on site in around three weeks. Licensed in NSW, contractor number 383725C, based in Liverpool and working right across Narrabeen and the beaches. From the first measure to handover you deal with the same people, whether it is a weatherboard cottage near the lake or a brick home up toward Warriewood.
We come to your Narrabeen home, measure the room, check the existing plumbing and drainage, and talk through what you want. Then we put together a fixed-price quote that lists every fixture, tile and trade. No vague allowances, no surprises halfway through.
Once you approve the quote, we lock in the layout, finishes and fixtures so nothing changes mid-job. We strip the old bathroom back, sort the framing and falls, then waterproof to AS 3740 standards and let it cure properly before a single tile goes down. Near the coast we pay extra mind to the membrane and ventilation.
Plumbing rough-in, electrical, then tiling all run in the right order so each trade is not tripping over the last. Because it is one team, the sequencing is tight and the site stays clean. In the older beach homes we plan for whatever we find under the old tiles once they come up.
We fit the vanity, toilet, tapware, screen and accessories, test everything, and clean up. You get a walk-through at the end, your compliance paperwork including the waterproofing certificate, and a finished bathroom you can use straight away.
Most Narrabeen bathrooms land between $15,000 and $45,000. A cosmetic refresh, where we keep the layout and update tiles, vanity and tapware, starts from around $8,000. A full gut, where we strip back to the frame, move plumbing and re-do everything, usually runs $25,000 to $45,000 depending on the size of the room and the fixtures you choose. The older beach homes near the lake can sit higher if we find water damage or rotten framing once the old bathroom comes out. We give you a fixed-price quote up front that itemises every fixture and trade, so you know the number before we lift a tool and it does not move unless you change the scope.
Most bathrooms are finished on site in around three weeks. That covers demolition, plumbing rough-in, waterproofing and its cure time, tiling, then the fit-off of fixtures and the final clean. Waterproofing needs to dry properly before tiling, so we do not rush that stage, but because we run one team the trades follow each other tightly with no dead days waiting on a subcontractor to turn up. If we find hidden water damage in an older Narrabeen beach home, repairing that can add a little time, and we will tell you straight away. We give you a realistic schedule with your quote and keep you posted as we go.
Yes. Waterproofing is the part most bathroom problems trace back to, and near the Narrabeen coast it matters even more because of the constant damp and salt air. We waterproof to the NSW standard AS 3740, apply the membrane correctly to floors, walls and the shower area, and let it cure fully before tiling. You get a waterproofing certificate at handover. Most bathroom renovations do not need council approval as they are internal work, but if your job involves moving walls or extending we will tell you what is required. We also plan the ventilation properly so moisture is not trapped in the room year after year.
We are a family-run business that has been renovating bathrooms across the Northern Beaches for 12 years, and we are a licensed NSW contractor, number 383725C. The big difference is that one team does everything, from demolition through to the final silicone, so you are not coordinating a plumber, a tiler, an electrician and a waterproofer yourself and hoping they show up in order. We quote a fixed price, hold it, and finish most jobs in around three weeks. We are based in Liverpool and travel right across Narrabeen and the beaches, and we understand what salt air and damp do to a coastal bathroom. You deal with the same people start to finish.
InsideOut Joinery & Renos is a family-run custom joinery and renovation business based in Liverpool, Sydney NSW 2170, serving homeowners Sydney-wide. Call 02 5000 0402 or email info@insideoutjoinery.au. One team covers every trade, with a typical 3-week turnaround, trade-cost appliances and 12 years of experience. Licensed contractor — licence 383725C, ABN 62 912 909 739.