Newtown is terrace country, and that shapes every bathroom we touch here. The streets off King and Enmore Road are lined with narrow Victorian and Federation terraces, and the bathroom is almost always tucked at the back, sometimes in a lean-to skillion that was added decades ago. Space is the constant problem: rooms barely wide enough to turn around in, awkward original layouts, and floors that step down to the old laundry. Underneath, you often find timber framing that's seen a century of damp, so once we strip back we plan for what we'll uncover. Get the layout and waterproofing right in a room this tight and it changes how the whole house feels. We've been renovating bathrooms across the Inner West for 12 years, and we run one team that handles demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, electrical, tiling and the fit-off. No chasing five separate contractors through a narrow terrace with no side access. We give you a fixed-price quote before we start, hold the price, and finish most bathrooms on site in around three weeks. We're a licensed NSW contractor, number 383725C, based in Liverpool and working right across Newtown. From the first measure to handover you deal with the same people, and we plan every job around what a century-old terrace hides.
We come to your Newtown terrace, measure the room, check the plumbing, drainage and access through the house, and talk through what you want. Then we give you a fixed-price quote listing every fixture, tile and trade. The price holds unless you change the scope.
Once you approve the quote, we lock in the layout and finishes so nothing changes mid-job, which matters in a tight terrace bathroom. We strip the old room back, deal with any tired timber framing and floor falls, then waterproof to AS 3740 and let the membrane cure fully before tiling.
Plumbing rough-in, electrical and tiling run in the right order because one team controls the lot. In a terrace with no side access that's a real advantage, because we manage material flow through the house and keep the site clean and the disruption short.
We fit the vanity, toilet, tapware, screen, exhaust and accessories, test everything, and tidy up. You get a final walk-through, your waterproofing certificate and compliance paperwork, and a bathroom ready to use the day we finish.
Most Newtown bathrooms land between $15,000 and $45,000. A cosmetic refresh, keeping the layout and updating tiles, vanity and tapware, starts from around $8,000. A full gut, where we strip back to the frame, move plumbing and rebuild, generally runs $25,000 to $45,000 depending on room size and fixtures. The old terraces often need extra work once we open up the floor and walls, since a century of damp can leave tired framing, so we plan for that rather than letting it become a surprise. We give you a fixed-price quote up front that itemises every fixture and trade, so you know the number before we start and it won't move unless the scope changes.
Most bathrooms are finished on site in around three weeks. That covers strip-out, plumbing rough-in, waterproofing and its cure time, tiling, then the fit-off and final clean. The waterproofing membrane has to dry fully before tiling, so we never rush it. Because one team runs the whole job, the trades follow each other with no dead days, which matters in a terrace where you might only have one bathroom. Access through a narrow Inner West terrace can slow material movement a little, and we factor that in. You get a realistic schedule with your quote and updates as the job moves along.
Yes. Waterproofing is where most bathroom problems start, and in an old terrace with timber floors it's doubly important. 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. For terraces and semis, internal bathroom renovations generally don't need council approval as they're internal work, but if your job involves moving walls or affects a heritage-listed facade we'll tell you exactly what's required and sort the paperwork.
We're a family-run business that's been renovating bathrooms across the Inner West for 12 years, and we're a licensed NSW contractor, number 383725C. The big advantage in a Newtown terrace is one team handles the whole job, from demolition through to the final silicone, so you're not coordinating a plumber, a tiler, an electrician and a waterproofer all trying to get materials through your front door. We quote a fixed price, hold it, and finish most bathrooms in around three weeks. We know how to work in tight terrace bathrooms with limited access, and you deal with the same people from the first measure to the final handover.
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.