Randwick has a real mix of housing, and the bathrooms reflect it. The streets around the racecourse and the hospital are full of grand Federation and interwar homes, many with original bathrooms that are generous in footprint but stuck in a layout from a different era. Closer to the university and Coogee's edge there are red-brick apartment blocks from the 1960s and 70s, and we do a steady run of ensuites and main bathrooms in those units, working within strata and protecting the unit below. Then there are the semis and California bungalows where the bathroom was tacked onto the back at some point and never quite worked. Each of these needs a different plan. We've been renovating bathrooms across the Eastern Suburbs for 12 years, and we run one team covering demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, electrical, tiling and the fit-off, so there's no chasing five contractors. 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 Randwick. From the first measure to handover you deal with the same people, whether it's a grand Federation home or a unit near the university.
We come to your Randwick home or apartment, measure the room, check the plumbing and drainage, and talk through what you want. Then we give you a fixed-price quote that lists every fixture, tile and trade. No vague allowances, and the price holds unless you change the scope.
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 framing and floor falls, then waterproof to AS 3740 and let the membrane cure fully before any tiling starts.
Plumbing rough-in, electrical and tiling run in the right order because one team controls the lot. In the red-brick apartment blocks we work to strata access hours, protect common areas, and keep the site clean throughout the job.
We fit the vanity, toilet, tapware, screen and accessories, test everything, and clean up. You get a final walk-through, your waterproofing certificate and compliance paperwork, and a bathroom ready to use the day we finish.
Most Randwick 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 grand Federation homes near the racecourse often have generous bathrooms that cost more simply because there's more area to tile and fit out, while apartment jobs near the university can carry extra strata costs. 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 don't rush it. Because one team runs the whole job, the trades follow each other with no idle days waiting on a subcontractor. In the apartment blocks near the university, strata access hours can stretch the timeline slightly, and we factor that in. You get a realistic schedule with your quote, and we keep you updated as the work progresses.
Yes. Waterproofing is where most bathroom problems begin, and in a Randwick apartment a leak hits the unit below, so we get it right. We waterproof to the NSW standard AS 3740, apply the membrane correctly across floors, walls and the shower area, and let it cure fully before tiling. You receive a waterproofing certificate at handover. For apartments we work within your strata by-laws and help prepare the paperwork the owners corporation needs. For the freestanding Federation homes and semis, internal bathroom renovations generally don't need council approval, and we'll flag it if yours involves structural change.
We're a family-run business that's been renovating bathrooms across the Eastern Suburbs for 12 years, and we're a licensed NSW contractor, number 383725C. The advantage is one team handles everything, from demolition through to the final silicone, so you're not coordinating a plumber, a tiler, an electrician and a waterproofer and hoping their schedules align, which gets messy in strata buildings. We quote a fixed price, hold it, and finish most bathrooms in around three weeks. Whether it's a grand Federation home near the racecourse or a unit near the university, we plan for what we'll find, and you deal with the same people from first measure to 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.