Bathroom renovation
in Fremantle that won't leak on the neighbours
Bathroom renovation in Fremantle done to the letter: strip to slab, AS 3740 waterproofing with flood test, large-format tiling, brassware and fit-off. From $24,000, four to seven weeks, waterproofing certificate in the handover pack.
The smallest room, the highest stakes
A bathroom is 4 square metres of concentrated liability. Get the waterproofing wrong and you're paying for two apartments' repairs — yours and the one below. It's the room where we see the most corner-cutting from cheap quotes, and the room where ours is most boringly thorough.
Every wet area gets stripped to slab, re-screeded to falls, membraned twice, flood-tested for 48 hours and photographed at every stage before tiling. That process is why our bathrooms pass strata inspection first go — the strata article explains what committees look for.
What's actually included
The same list goes into your contract, line for line. If it's not here, it gets quoted separately — not invoiced quietly later.
Everything out — tiles, fixtures, old membrane. Slab checked for damage and repaired before anything new goes down.
IncludedNew in-wall rough-ins, mixer bodies, waste positions set for the new layout. Licensed plumber, pressure-tested.
IncludedFresh screed graded to the waste — water goes to the drain, not under the door. Falls verified before membrane.
IncludedTwo coats to AS 3740 with bandage at every junction, then a 48-hour flood test. Photos and certificate in your pack.
IncludedLarge-format porcelain standard, epoxy grout in the shower zone, mitred or trimmed edges to your spec. See the tiling scope.
IncludedVanity, WC, brassware, screen, mirror, accessories — siliconed, sealed and tested. Extraction fan ducted properly.
Included
What it costs
Guide rates for standard-spec work. Your fixed number comes after the free measure.
- Full strip & rebuild
- Porcelain tile, quality brassware
- Certificate + flood test
- Large-format tile, epoxy grout
- Frameless screen, wall-hung vanity
- Niche + heated rail prewires
- Same crew, shared strip-down
- See the package scope
- Saves ~$7k vs separate jobs
* Plumbing relocations beyond 1 m, structural work and strata-required acoustic underlays price separately. A leaking original bathroom can add strip costs if the substrate is rotten — flagged on day one, with photos.
How the job runs
Same playbook as every Apex job — measured, scheduled, reported every Friday. The about page covers the company side.
Photos of every stage land on your phone each Friday, including the hidden work before walls close.
- Measure & layoutWe check falls, riser locations, vent paths and what your strata requires. Some Fremantle buildings specify membrane brands — we know which.
- Strip & rough-inThree to four days of noise. New in-wall plumbing goes in, pressure-tested and photographed before closing.
- Screed, membrane, flood testThe unglamorous week that decides whether this bathroom exists in ten years. Photos at every step go in your report.
- Tiling & fit-offPete's crew lays the tile, fits the brassware and screens, then silicones everything. Mitred edges where you want them.
- Test & handoverEvery fixture run, falls re-verified, certificate issued. You shower in it before we call it done.
What we put in, and why
Membrane systems we trust
Ardex and Gripset systems, applied to manufacturer spec with bandage at every junction and upturn. The brand matters less than the application — we do both properly.
Tiles & grout
600×600 or 1200×600 porcelain is the sweet spot for small bathrooms — fewer grout lines, bigger feel. Epoxy grout in showers costs more and means you never re-grout. Ever.
Brassware honesty
Brushed brass looks great and shows water spots. Matte black shows soap. Chrome is boring and bulletproof. Pick with your eyes open — we'll lay out real samples at selections.
Asked before this job starts
Different scope, different worries — these are the ones clients put to us first.
Showers shouldn't be gambles.
Book the measure — we'll check your falls, your riser and your strata rules before quoting a cent.
- Free measure — laser, moisture readings, honest verdict
- Itemised fixed quote inside a week
- Good for 30 days, zero pressure
