Normally a small bathroom renovation means you are completely stripping the room back to the framework of the building to build an entirely new bathroom. It means that everything from the flooring, walls and tiling is installed as new. This might even include changing the floor plan to create a different layout.

No, Nu-Trend does not do small bathroom renovations in 5 days, our projects will take between 14 and 28 days normally. The types of remodels that take only 5 days to complete might only include things like painting, changing taps or maybe re-surfacing the tiles, they are not complete remodels of the whole room.

The average cost of a small bathroom renovation in Sydney for a room that is up to 5 metres squared will vary from $20,000 to $60,000 depending on the quality of fixtures and fittings used. 

Read our Sydney Bathroom Renovation Costs guide for more details. 

There are lots of choices and clever design ideas that can be implemented in small spaces if the right choices and preparation is put in place, for example it is even possible to create a small bathroom with a freestanding bath.

Nu-Trend is a Sydney renovation contractor that has built up a wealth of knowledge working in small rooms to do renovations in houses, unit blocks or apartment buildings. We have lots of experience renovating in tall building blocks where it is important to have the work done to a high standard to avoid complications with adjoining dwellings. That is why we are licensed, qualified and insured renovators with HIA Home Owners Insurance

Our most common question is ‘what are the bathroom renovation steps‘ or ‘how long does a small bathroom renovation take‘ and the answer really is ‘it depends’. Every site has different requirements, but normally a full renovation will take up to three weeks to complete. 

The steps include;

• Planning, layout and design.
• Floor and wall demolition.
• Rubbish removal.
• New flooring, walls, waterproofing.
• Floor or wall tiling installation.
• Moving pipes or services.
• Changing the floor plan.
• Installing a new shower or bath.
• Painting, electrical and windows.

A bathroom remodel quote might relate specifically to getting an interior designer or an architect to design a new bathroom. You will get a quote from them to visit your home, come up with some design ideas and then present drawings for inspiration so you can choose a new bathroom design that you like.

Normally they will include an initial consultation, a selected number of variation rounds and then final plans, site drawings and mock ups either drawn by hand or using 3D virtual design software. Getting a bathroom design might cost between $500 and $2,500 depending on the designer that you use.

Some people will use the term bathroom design quote but mean bathroom remodel quote where the contractor will help build the design you have in mind. Some remodel contractors in Sydney have their own in-house designers or can replicate design ideas from magazines or other sources.

Getting an accurate bathroom remodel quotation requires a very clear scope of work that each renovation contractor can quote to. If the details you provide are vague or you give slightly different information to each person doing the quotes, then you’ll end up with a confusing situation where none of the quotations coming back are representing the same scope of work.

1. Clearly define the room / space that has to be renovated.
2. Decide if it will be done in the existing wall structure or the room has to be made larger.
3. Confirm if all existing plumbing, electrical, lighting, doors and windows will remain as they are or not.
4. Confirm the products that will need to be installed.

By clarifying those key items the renovation contractor can then accurately estimate the labour involved to then provide a quotation for the work to be completed. If you do this with each company then all of their quotes will be comparable. Your decision-making will then be based on the value they provide & how you feel about engaging them as your contractor.

Nu-Trend is a bathrom remodel company in Sydney that can provide a free quotation to renovate your bathroom to make it bigger. We will visit your home to look at the rooms or other spaces available to be able to move, adjust or remove existing walls to make your bathroom bigger. This could be done by taking space from a bedroom, the hallway, removing a linen cupboard or converting a laundry into a combined bathroom.

In Sydney more people live in units, apartments or townhouses as our preferences change due to convenience, location and proximity to public transport.

In the 2016 Census of Population and Housing it was reported that 10% (2,348,434) of all people in Australia were in an apartment that night. That is roughly 20% vs people living in houses compared to about 14% in 1991. Fast forward to 2020 and we know from just driving around to our new projects that figure would be higher with all the unit developments that have gone up in Sydney.

It means most people are living in smaller homes with New South Wales having the highest proportion of apartments relative to all occupied private dwellings (at 21%). That works out to be about 1 million people in Sydney who have a small bathroom and usually this is 1.5 metres wide by 2.5 metres long & would generally be considered ‘small’

Although what you think is small and what we think is small can be two completely different things as everyone’s perspective is different.