Killara · Ku-ring-gai
Bathroom renovations in Killara.
Killara is the most evenly split suburb we work in — 55% houses, 43% apartments. A bathroom you can still use comfortably in twenty years is possible in both, and most of the decisions that make it possible cost nothing extra.
NSW contractor licence 397801C · Ku-ring-gai Council area
Killara by the numbers
3,700
occupied private dwellings in Killara
54.7%
separate houses
42.6%
flats or apartments — close to an even split
Median age 42
a suburb with a long-stay population
Houses — 54.7% of Killara
Design it once, for the next twenty years.
Plenty of people in Killara are renovating a bathroom in a house they intend to stay in. A handful of decisions made during the build — most of them invisible — mean the room still works if circumstances change, without committing to a clinical look now.
Noggins behind the tiles
Timber blocking in the walls now means a grab rail can be added later, anywhere, without opening the wall. It costs almost nothing at framing stage.
Level-entry shower
No hob to step over. It reads as contemporary design, and it removes the single most common trip point in a bathroom.
Slip resistance that looks normal
Rated floor tiles come in the same finishes as everything else. There is no aesthetic penalty for choosing the safer one.
Door width and swing
A door that opens outward, or a wider opening, is far cheaper to do now than to retrofit.
Apartments — 42.6% of Killara
The same thinking, inside a strata lot.
The 2021 Census counted 1,575 flats and apartments in Killara against 2,020 separate houses — the narrowest gap of any suburb we service. Ageing well in an apartment is entirely achievable; it just runs through an approval process first.
Accessibility inside a strata lot
A level-entry shower in a unit is a slab question, not a framing one. Whether it can be done depends on the screed depth and the waste position — we check before promising it.
Approval takes time, so start early
Owners corporation approval can add weeks to the front of a job. We give you the scope document to submit while you are still choosing tiles.
Blocking still works in a unit
Where walls are stud rather than masonry, the same future-proofing applies. Where they are masonry, we specify the right chemical anchors instead.
Funded modifications in strata
NDIS and aged care modifications in a unit still need owners corporation consent. We work with the OT report and the committee together.
Worth specifying
Things to ask for while the walls are open.
- Level-entry shower with graded fall
- Concealed blocking for future rails
- Slip-resistant floor tiles
- Lever tapware and thermostatic mixers
- Hand-held shower on a rail
- Comfort-height toilet suite
- Improved and layered lighting
- Wider doorway where the wall allows
- Waterproofing with certification
- Clean-up and handover
Credentials
We do this work properly.
NSW contractor licence
397801C
Renova Holdings Pty Ltd
Director and builder
99764S
Alireza Kamalzadeh
Accessible work
NDIS and aged care
We build from OT recommendations
HBCF eligibility
To 15 Oct 2028
icare NSW
Dwelling figures from the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for Killara, NSW (SAL12137). Verify our licences on the NSW Government public register. For funded modifications see our accessible bathrooms page.
Killara questions
Building for later.
Will a bathroom designed this way look institutional?
No, if it is specified properly. A level-entry shower, a wall-hung vanity and good lighting are mainstream contemporary design. The genuinely accessible elements — wall blocking for future rails, slip-rated tiles, lever tapware — are either invisible or indistinguishable from any other finish.
What does it cost to add blocking for grab rails?
Very little. It is timber and labour during framing, before the walls are sheeted. Adding a rail later without blocking means opening tiled walls and re-waterproofing, which costs many times more. This is the single best value decision on the list.
Can a level-entry shower work in an apartment?
Sometimes, and it depends on the slab. In a unit the fall has to be achieved within the available screed depth without cutting into structural concrete, so the answer turns on the existing build-up and waste position. In a house on a timber subfloor it is usually easier because the framing can be recessed. We assess it on site rather than promising it in advance.
I'm in a Killara unit. Does the owners corporation have to approve this?
Generally yes. Bathroom work in a strata scheme affects waterproofing and floor penetrations, which are common property, so written approval is normally required before work starts. We supply a scope document for the application and work to the building's access and noise conditions once it is granted.
We may need this funded later. Does that change anything?
If a modification is being funded, an occupational therapist assessment is generally required and their recommendations shape the scope. If you are renovating privately now but anticipate that later, tell us — building in the structural provisions today makes any future modification far simpler and cheaper, in a house or a unit.
Staying in the home?
House or unit, tell us that at the first visit and we'll design the bathroom accordingly — it costs less now than changing it later.
