Pennant Hills · Hornsby Shire
Bathroom renovations in Pennant Hills.
73% houses, 12% townhouses, 15% units. Pennant Hills is the most evenly mixed suburb in the shire, and the right amount to spend depends on which of the three you own.
NSW contractor licence 397801C · Hornsby Shire Council area · About 8 minutes from our Hornsby showroom
Pennant Hills by the numbers
2,613
occupied private dwellings in Pennant Hills
73.3%
separate houses
26.4%
townhouses, villas and units combined
8 minutes
from our Hornsby showroom
Three housing types
Which one do you have?
The answer changes the process, the timeline and what the money should be spent on.
1,919 houses
Freestanding, often mid-century, usually with subfloor access. Layout is changeable and no committee needs to sign off.
300 townhouses
Strata-titled despite the private entrance. Approval first, and upstairs wet areas get extra membrane attention.
389 units
Compact, slab-built, near the station. Fixtures generally stay put; the gain comes from finish, storage and light.
Houses — 73.3% of Pennant Hills
Getting the spend right.
Median weekly household income in Pennant Hills is $2,433 — the lowest of the suburbs we service — and the median mortgage is $2,700 a month. That is not a reason to build cheaply. It is a reason to be deliberate about where the money goes.
Spend where it is seen daily
Tapware, the screen and the vanity get touched every morning. Feature tile behind the toilet does not.
Never skimp on what is hidden
Waterproofing, substrate preparation and pipework are the two-thousand-dollar savings that become twenty-thousand-dollar repairs.
Match the house, not the magazine
A bathroom that costs more than the rest of the house is out of step. We will say so rather than sell it to you.
One fixed scope
You get a written scope and a fixed price against it. Variations only happen when you approve them.
Strata — 689 townhouses, villas and units
A quarter of the suburb needs approval.
Add the 300 semi-detached, row and terrace dwellings to the 389 flats and apartments and 26.4% of Pennant Hills is strata-titled. If that is you, the first question is not what tile — it is what your scheme's renovation by-law says.
Approval costs time, not money
Budget calendar weeks for the owners corporation. We start that clock at the first visit so it runs in parallel with design.
Ask for the by-laws
Every scheme is different. Getting the renovation by-law from your strata manager early avoids a rejected application later.
Keep the fixtures where they are
In a slab-built unit or townhouse this is usually the sensible call. It is not a compromise on the finished result.
Certificate on completion
Waterproofing certification handed over, and available to the owners corporation if their by-law asks for it.
Credentials
Checkable before you commit.
NSW contractor licence
397801C
Renova Holdings Pty Ltd
Builder
99764S
Alireza Kamalzadeh
Contractor
395823C
Arshia Kamalzadeh
HBCF eligibility
To 15 Oct 2028
icare NSW
Dwelling and income figures from the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for Pennant Hills (SAL13194). In NSW a contractor licence is required for residential building work over $5,000 including GST and home building compensation cover for work over $20,000 including GST — see NSW Fair Trading. Verify licences on the NSW Government public register.
Pennant Hills questions
Spending it well.
Where should I spend and where should I save?
Spend on what you touch and what you cannot change later: tapware, the shower screen, the vanity, and the waterproofing and pipework behind the wall. Save on decorative tile, oversized mirrors and feature niches. That order holds whether the budget is modest or generous.
Can I over-capitalise on a bathroom?
Yes, and it is worth thinking about. A bathroom noticeably more expensive than the rest of the house rarely returns the difference at sale. We would rather tell you that during design than take the larger job. If you are staying long-term and want it anyway, that is a different and perfectly good reason.
My townhouse feels like a house. Do strata rules apply?
If it is strata-titled, yes. Around 300 Pennant Hills dwellings are semi-detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses, and most are under an owners corporation. Ask your strata manager for the renovation by-law before you plan anything — it will tell you exactly what needs approval.
How much does a bathroom renovation cost?
It depends on the room size, whether plumbing moves, and what is found behind the wall. We will not quote a number before seeing the space, because a figure given over the phone is a guess. What we will do is give you a written scope and a fixed price against it after a site visit, at no cost.
Do you work in Pennant Hills often?
Regularly — it is about eight minutes from our Hornsby showroom, which makes site visits, deliveries and fixing anything that needs attention straightforward. You are welcome to come to the showroom and see materials at full size before deciding.
Eight minutes away.
Come to the showroom, or we'll come to you. Either way you get a written scope before any money changes hands.
