Pymble · Ku-ring-gai
Bathroom renovations in Pymble.
Big houses on generous blocks — 58% of Pymble homes have four or more bedrooms — with bathrooms stuck in whatever corner made sense in 1968. Most Pymble jobs we quote involve moving something, not just replacing it.
NSW contractor licence 397801C · Ku-ring-gai Council area
Pymble by the numbers
3,897
occupied private dwellings in Pymble
72.4%
separate houses
24.8%
flats or apartments
58.2%
of homes have four or more bedrooms — the highest in the district
Houses — 72.4% of Pymble
What it costs to move a bathroom around.
Almost every Pymble house enquiry starts with a layout that does not work — a bath nobody uses, a shower you cannot turn around in, a toilet in the wrong spot. Changing that is usually possible. What it costs depends almost entirely on what is under the floor.
Moving the waste is the real cost
Shifting a toilet means relocating the waste line. On a timber subfloor that is straightforward. On a concrete slab it means cutting, and the price reflects that.
Taps and basins move cheaply
Water supply is far more flexible than waste. Vanities and showers can usually be repositioned without touching the floor.
Stealing space from next door
Where a hallway cupboard or spare bedroom backs onto the bathroom, taking half a metre often solves the layout entirely.
Know before you commit
We work out what your floor construction allows at the first visit, so the layout you fall in love with is one you can actually have.
Units — 24.8% of Pymble
In an apartment, the constraints are different.
The 2021 Census counted 968 flats and apartments in Pymble. The layout question that dominates a Pymble house barely applies in a unit — there, the win comes from finish, storage and light rather than from moving plumbing.
On a slab, the layout is mostly fixed
The freedom to move a toilet that a Pymble house often has, a Pymble unit usually does not. We design around the existing waste rather than around a picture.
Approval before demolition
Written owners corporation consent first. We give you a scope document that answers the questions a committee actually asks.
Where the gain really is
In a unit the improvement comes from a wall-hung vanity, a frameless screen, better lighting and full-height tiling — not from moving fixtures.
Access planned, not improvised
Lift protection, delivery windows and skip placement agreed with building management before day one.
Credentials
Licensed to do structural work, not just tiling.
NSW contractor licence
397801C
Renova Holdings Pty Ltd
Director and builder
99764S
Alireza Kamalzadeh
HBCF eligibility
To 15 Oct 2028
icare NSW
Showroom
Hornsby
104 George St
Dwelling figures from the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for Pymble (SAL13294). Moving walls or altering structure may require approval — see NSW Department of Planning. Verify our licences on the NSW Government public register.
Pymble questions
Changing the shape of the room.
Can I move the toilet to the other side of the room?
Usually yes in a house, but it is the single most expensive change you can make. The waste line has to be relocated and re-graded. If your bathroom sits over a timber subfloor there is room to work underneath. On a slab it means cutting and reinstating concrete, which adds both cost and time. We establish which you have at the first visit.
Can we make the bathroom bigger?
Often, by borrowing from an adjoining hallway cupboard, linen press or spare room. Whether the wall is load-bearing determines how straightforward it is. If structural change is involved we will tell you whether approval is needed before you commit to the design.
I'm in a Pymble unit. Can the layout change at all?
Usually only modestly. Most units here are slab-on-ground or suspended slab, so relocating a waste means cutting structural concrete — which the owners corporation will rarely approve and which is expensive when it is. We normally keep the fixtures near their existing positions and get the improvement from the finishes, storage and lighting instead.
Do layout changes need council approval?
Internal work that does not alter the structure is generally exempt development in NSW. Removing or altering a load-bearing wall, or changing anything external, is a different matter. Pymble is in the Ku-ring-gai Council area and we will flag anything requiring an application at the quoting stage.
How much longer does a layout change take?
Typically it adds several days to a week over a like-for-like replacement — the extra plumbing, any framing, and the additional inspection stages. A standard bathroom runs three to five weeks on site; a significant reconfiguration sits at the upper end.
Want a different layout?
We'll come out, work out what your floor and walls allow — or what the owners corporation will allow — and price the version you actually want.
