TIPS AND TRICKS

E I N A N A P A R T M E N T ?

You'll need to get strata approval and they will simply need to know what trades you have involved (business names), your budget for the bathroom, and the general scope of work. You'll need to obtain the tilers trade certificate and the 'waterproofing' certificate too I'd aim to get approval 2-3 months prior to construction.

Save on materials and labour in bathrooms by tiling only 1200mm up from the floor - except for the shower area of course

There are so many great online tapware suppliers now so you should take on that responsibility yourself by finding the items you love and ordering them direct, rather than the trade This removes the mark-up your tradie would have passed on to you as well as their charge for the time spent sourcing and purchasing the tapware P

R O J E C T M A N A G I N G

You may not have the finances to hire a builder to organise all of the trades for your bathroom reno (To Project Manage). Project managing isn’t for everyone though – it’s very time consuming and can be stressful juggling all of the trades and as you can see, there are a lot of trades involved in a bathroom renovation. If you want to manage the reno yourself, I would suggest asking your friends and family if they know any good trades and reach out to them As well as this, start getting comparative quotes using apps like 'HiPages' which makes it very easy to get quotes from a number of different tradespeople in your area.