The Shower Leak Shop — Bathroom Renovations
Bathroom Renovations in South Coast NSW
Sometimes a repair turns into the right moment to update the whole room. We take on bathroom renovations from single shower replacements through to a full strip-out and rebuild.
From a New Shower to a Full Rebuild
Some bathrooms are worth repairing and some are past it. When a shower has been leaking long enough to damage the substrate, or the room simply hasn't been touched since it was built, rebuilding usually costs less frustration than patching. At The Shower Leak Shop, we take on bathroom renovations across South Coast NSW, from replacing a single shower through to stripping the room back to the frame. We come at it as tilers and waterproofers first, so the parts you won't see once it's finished get the same attention as the tiles you will. Where a repair will do the job instead, we'll say so. Call 0400 133 028 to discuss what your bathroom needs.
Renovation Work We Take On
Not every renovation means gutting the room, and the right scope depends on what has actually failed.
- Complete bathroom renovations. The room is stripped back, re-waterproofed and rebuilt, which is the option that makes sense once the layout or the substrate needs to change.
- Partial updates. Retiling a shower, replacing a vanity or reworking one wall lifts a dated bathroom without the cost and disruption of a full rebuild.
- Shower replacements. A failed shower can be removed and rebuilt on its own, with new waterproofing, screed and tiling, while the rest of the bathroom stays as it is.
- Upgrades found during a repair. Opening up a wet area sometimes uncovers work worth doing while access is easy, and we'll set out the options before anything is decided.
Before You Start Renovating
Any time the tiles come up, the membrane beneath needs to be assessed and usually replaced. Tiling over an unknown membrane carries the risk of the new bathroom failing the same way the old one did.
Often not, since many leaks are surface failures that can be repaired in place. A renovation makes more sense when the substrate is damaged, the layout doesn't work or the room is due for updating anyway.
Not necessarily, and keeping the existing plumbing points generally keeps the scope simpler. Moving a shower, vanity or toilet means reworking drainage and waterproofing, so it's worth deciding early rather than partway through.