Planning a bathroom renovation
Start with who uses the bathroom and what makes it difficult now. Record the fittings to keep, the storage you need and whether another bathroom will remain available. The bathroom renovation checklist turns those priorities into a project brief.
Layout, access and extra bathrooms
Draw the doors, windows and fittings together so the room works with everything in use. Use our small bathroom layout guide for compact spaces and the accessible bathroom design guide for movement, reach and assistance needs. If you are adding another room, start with planning an ensuite before selecting finishes.
Budget for the whole bathroom
Compare removal, repairs, services, waterproofing, fittings and finishing as one scope. Our bathroom renovation cost guide shows the categories to ask about, including allowances for work that cannot be confirmed until the room is opened. Keep owner-supplied products and exclusions visible in the quotation.
Choose the shower system before finishes
The shower affects floor construction, drainage and water containment. Compare wet rooms and tray showers, then look at tiled and acrylic shower systems for the surface and care decisions. If the project removes a bath, our bath-to-shower guide covers the footprint and hidden scope.
Bathroom renovation steps and handover
Resolve the design, selections and approval requirements before removal begins. Repairs, service work, substrate preparation and waterproofing need to be coordinated before finishes and final fittings; the exact order follows the system and trade access. Allow specified drying and curing time before use, and collect operation and care information at handover.
Start here
If you are new to the project, take these three steps in order. They give you a brief, a layout question and a scope to discuss before committing to products.
- Use the bathroom renovation checklist to set priorities.
- Test the room with the bathroom layout guide.
- Build the scope with the bathroom budget guide.
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- Your bathroom renovation checklistPrepare the decisions that affect your bathroom before the room is taken apart. Selections and trade sequence.
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- Accessible bathroom design: plan around youPlan accessible bathroom design around movement, transfers, reach and support. Use our home bathroom checklist to brief your renovation.