Bathroom renovation guides for Canberra homes
Guides to renovating a bathroom in Canberra, written from our own jobs: what it costs, how long it takes, and the decisions that are hard to undo.
They are about houses here: ex-government places and 1960s to 1980s brick homes with small bathrooms, slabs you must cut to move a fixture, winters that slow membrane cure times, and approvals that go to the Territory Planning Authority, because there are no local councils in the ACT. Written by Oleg Cha, owner of Apex Bathrooms ACT, renovating bathrooms here since 2008.
Cost and process
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What a bathroom renovation costs 2026 ranges by trade, and why ACT labour runs above the national average. -
How a renovation works, week by week the four weeks of a standard job, and what pushes it to six. -
What is included in a quote, and what is not line by line, and the items that sit outside the price. -
How to choose a renovator licences, insurance, and the quote red flags. -
The mistakes that cost the most including the work that cannot legally be done yourself.
Design and materials
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Choosing a design you will still like styles, layouts, children. -
Double showers, and who they are really for why we recommend them to parents of young children. -
Small bathrooms and ensuites what actually makes a small room feel bigger. -
Choosing tiles and materials which tile belongs on a floor, a wall and a shower, and supply rates. -
Splashback options six materials compared, with what each costs installed.
The wet-area trades
Read a couple, then build your bathroom in 3D and send it, or ask for a fast free quote.
Design your bathroom in 3D
Build the room from our catalogue, send it to us, and we come back with a written, itemised quote after we have seen the space in Canberra.