Bathroom renovation cost in South Morang

A full bathroom renovation around South Morang typically costs $10,500 to $21,000 with basic fittings and $21,000 to $36,750 at mid-range, based on a Melbourne guide checked in October 2026. Smaller jobs cost far less: a shower regrout starts in the hundreds, and a tiled shower rebuild sits in the thousands.

Published price ranges for bathroom work

Every figure below comes from a published cost guide, linked under the table. None is a quote, and none comes from the providers who receive enquiries through this site.

Job	What it covers	Published range
Full renovation, basic	Same layout, budget fittings	$10,500 to $21,000
Full renovation, mid-range	Mid-range tiles and fittings	$21,000 to $36,750
Full renovation, premium	Premium tiles and fittings	$36,750 to $57,750
Ensuite renovation	About 3 to 5 m2, gutted, layout kept	$15,750 to $31,500
Tiled shower rebuild	Waterproofing, screed, tiles, mixer, rail, enclosure	$4,000 to $9,500
Replacement shower cubicle	New base, screen, minor tile patching	$2,500 to $5,500
Basic shower retrofit	Tray and framed screen replaced, little retiling	$1,200 to $3,000
Shower base repair	Shattered or leaking base	$800 to $2,500
Membrane replacement and retiling	Shower area stripped and rewaterproofed	$2,000 to $4,000
Shower leak repair	Melbourne guide range, from reseal to rebuild	$250 to $4,000
Regrout, cement	Grout replaced, tiles left in place	$600 to $1,200
Regrout, epoxy	Harder epoxy grout	$800 to $1,500

Sources: full renovation and ensuite bands from What’s the Damage, Melbourne, GST included; rebuild, cubicle and retrofit from Nero’s shower replacement guide; base repair and membrane from a Melbourne shower leak guide; leak repair and regrouts from Sparky’s Melbourne shower repair costs.

How does a full renovation price break down?

The same Melbourne guide prices the main parts of a bathroom separately. They will not add up exactly to a total, because a renovator prices the whole job, but they show where the money goes.

Stage of a South Morang rebuild	Published range
Rip-out and skip	$1,050 to $3,150
New pipes and wastes, walls open	$2,100 to $5,250
Membrane on shower, floor, junctions	$735 to $3,675
Tiles bought and laid, floor and walls	$2,950 to $7,900
Shower glass, fitted	$800 to $2,000
New vanity, bought and fitted	$525 to $3,675

The screen figure is from the Nero guide; the rest come from What’s the Damage.

What drives the price up or down?

• Layout. Keeping the shower, toilet and vanity in place avoids most of the extra plumbing and concrete cutting. On a ground-floor slab, shifting the toilet or shower needs a trench cut through the concrete to run the new waste.
• Room size and tile area. Tiling is priced on area, so a floor-to-ceiling tiled bathroom costs more than one tiled to a set height.
• Floor type. An upstairs bathroom on a timber floor may need new sheeting or extra framing to carry tiles and a heavy bath.
• Fittings. Freestanding baths, wall-hung vanities, concealed cisterns and frameless glass all move a job up a band.
• Hidden damage. Water-damaged framing behind an old shower, found once tiles are off, adds carpentry and drying time.
• Asbestos. A home built or renovated before 1990 may need testing and licensed removal before demolition, a separate cost from the renovation.
• Access. A second-storey bathroom, a long carry from the street or a tight court for the skip adds labour.

South Morang’s housing is mostly from the 1990s and later, so asbestos is less often a factor here than in nearby Mill Park or older parts of Epping. In newer estates such as Doreen, check instead whether the original builder should be fixing a leak before you pay for it.

What should a written quote include?

Two quotes for “a bathroom renovation” can describe very different jobs. Ask each provider to set out:

1. The full scope: strip-out, any framing repairs, sheeting, screed, waterproofing, tiling, fixtures and fit-off.
2. Which fixtures and tiles are included, by model or allowance, and what happens if you choose dearer ones.
3. Who does the plumbing and electrical work, and confirmation you will receive the plumbing compliance certificate and the Certificate of Electrical Safety.
4. How waterproofing will be done and inspected, and which standard it follows (AS 3740 or the ABCB Housing Provisions under the NCC).
5. How variations are priced and agreed, in writing, before the extra work is done.
6. The payment schedule and the deposit.
7. The builder’s registration number, and the date you will get the Home Warranty Notice of Cover if the job is eligible (a contract from 1 July 2026 valued over twenty thousand dollars).

What is usually not included?

Unless the quote says otherwise, expect these to be separate: asbestos testing and removal, repairs to rooms next door damaged by an old leak, painting outside the bathroom, new hot water units, and any building permit fees. Where a permit is needed, ask the provider to state in writing who arranges it and who pays the fees.

Red flags in a bathroom quote

• No registration number for a combined-trade job worth more than ten thousand dollars. The Building and Plumbing Commission’s engaging a builder guide warns that using an unregistered builder for work over that value puts you at risk of having no protection from poor quality work.
• A price well below the published bands for the same scope with no explanation of what has been left out.
• A request to pay a large share before any work starts.
• Waterproofing described only as “sealed” or “membrane included” with no detail.
• Reluctance to name the plumber or electrician, or to commit to providing their certificates.
• Pressure to sign the same day.

You can check any builder or plumber on the BPC practitioner search before you sign.

Lining up two or three bathroom quotes

Check every quote against one checklist covering scope, what is in, what is out, how long it takes and when each payment falls due. If one is far cheaper, ask what it leaves out rather than assuming the others are inflated. The service pages explain what each job involves: full bathroom renovations, ensuite renovations, shower base replacement and leaking shower repairs.

Getting quotes

This website is a referral service: providers who receive an enquiry set their own prices, and nothing on this page is a quote. When you have a rough scope, request bathroom renovation quotes with your suburb, room size and photos.

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