Home Renovations in Brunswick for Terraces & Townhouses

Bathroom Renovation Brunswick

We provide bathroom renovations in Brunswick, from a single-room update to a complete strip-out and rebuild. Many Brunswick bathrooms are compact, particularly in Victorian and Edwardian terraces where the original floor plan leaves limited room for modern fixtures. We plan the renovation around the existing footprint, plumbing locations and access before recommending any layout changes, rather than assuming a standard fit will work. Where the bathroom needs to be completely reworked, we coordinate demolition, plumbing, waterproofing, tiling and fixture installation as one project, managed by the same team throughout. For the newer apartments and townhouses found increasingly around Brunswick, we take a similar site-first approach, but the considerations shift — existing services, access through common areas, and working within an occupied building all factor into how the job is scheduled.

Kitchen Renovation Brunswick

We provide kitchen renovations in Brunswick, covering everything from cabinetry updates to a full layout change. Working within a period floor plan, or opening one up, is the central decision behind most Brunswick kitchen renovations. Narrow terrace kitchens often benefit from a rethink of the layout — sometimes that means removing a non-structural wall to connect the kitchen to a living space, other times it means working carefully within the existing footprint because the structure doesn’t allow for it. Either way, we assess the property on site before recommending a direction. From there, the job covers new cabinetry and benchtops, plumbing, electrical and gas coordination through licensed trades, and the finishing details that make the space work day to day. For Brunswick’s newer townhouses and apartments, the layout is usually less of a constraint, so the focus shifts more toward finish and function.

Tiling Brunswick

We provide tiling services in Brunswick, for bathrooms, kitchens and living spaces alike. Older Brunswick properties often have uneven substrates underneath existing tiles or old flooring, which need proper preparation before new tiles go down — skipping this step is where a lot of tiling problems start. Most of our Brunswick tiling work covers bathroom and kitchen floors and walls, along with splashbacks, and we choose tile size and layout based on the actual room rather than a default. Larger-format tiles can work well in more open spaces, while smaller formats often suit the tighter bathrooms common in terrace housing. Where a renovation involves patching in new tiling next to an existing area, we pay particular attention to the transition, so the finish reads as one job rather than two.

Waterproofing Brunswick

We provide waterproofing in Brunswick for bathrooms, laundries, balconies and other wet areas — as part of a complete renovation, or as a coordinated wet-area stage on its own. It comes up most often as part of a bathroom renovation in an older terrace, where the wet area is being completely stripped back to the studs and slab. That’s actually the easiest scenario to get right, because there’s full access to prepare the substrate properly before the membrane goes on — shower areas, floor and wall junctions, and any penetrations all need to be treated correctly to AS 3740. Waterproofing has to be finished and cured before tiling can begin, so we sequence the two as one coordinated stage rather than treating them as separate bookings. Every job comes with a compliance certificate on completion and a 5-year warranty on the work.

A large share of Brunswick’s homes are Victorian and Edwardian terraces with narrow floor plans and original plumbing runs. They need more careful assessment than a newer townhouse before we can scope the work accurately.

Narrow terrace blocks and tight side access are common in Brunswick, which affects how demolition, deliveries and waste removal are planned on site.

Brunswick is close enough to Glenroy for straightforward site visits and scheduling, which is part of why we work there regularly.

Alongside Brunswick, we regularly work across these Melbourne suburbs.

Tell us about your project in Brunswick and we’ll discuss the scope and next steps with you.

Family-run renovation specialists in Melbourne, delivering residential and commercial renovation projects since 2012.