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Adding an Ensuite in Melbourne: Costs, Space and Plumbing Reality
Adding an ensuite is one of the most value-adding renovations available to Melbourne homeowners, and also one of the most misquoted. The price depends less o...
Laundry Renovation Mistakes Melbourne Homeowners Regret
Laundries are the room Melbourne homeowners are most likely to renovate on autopilot. The budget is smaller than a kitchen, the room is out of sight, and the...
Laundry Renovation Costs in Melbourne: 2026 Price Guide
Laundries are the forgotten room of Melbourne renovating, usually last on the list and first to be cut when a budget tightens. Yet a well-built laundry chang...
Family Bathroom Design: Durable Choices for Busy Households
A family bathroom is the hardest-working room in the house. It handles school-morning queues, bath-time floods, teenagers with forty-minute routines and the...
Removing the Bath: Shower Conversion Costs and Considerations
Swapping a rarely used bathtub for a generous walk-in shower is one of the most requested changes in Melbourne bathroom renovations, especially in homes wher...
How to Allocate a Bathroom Renovation Budget Line by Line
Most bathroom budgets fail in the same way: the owner anchors on a total figure, spends the first weeks of planning on tiles and tapware, and only discovers...
Small Ensuite Layouts: Minimum Dimensions That Still Feel Premium
Most Melbourne ensuites are small, and many were never planned at all: they were carved out of a bedroom corner, a robe or a hallway during an earlier renova...
Bathroom Waterproofing Standards (AS 3740) Explained for Homeowners
Waterproofing is the least visible part of a bathroom renovation and the most expensive to get wrong. Failed membranes are consistently among the most common...
The Order of Trades in a Melbourne Bathroom Renovation
A bathroom is the most trade-dense room in any home: up to eight different licensed trades pass through a space of four to six square metres, and every one o...
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Highly recommend VicWide Renovations. The job they did was amazing, all the guys were very professional and worked hard to bring the results me and my family wanted and needed.
From start to finish, the process was smooth and professional. The crew was punctual, respectful of my space, and incredibly skilled. The quality of work exceeded my expectations.
One of the best decisions we made choosing Steve and Ray to renovate our house. Such an amazing and dedicated team. Would recommend them to anyone looking for renovators around Victoria.
Thanks to Steve and Kevin for their great service provided on renovation my bathrooms.
It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Steve and his guys at VicWide Renovations. Fast, efficient, good quality work and addressed any issues we had along the way without any fuss.
Steve and Kevin did an outstanding job at my parents' old place—highly recommend them!
Great work from a friendly bunch of tradies. Am totally over the moon with the quality and finishes. Once I've saved up some additional funds more work coming their way.
