PROFILE · FIELDS ON THIS PAGE
A Background
B Expertise
C Values
D Responsibility & mission
Name: Ivan Bodnar Title: Home Renovation Specialist Based: Melbourne, Victoria
ABOUT · WHO DOES THE WORK
About Ivan Bodnar: the person who assesses your bathroom and does the work.
I’m Ivan Bodnar, an independent home renovation specialist and sole trader based in Melbourne. I have about 15 years of hands-on residential renovation experience, and I focus on bathroom renovations for homeowners in Brighton and nearby suburbs. When you get in touch, you deal with me directly, from the first conversation to the finished room.
~15 years hands-on · Free on-site assessment · 9am–6pm, 7 days
Reference photo: setting a tile against adhesive ridges.
A · BACKGROUND
Learned on the job,
not from a brochure.
I began learning residential renovation work alongside my father, then built hands-on experience working with tradespeople and renovation teams.
No two existing bathrooms are quite the same. Walls may be out of plumb, floors may not be level, and older finishes can hide problems that only become clear once they come off. That’s why the assessment comes before the quotation.
After developing that experience, I chose to work independently, so I could deal directly with homeowners and take personal charge of the work I carry out.
B · EXPERTISE
Where my experience
is strongest.
My experience is mainly in bathroom renovations, tiling, flooring and surface work. These are the parts of a bathroom you see every day, and the parts that depend most on careful preparation underneath.
BATHROOMS
Renovating existing bathrooms that have become outdated, worn, hard to keep clean or impractical for the household. The work is completed to the scope we agree in writing.
TILING
Planning the layout, checking substrates and setting wall and floor tiles so that lines, cuts and grout joints sit where they should.
FLOORING
Preparing floors before anything goes down. A level, sound base makes the difference to how a finished floor looks and wears.
SURFACE WORK
Repairing and preparing damaged or uneven surfaces, so the new finishes have something solid to sit on.
C · VALUES
Honest about what I can see,
and what I can't yet.
Honesty and transparency matter most to me. When I assess a bathroom, I explain what I can reasonably assess, what is still uncertain and which issues may affect the work. An old bathroom can look tidy on the surface, but the condition behind the tiles isn’t always clear until demolition begins. I’d rather tell you that at the start than surprise you later.
The same applies to pricing. Any figure we discuss early on is general guidance only. Your price comes from a written quotation based on the scope we agree, and work outside that quotation isn’t automatically included. Sometimes the honest answer is that you don’t need a full renovation at all.
I’m also clear about what I don’t do. I don’t personally provide licensed plumbing or electrical services. Where a renovation needs that work, it’s completed by appropriately licensed specialists, and I may coordinate their involvement. How licensed trades fit in →
D · RESPONSIBILITY
One name on the docket,
start to finish.
When you contact me, you’re dealing with the person who assesses the bathroom and is responsible for the renovation work. You won’t be passed between departments, and you don’t have to repeat your brief to someone new halfway through.
I take responsibility for the quality of the work I perform. That means preparing properly, keeping you informed when something unexpected turns up, and finishing to the scope we agreed.
MISSION
To help Melbourne homeowners improve their properties through practical, well-considered renovation work.
Bathrooms are my focus. I also take on kitchen and laundry renovations, flooring, plastering, painting and outdoor improvements across metropolitan Melbourne. Other home improvements →
NEXT FIELD · ASSESSMENT
See how I'd approach
your bathroom.
Free On-Site Assessment & Written Quotation: what I look at on site and how the quotation is put together.
How a Bathroom Renovation Works: the steps from your first text to the finished room.
Brighton & Surrounding Melbourne Suburbs: where I work, subject to project suitability.
Ready to talk it through? Send a few photos and your suburb by text, or use the enquiry form. I’m available 9am–6pm, seven days. Weekend appointments may be possible but aren’t guaranteed, and I don’t offer a 24/7 emergency call-out.