04 · LICENSED TRADES
Plumbing & electrical work, done by licensed specialists.
Most bathroom renovations involve some plumbing or electrical work. I’m Ivan Bodnar, an independent home renovation specialist in Melbourne, and I don’t personally provide licensed plumbing or electrical services. That regulated work has to be completed by appropriately licensed specialists, and I may coordinate their involvement as part of your renovation. Here’s what that means for your scope, your schedule and your written quotation.
Reference photo: exposed plumbing in an older bathroom. Pipework like this is regulated work for a licensed plumber.
01 · WHO DOES WHAT
One point of contact. Licensed hands for licensed work.
MY WORK
- Initial discussion and on-site assessment
- Review of the bathroom’s condition and practical limitations
- Tiling, flooring and surface work
- Keeping you informed from assessment to completion
You deal directly with me, the person who assesses the bathroom and is responsible for the renovation work.
LICENSED SPECIALISTS
- Regulated plumbing work, such as moving or connecting water and waste lines
- Regulated electrical work, such as lighting, power points and exhaust fan wiring
This work is completed by appropriately licensed plumbers and electricians. Where it’s part of your renovation, I may coordinate their involvement so it fits around the rest of the work.
02 · SCOPE
Scope starts at the assessment
During the free on-site assessment I look at what’s there now and what you’d like to change. Moving a shower, relocating a vanity or adding lighting usually means regulated work. Keeping fixtures where they are may mean less of it. I’ll tell you plainly what I can assess on the day and what stays uncertain until walls and floors are opened up.
Not every renovation needs the same work. Anything outside the agreed written quotation isn’t automatically included, so it’s worth deciding early which plumbing and electrical changes you actually want.
03 · SCHEDULING
Trades fit into the sequence
STAGE 1 · BEFORE WALLS ARE CLOSED IN
Licensed plumbers and electricians do their first round of work while walls and floors are still open, before the surfaces are closed in and tiled. This stage has to be finished before the next part of the renovation can go ahead.
STAGE 2 · FIT-OFF
Once tiling and surface work are complete, the licensed specialists come back to connect fixtures and fittings, such as taps, lighting and exhaust fans, as set out in the agreed scope.
That’s why trade coordination is one of the factors that shapes a renovation’s timeframe, along with the bathroom’s size and condition, demolition, preparation, materials and anything discovered along the way. More on this in What Affects Renovation Cost and Timeframe.
Reference photo: a wall partway through tiling. The work hidden behind a finished surface comes before the tiles go on.
04 · QUOTATION
Written down before work begins
Your written quotation sets out the agreed scope, including whether licensed plumbing or electrical work forms part of it. Any figure discussed before that is general guidance only. The price depends on your existing bathroom, the materials you select and the scope we agree.
If the scope changes once work is underway, for example because an issue appears behind a wall, we’ll talk it through before anything extra goes ahead.
☐ Do you want fixtures to stay where they are, or move?
☐ Are you hoping to change lighting, power points or ventilation?
☐ Have you noticed leaks, moisture marks or worn grout?
☐ A few photos of the bathroom help when you first get in touch.
See How a Bathroom Renovation Works for the full sequence, or send an enquiry through the contact page.