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RENOVATION SERVICES · MURRUMBEENA AND MELBOURNE

What I do myself,
and who does the rest.

I’m Ivan Bodnar, an independent home renovation specialist working as a sole trader in Melbourne. When you contact me, you deal with the person who inspects your property, talks the work through with you and takes responsibility for doing it. Below are the services in the order I usually discuss them: bathrooms first, then kitchens and laundries, then the hands-on skills that sit underneath every job.

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MAIN RENOVATION SERVICE

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Bathroom Renovations in Murrumbeena and Melbourne

Bathrooms are where most of my experience sits. I handle the stripping back, surface preparation, plasterboard, tiling, flooring and painting myself. What the room actually needs depends on its condition once I’ve seen it — a worn bathroom with sound walls is a very different job from one with moisture damage behind the tiles. Plumbing and electrical components are done by appropriately licensed specialists.

Bathroom renovations →

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02

Kitchen Renovations

Splashback tiling, wall and floor preparation, plastering and painting as part of a kitchen update. Regulated components go to licensed trades.

Kitchen renovations →

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03

Laundry Renovations

A laundry is a small wet area, so it gets the same preparation as a bathroom: sound substrate, careful tiling and durable finishes.

Laundry renovations →
Gloved worker cutting or trimming the edge of a plasterboard panel with a hand tool.

Plasterboard edge trimmed by hand before fixing.

SUPPORTING SKILLS

The work underneath every room

04

Tiling and Flooring

Wall and floor tiling, set out and levelled on a prepared base, plus flooring for bathrooms and other rooms. Tiling and flooring →

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Plasterboard, Plastering and Painting

Plasterboard installation, jointing, patching and painting. Most of the result depends on preparation you never see. Plastering and painting →

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Home Improvements and Property Maintenance

Smaller repairs and improvements around the home, arranged in advance. There is no 24-hour emergency call-out. Improvements and maintenance →

A/B

SCOPE OF WORK

Who does what on your job

Every job is split into two kinds of work. I do the first myself. The second is done by appropriately licensed specialists, and I coordinate it so the job runs in the right order.

Option A — Ivan does it himself

▢ Tiling — walls, floors and splashbacks

▢ Flooring — laid on a sound, level base

▢ Surface preparation — stripping back, repairing and priming

▢ Plasterboard — installation and jointing

▢ Plastering — patching and finishing walls and ceilings

▢ Painting — the final coat on a properly prepared surface

Option B — A licensed specialist does it

◇ Regulated plumbing — done by a licensed plumber

◇ Electrical work — done by a licensed electrician

◇ Other licensed work — done by the appropriate specialist

◇ Coordinated by Ivan — so their work fits around preparation, tiling and finishing

Working with Licensed Specialists →

NOT OFFERED

24-hour emergency call-out, architectural design, engineering, major structural alterations, new-home construction.

The work your home needs depends on its condition. Some regulated components may need licensed specialists, and I’ll tell you which once I’ve assessed the property.

BEFORE ANY WORK STARTS

How a job gets arranged

Nothing is booked or paid for on this website. You send a message with your suburb and a short description of the work, then I inspect the property and talk through the scope with you. I’ll explain what I think is needed and why. Any quotation depends on the assessed scope, materials, existing conditions and other requirements specific to your project.

→ Assessment and Quotation Process
→ Why Preparation Matters
→ Bathroom Renovations and Home Improvements in Murrumbeena
→ Murrumbeena and Melbourne Service Area
→ Questions Homeowners Ask

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