Bathroom renovations · Murrumbeena
Part-repaired plaster walls and exposed pipe outlets. The stage before any tile goes on, where the preparation is done.
0413 142 055 · 9:00–18:00, Mon–Sun
01
Site visit
No two bathrooms are the same once you get behind the tiles. Before any quotation, Ivan visits the property, looks at the room as it is now and talks through what you want it to be. The work needed depends on the condition of the existing bathroom, so this visit is where the scope gets set.
Ivan will tell you what he thinks is needed, why he recommends that approach and any limitations that could affect the job.
Unfinished tile edges, exposed substrate and staining above the tiles. These are the conditions an inspection looks for.
02
On a bathroom renovation you deal directly with the person who assesses your property, discusses the work and takes responsibility for doing it. Where some of the work has to be done by someone else, you’ll know about it from the start.
Option A — Ivan does it himself
Option B — A licensed specialist does it
Ivan coordinates this work, and appropriately licensed specialists carry it out. Working with Licensed Specialists
Not offered: 24-hour emergency call-out, architectural design, engineering, major structural alterations, new-home construction.
03
Ivan Bodnar is an independent home renovation specialist working as a sole trader. He offers residential bathroom renovations in Murrumbeena and across Melbourne and the surrounding suburbs, backed by about 15 years of hands-on experience.
The hands-on part of the job is his: stripping back and preparing surfaces, tiling and flooring, and plasterboard, plastering and painting. That could mean retiling a tired bathroom where the existing walls are sound, or a fuller renovation where the room is stripped back to the substrate and rebuilt from there.
The scope is always set by what the inspection finds, not by a fixed package. If you live locally, see Bathroom Renovations and Home Improvements in Murrumbeena.
Related services
The same preparation and finishing skills, applied to kitchen walls, floors and splashbacks. Read about kitchen renovations ↗
Practical wet-area work for laundries, with licensed trades handling any regulated components. Read about laundry renovations ↗
Smaller jobs: Home Improvements and Property Maintenance
04
One of the most important things Ivan has learnt over the years is that good preparation matters just as much as the visible finish. In a bathroom, most of that preparation ends up hidden: the condition of the substrate, how flat the walls and floor are, and how the surfaces are readied before the first tile goes on.
Neat grout lines can’t make up for a surface that wasn’t ready for them. That’s why the inspection looks behind the existing finish, and why preparation is planned into the scope from the start rather than squeezed in later.
Ivan explains this in more detail in Why Preparation Matters.
05
Nothing is booked or paid for online. Estimates and quotations depend on the assessed scope, materials, existing conditions and other project-specific requirements. The full steps are set out in the Assessment and Quotation Process.
Easiest while Ivan is on site
Ivan is often on the tools during the day, so a written message is the easiest way to reach him. You can also call or text 0413 142 055, 9:00–18:00, Monday to Sunday.
Not sure what to put in your message? See What to Include When You Send a Message.
