Bathroom and Shower Reconstruction

Welcome Home Maintenance take great pride in creating beautiful new bathrooms. We offer you FREE design service, FREE management of your project, reliable and courteous tradesmen, all fully insured, and we provide a 10 years Written Guarantee on all workmanship, materials and waterproofing.

Call us now for free no obligation advise about remodeling your old shower area or transforming your entire bathroom into a beautiful new updated bathroom.

Free Management of your bathroom project means  you can rest easy knowing every detail of your project is taken care of from start to finish. We arrange the appropriate tradesmen at the appropriate time, and we will liaise with you at every stage.

Don’t risk doing the waterproofing yourself. Its a job for professionals.  

We receive calls about leaking showers and balconies almost every day, and mostly these costly mistakes could have been avoided if correct procedures had been followed in the first place. 

Welcome Home Maintenance will never compromise with materials or application of our products, and all waterproofing will be done to current Australian Standard AS3740.

Planning
                                                                                              With all bathroom renovations there are a few key steps to follow before starting to ensure we deliver what you want as well as what you need.


The most obvious wet area in your home is the bathroom and waterproofing is essential.

6 things to consider BEFORE you begin your bathroom renovation.
Would changing the access door to a cavity sliding door free up a lot of extra space?
Lighting. With the range of activities we all perform in a bathroom lighting should be one of your first considerations.
How much light do you want or need?
Can you make your window bigger while maintaining your privacy?
Would you like to consider a one way mirror?
Do you want fluorescent lighting or normal lighting?
Space and functionality. While a bigger shower, bath, or vanity unit might seem like a great idea you need to carefully work out where everything is going to fit.
How many people do you expect will be in the bathroom at the same time?
Do you need a double sink, or two mirrors?
How often do you use a bath? Do you really need one and if so, how big?
What sort of shower do you want? A swinging shower door needs room to swing.
Style. We all have our own preferences and tastes and it is important you feel good when you're in the privacy of your bathroom. But there are a few other considerations when determining style.
What is the current style of the rest of the house?
Consider the kitchen when thinking about a new bathroom.
Consider your master bedroom when renovating your en suite.
Are you likely to change the current style in the near future?
What is the likelihood you will sell in the foreseeable future?
Any bathroom renovation should add value to your home. A very unusual design may limit the added value.
Water conservation. This is now a very real issue and will become more important to us over time.
Do you want to consider water saving when selecting shower heads, determine the size of your bath, or whether a spa is really necessary?
Do you want to pipe in tank water for flushing the toilet?
Do you want to pipe out the waste water for use in your garden?
Cost / budget. All good projects have a budget. Decide early on what you can afford and then prioritize accordingly.
Is there a 7th consideration for you? Talk to an expert in bathroom renovations.

Call us on 0418 104 121 and we will put you in touch with an expert in your area.
The waterproofing system for your bathroom or shower must meet building regulations. What system you use depends on the flooring material, whether there is a hob and the layout of the room.

You'll need a waterproof membrane that is flexible, guaranteed for at least 10 years, and chemically resistant. Some showers never dry out, so it must withstand being permanently wet.

Bathrooms
Waterproofing done by a professionals, will provide you with the necessary certificates and guarantees. In most bathrooms the joint between the wall and the floor needs to be sealed with a flexible, right angled flashing fixed to the floor.
Don't forget timber-framed and sheeted floors need waterproofing.

Showers
Showers, especially if they're fully tiled recesses, are the weak link in the waterproofing chain. Pre formed and pre finished shower bases have few problems. If there's a leak, check all the timber architrave’s and door jambs for rot and steel jambs for rust. Check if there is rotted timber behind the wall linings.

Shower trays
Internal trays are usually put in over the hob and out onto the floor as well as inside the shower. They're good if you're renovating an existing bathroom.

External shower trays are normally pre formed in folded copper or heavy-duty PVC. They're designed to be installed before the hob is put inside the tray.
For renovators, it pays to install a new one or replace an existing one that could get damaged when tiles are removed. Treating a leak after tiling is not always reliable or possible.

Hobless showers
Fashionable, yes, but hobless showers increase the risk of damp. A brass or aluminium angle should be fixed to the floor under the shower screen, finishing at the height of the tiling. The shower floor must have a suitably sized waste installed.

Floor safety
Make sure glazed ceramic tiles are textured and non slip. Tiles that look non-slip when dry are often slippery when wet. Never use wall tiles on a floor.

Tiling around baths and basins
Water will leak behind a bath or basin unless the top rim is well sealed. In a new bathroom, wall linings are put in to overlap the rim of the bath, and the joint sealed with a flexible sealant. With existing tiles, use the same sealant.

The Solution . . .
Call Welcome Home Maintenance to give you a free no obligation advice and quotation to rectify the problem.

Reconstruction Professionals . . .
Our professional bathroom team will carefully strip out your old shower / bathroom area, and completely reconstruct using new fully approved construction materials. The reconstruction and waterproofing work performed by Welcome Home Maintenance will conform with current Australian Building Standards.

Free Bathroom Design, Advice and Management . . .
Welcome Home Maintenance offers you FREE no obligation advice, bathroom design and management of your project.

The finished product done to your satisfaction every time ....