Bathroom Renovation Grey Lynn

Grey Lynn is a renovator's suburb. Its grid of villas and early bungalows has been worked on steadily for decades, and for good reason: these are solid family homes with character worth keeping. The catch is that many still carry a single, undersized original bathroom that no longer suits how a modern household lives. That is where most of our Grey Lynn briefs begin.

We renovate bathrooms across Grey Lynn with a practical, family-first mindset, planning the room around real life while treating the old house with the care it needs.

The classic Grey Lynn brief

Young families move to Grey Lynn, and the bathroom is usually near the top of the renovation list. The two jobs we are asked about most are turning a tired single bathroom into a proper family bathroom, and carving out a second bathroom or ensuite so the morning rush eases up. Both are very doable in a villa or bungalow, but both touch the home's plumbing and framing.

• Reworking a cramped original bathroom into a functional family space
• Adding a second bathroom or ensuite off the main bedroom
• Separating the toilet or adding twin basins so the room works at 7.30am

Old timber, borer and level floors

Grey Lynn's housing stock is a century or so old, and when we lift an original bathroom floor we routinely find the things that come with that age: borer in native timber, past water damage around the old shower or hob, and floors that have sagged out of level. None of it is unusual, and none of it should be tiled over. We repair and re-level the substrate first, because tile and waterproofing are only ever as good as what sits beneath them.

All structural timber repairs, waterproofing to AS/NZS 3740, and the plumbing and electrical work are carried out properly by registered tradespeople and signed off where consent applies.

Design that suits a villa or bungalow

A Grey Lynn bathroom does not have to be fussy to feel right. We lean on timeless choices that age well in a character home: honest tiling, quality vanity cabinetry, and a layout that makes the most of the floor space you have. For families, we think hard about storage, durable surfaces and a shower or bath that stands up to daily use.

• Full bathroom renovations from design to final clean
• Small bathroom and powder-room upgrades
• New showers, baths and tiled wet areas

Consent, inspections and doing it by the book

If your renovation keeps fixtures roughly where they are, you often will not need consent. Add a new bathroom, move the drainage, or change the home's sanitary plumbing, and you generally will. We know the Auckland Council process, manage the application and inspections, and keep the paperwork clean so your renovation is a genuine asset rather than an unconsented question mark at sale time.

What it costs and where we work

As a guide, depending on size, layout and fixtures, a small bathroom runs $12,000–$20,000, a standard full renovation $20,000–$35,000, an ensuite $15,000–$28,000 and a large master bathroom $35,000–$60,000+. Our cost guide explains what moves the number.

We also cover neighbouring Ponsonby, Kingsland and Westmere and the whole of our Bathroom Renovation Auckland network. Get a Free Quote to start.

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