Kitchens, bathrooms & laundries
A room to cook or wash in that isn’t working
Renovate inside your home
Where the sink, the shower and the power points go has to be settled early in a renovation. Paint colours and handles can wait until near the end. We’ll agree the order with you, then do the work.
Where to start, and what comes next
Make these choices in roughly this order:
The layout. Decide what moves and what stays. Moving a sink or a shower changes the rest of the job.
Pipes and wiring. They go in before the walls are closed up, so decide now where you want power points, switches and lights.
The fixed parts. Cabinets, benchtops, tiles and floors are hard to change once they’re in.
The finishes. Paint colours, handles, tapware and light fittings can wait until the rest is settled.
Moving a tap after the tiles are on means lifting the tiles.
Who does what
Most inside jobs need more than one trade. A bathroom can need a plumber, an electrician, a tiler and a painter. A kitchen often adds a cabinetmaker.
Licensed plumbers and electricians do any plumbing and electrical work.
You’ll have one contact through the whole job. Before work starts, ask us who does each part, and what happens if the plan changes.
For how this works at Lumina, see who’s responsible for your project.
Living at home during the work
Staying in the house while it’s renovated changes the plan.
First, think about the rooms you can’t do without. If the work takes out the kitchen or the only bathroom, ask how long it’ll be out of use, and plan for that stretch.
Dust and noise spread beyond the room being worked on. Trades also need a clear way in and somewhere to put materials, so mention pets, limited parking or a tight side path.
Doing one room at a time leaves more of the house to live in, but the whole job takes longer. Bring all of this up when you first get in touch.
Renovation work we do
One room can draw on several of these. A living area might need its walls patched and painted, and new carpet.
Plastering, rendering & painting
Walls to patch, render or paint, inside or out
Flooring & blinds
Worn floors, or bare windows that need blinds
Home renovations & licensed trades
A new layout, or several rooms done at once
Room by room
If more than one room needs work, go through these once for each.
- What isn’t workingWhat’s hard to do in the room now, such as cooking or storing things?
- PrioritiesWhich matters most: the layout, storage, light, or replacing what’s worn?
- What staysWhat would you like to keep, such as the cabinets or where the sink is?
- Other roomsAre other rooms due for work too? Planning them together can save redoing paint or floors.
- ChoicesHave you seen tiles or floors you like? Keep a note of them to show us.
- TimingDoes anything set the timing, such as other work on the house or a date you’re working to?
Work like this
Bathroom fixtures with an illuminated mirror
Bathroom fixture work including a vanity, toilet, shower fittings, heated towel rail and illuminated mirror.
Bathroom renovation with a compact vanity
A compact Rowville bathroom with charcoal tiling, a white vanity, vessel basin, round mirror and glass shower screen.
Bathroom renovation with a double vanity
A Docklands bathroom renovation with a double vanity, illuminated mirrors, grey tiling and a black-framed shower enclosure.
Bathroom renovation with grey tiling
A Rowville bathroom renovation with grey tiling, a grey vanity, glass shower screen and recessed wall niche.
Bathroom renovations with a freestanding bath
Bathroom renovation work in Donvale, with a freestanding bath, wall-hung vanity, round mirror and black fittings.
Engineered floorboards
Engineered floorboards through a hallway and living area in Ripponlea.
How a job works
Ask for a quote.
Describe the job in a few lines, and we’ll get in touch to hear more.
Explore the options.
We’ll usually visit, look at the space with you and measure up. Then we’ll go through what could work, and why.
Agree the work.
You’ll get a quote to read in your own time. Ask about anything that isn’t clear before you say yes.
Build and hand over.
We build the job as quoted, then walk you through the finished work and how to look after it.
Where we work
Lysterfield, Rowville, Wheelers Hill, Berwick, Narre Warren South and nearby suburbs.
Before you start
Which room should I renovate first?
Often the one that brings in the most trades, such as a kitchen or bathroom. That work makes dust and may move pipes or wiring, so it’s better done before you repaint or lay new floors elsewhere. If something is broken now, deal with that first.
Do I need a design or drawings before I ask?
No. Describe what you’d like and where it would go, in your own words. Working out the options is part of the first conversation.
Should I tell you my budget?
If you have one, yes. A rough figure will do. It lets us suggest options that fit, rather than pricing something you’d need to cut back.
Tell us about your project.
Send what you know so far. We’ll ask about the rest.
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