Heat underfoot
Electric in-slab heating was laid before the tiling went down — the floor is warm by six most winter mornings, on a timer.
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RenovationGriffith · Inner South2023
Griffith Renovation
A dated ensuite, rebuilt around a single arched mirror and a lot of restraint.
TypeRenovation
LocationGriffith, Inner South
Delivered2023
Build time6 weeks
The Brief
How this home came to be.
The brief was one room, done properly, rather than five rooms done adequately. We stripped the ensuite back to brick, corrected years of patched waterproofing, and rebuilt around an arched mirror set into full-height stone-look tiling.
Because it was a single-room renovation inside an occupied home, the family kept using the main bathroom throughout — the job was sequenced so hot water and one working toilet were never both offline at once.
Room area
8.4 m²
Vanity
Twin
Tiling
Full-height
Shower
Frameless
Floor heating
Yes
Duration
6 weeks
Photographs
On site.
Shot over three visits — dawn, midday and dusk — so the material palette reads the way the family will actually live in it.
What's inside
The specification, in plain English.
Every line here is something we insisted on — not something added to fatten a quote.
- 01Complete waterproofing membrane replacement to Australian Standard
- 02Arched mirror set flush into full-height stone-look tiling
- 03Frameless glass shower screen, floor-to-ceiling
- 04In-slab electric floor heating on a smart thermostat
- 05Wall-hung toilet suite for easier floor cleaning
- 06Recessed niche shelving built into the shower wall
Signature moments
The things worth
pointing out.
Small decisions that only reveal themselves once you're living in the house. These are ours for this project.
One trade at a time
Because the family stayed in the house, every trade was sequenced individually so there was always a working bathroom somewhere on the block.
An arch, done once, done well
The vanity mirror was custom-cut to a precise radius, then hung with concealed brackets so no fixing is visible.
Where it stands
Griffith,
Inner South.
- Client
- Downsizing couple
- Build time
- 6 weeks
- Delivered
- 2023
