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Bathrooms
Planning a bathroom renovation in Adelaide: a step-by-step guide
Layout, waterproofing, tiles, ventilation and the decisions that shape cost: what to think through before a bathroom renovation starts.
9 min readUpdated
Planning guides
Renovation and building guides for South Australian homes
Practical, plain-English guides for homeowners planning a renovation, extension or new home in South Australia. They walk through the decisions, site conditions and rules to think about before work starts. They're general information, so check how they apply to your own property.
Read before you build
Plan with the right questions in hand
Each guide works through the decisions in the order they come up and explains the South Australian requirements that apply, with links to the official sources.
Kitchens
Planning a kitchen renovation in Adelaide, including the engineered stone ban
Layout, storage, benchtop choices after the engineered stone ban, and the building work that sits behind a new kitchen.
9 min readUpdated
Character homes
Renovating an Adelaide character home: villas, bungalows and bluestone
Character and historic overlays, salt damp, older materials and how to add modern living without losing what makes the house special.
10 min readUpdated
Approvals & insurance
Approvals, licences and insurance for renovations in South Australia
When development approval may be needed, how to check a builder's licence, and how building indemnity insurance and statutory warranties work in SA.
8 min readUpdated
Coastal building
Building and renovating on the coast: a Fleurieu Peninsula guide
Salt air, wind, materials and planning considerations for renovations, extensions and new homes on the Fleurieu coast.
7 min readUpdated
From planning to building
Find the service your project needs
When you're ready to move from reading to planning, see how we approach each type of work these guides cover.
- Bathroom renovationsMain bathrooms, ensuites and powder rooms
- Kitchen renovationsKitchens, islands and butler's pantries
- Home renovationsWhole-home and character home renovations
- Laundry renovationsPractical laundries with storage that works
- Home extensionsRear, side and living-area extensions
- New homes & knockdown-rebuildCustom new homes and knockdown-rebuilds
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