Bathroom & Kitchen Renovation Plumbing
The plumbing side of a renovation — rough-in, drainage, hot and cold water, gas and fit-off — for bathrooms, kitchens, laundries and whole-house projects on the Sunshine Coast.
The plumbing side of a renovation
Renovations live and die on sequence. The plumbing has to be in and right before the waterproofing, the tiling and the cabinetry go on top of it — and once they are on, changing your mind gets expensive.
Woolfords Plumbing handles the plumbing component of renovation work: the drainage, the hot and cold water, the gas where there is gas, and the fit-off at the end. Other trades handle their own parts of the job, and the plumbing gets planned to fit around them.
Bathroom renovations
A bathroom renovation is mostly a plumbing project with tiles on it. Moving a shower, changing a bath to a walk-in shower, adding a second basin or relocating the toilet all change the drainage and the water pipework underneath.
The plumbing work typically covers stripping out the old fixtures and pipework, setting the new waste and water positions, the rough-in before waterproofing and tiling, and then the fit-off — installing the toilet suite, basin, tapware, shower fittings, bath and floor waste once the room is finished.
Kitchen renovations
Kitchens involve the sink and its waste, the dishwasher connection, the fridge water line if there is one, and the gas if you are running a gas cooktop. If the layout is changing, the sink and appliance positions determine where the water and waste need to go.
It is worth talking to the plumber before the cabinetry is ordered rather than after. Where the waste can physically run sometimes decides where the sink can sit.
Laundries and other rooms
Laundry renovations cover the tub, taps, washing machine connections and floor waste, and often a rearrangement to fit more storage in. The same applies to adding a powder room or an ensuite where there was not one before — the question is always where the waste can run to and what fall is available.
How the plumbing usually runs
- Planning — working out what the new layout means for waste, water and gas before anything is ordered
- Strip out — removing old fixtures and redundant pipework
- Rough-in — setting the new drainage and water pipework in walls and floors, before waterproofing and tiling
- Fit-off — installing the fixtures, tapware and fittings once the room is finished
Between rough-in and fit-off, the other trades do their work. Coordinating those stages is what keeps a renovation moving, and it is worth getting the plumbing dates in early.
Fixtures and tapware
Woolfords Plumbing installs the tapware, mixers, shower fittings, basins, toilet suites, baths and sinks you have chosen. If you have not chosen yet, it is worth asking what a fitting means for the pipework behind it before you commit — some choices involve more work in the wall than others.
Working with your other trades
Renovations involve a handful of trades. Woolfords Plumbing does the plumbing and gas and works in alongside the builder, tiler, waterproofer, electrician and cabinetmaker, rather than claiming to do their work as well.
Common Questions
When should I get the plumber involved in a renovation?
As early as possible — ideally while the layout is still being decided. Where the waste and water can run often shapes what is practical, and it is far cheaper to work that out before anything is ordered.
Can you move a shower or toilet to a different spot?
Usually, though it depends on where the existing drainage runs and what fall is available. That is one of the first things worth checking when a layout is being planned.
Do you handle the whole renovation?
Woolfords Plumbing handles the plumbing and gas side and works in with the other trades on the job.
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