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It depends on scope and on your state. Replacing fixtures and finishes in the same positions is often treated as maintenance, though the plumbing and electrical work is licensed and certified regardless. Adding a bathroom where there was not one, moving wastes, altering structure or changing the building envelope is building work, and every state and territory requires an approval for that — issued by a council or by a private certifier depending on the jurisdiction. Because building approval is a state matter, confirm locally rather than relying on advice from another state.

Usually because the waterproofing system and the layout were designed separately. Water that passes a tile is meant to reach a waste through a fall in the screed, over a membrane that turns up high enough at the walls and past every junction. A shower moved late, a hob deleted after the set-down was built, a niche cut in after the membrane went on, or a penetration for a wall-hung vanity can each break that path. The failure shows up at the doorway or in the adjoining room, which is why the damage is discovered long after the trade has gone.

Not at all, but it is a more demanding detail and has to be designed from the start rather than adopted late. Removing the hob removes the physical barrier that used to contain water, so everything depends on the set-down in the floor, the accuracy of the falls, the drainage capacity and the membrane. In a timber-framed floor it usually means cutting or trimming the structure, which is engineering work. Done properly it is the best choice for accessibility and for how a bathroom looks; retrofitted casually it is the most common source of leaks.

Through its hot water and its ventilation, yes. Part H6 of NCC 2022 Volume Two takes a whole-of-home approach that considers the efficiency of fixed energy-using equipment, including heated water and lighting, alongside any on-site generation. Separately, the ABCB describes the NCC 2022 condensation changes as adding a mould index to the verification methods, updating deemed-to-satisfy provisions for vapour permeance in external walls and roofs, and enhancing ventilation requirements for certain spaces. A wet room in a tighter house has to exhaust properly rather than into a ceiling.

Longer than the trade days suggest, because several stages cannot be compressed. Waterproofing needs its curing time before tiling, screeds need to dry, and shower glass is measured on site after tiling rather than ordered in advance. A realistic program allows for the discovery stage after strip-out, when the true condition of the floor and services appears, and for lead times on tapware, tiles and vanities. Ask your designer for a program with those dependencies shown rather than a single number of weeks.