The hardest working room
in the house.
Laundry renovations across Melbourne. Troughs, joinery, drying and storage planned around how your household actually runs, waterproofed and certified by a Registered Building Company.
We take on a limited number of renovations each year
End to End
A small room with every trade in it.
A laundry is a wet area, a joinery job and an appliance install in three square metres. One team does all of it, and certifies the waterproofing at the end.
Selected Work
Laundries that earn their space
Two wet rooms became one that actually works.
The bathroom and laundry were combined into a single wet area. Behind the old finishes sat rotten structural members, which were replaced before anything went back. A slimline trough and the washing machine were integrated into the joinery rather than left standing in the middle of the room, and the tiled floor was cut to fall so water reaches the drain.
A laundry refreshed in the same program as the bathroom.
In an apartment the laundry is usually squeezed beside the bathroom, so the two were done together in one program rather than as two separate disruptions. Services were re-run, the room re-lined and waterproofed to Australian Standards, and the finishes matched through both rooms so they read as one space.
How We Work
Three steps to a laundry that works
Consult
A conversation with Charlie, then a site visit to see the room, the services and how the washing actually moves through your house.
Proposal
Layout, joinery and finishes resolved, then a detailed fixed proposal covering the plumbing, the waterproofing and the fit-off.
Build
A tidy site, a short program, and the waterproofing certificate in your hand at handover.
Ready when you are.
Selected projects can commence within 7 business days of approval. Speak with Charlie about your laundry this week.
We take on a limited number of renovations each year
What our clients say
I've used CHB about 15 times and continue to use their services. From smaller jobs to renovating our entire home, I love their thorough communication, very fair pricing, and most importantly the attention to detail.
Working with Charlie and his awesome team was an absolute breath of fresh air. I never had to chase them for updates and the communication was always clear, consistent and timely. They did exactly what they said they would do, and they delivered everything on time. I would highly recommend Charlie and his team for any home renovation project.
Extensions can be stressful and costly. We have been renovating an older home for many years in stages. After discussing our vision with Charlie Hayden, we decided to contract CH Building Group to complete the work. They were flexible, honest, reliable and more than willing to accommodate our changing requests and modest budget.
Questions
Laundry renovation questions
Usually one to two weeks on site, plus a few weeks beforehand for joinery. Where the laundry is being combined with a bathroom it runs as one program of three to five weeks.
Yes. Under the Australian Standards a laundry is a wet area, which means waterproofing where it is required, a floor that drains, and certification at the end. It is the step most often skipped in a small room.
Often, and it is usually the better use of the space. We did exactly that at St Kilda West. Whether it works depends on where the waste and the walls are, which we check at the first visit.
Within reason, yes. Waste positions are the constraint, so we look at what is under the floor before promising a layout. In apartments there is less room to move, and we say so early.
A vented dryer needs a path outside, a condenser or heat pump does not but needs ventilation and a power point in the right place. We set this out with the joinery rather than leaving you to work it out afterwards.
Yes. A European laundry needs a stacked machine, a compact trough or none at all, and the same waterproofing as any other wet area. It is a small job that goes badly when it is done casually.
The Step Small Rooms Skip
Yes, your laundry is a wet area
Under the Australian Standards a laundry is treated as a wet area, the same as a bathroom. In a small room it is the first thing a cheap quote quietly leaves out.
Doing more than the laundry?
Laundries are usually done alongside a bathroom. Here is the rest of what we do.
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