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Lavish Marble & Brushed Copper Bathroom Renovation

Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast QLD. This signature renovation demonstrates why we’re a leading company in our field. With deliberate, understated lavish touches, this design and result is both compelling and classic. Learn more about this project, or contact our team for a free appraisal and quote for your renovation today.

Marble Tile Opulence

In this renovation we’ve used marble tiles for an opulent touch. These tiles are great for communicating some visual interest and texture without being overwhelming – they’re a popular option in many of our Gold Coast renovation projects. Note in this image the co-ordination between the tapware and drains in the basin and shower. The brushed copper notes compliment the marble tiles beautifully for an opulent result.

Brass Tapware with White Basin
Brass Tapware with White Basin

Brushed Copper Rain Shower Head

This bathroom is designed to be enjoyed. The large brushed copper shower head creates an immersive showering experience, enjoyed without any confines as this is a screen less solution. Also in this image you can see our discreet custom vanity solution – with its low profile, this unit fulfils the purpose without dominating the room.

Circular Mirror with Brushed Copper Fittings
Circular Mirror with Brushed Copper Fittings

Circular Mirror Bathroom Style

This backlit circular mirror provides warm lighting and also lifts this niche and gives it a special feel. Circular mirrors are an option well worth considering, as they add visual interest and soften the room, providing stylistic collaboration with other rounded bathroom elements such as the basin in this case. There are so many other details in this reno that need to be pointed out! Check out the mounted basin, the power-point details, the gradated tiling to inform the low-profile vanity, the brushed copper tapware – beautiful.

Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast QLD. Contact our team for a free appraisal and quote for your renovation – we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

Marble Tiled Opulent Bathroom Renovation

There is a lot to love about this beautiful bathroom renovation by Armrock Constructions on the Gold Coast QLD. Take a tour through a bathroom that is built to be enjoyed, and please contact our team to discuss your renovation. Every project begins with a free appraisal and quote.

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Floor / Wall Marble Tiling

Marble & Timber Bathroom Renovation
Marble & Timber Bathroom Renovation

This project utilises complete floor and wall marble tiling for a stunning effect – walking into this bathroom is like walking into a 5-Star Resort! This transformative result demonstrates the power of a bathroom to create a special space within a home, and to elevate the value of the home and the lifestyle of inhabitants! Luxurious marble style is just one of many great tiling solutions available with Armrock. Learn more about our tiling options here.

Round Mirrors

Round mirrors are a popular renovation trend. The advantage of them in this case is the relationship that they create with the mounted basins, and the individualised sense they bring to the bathroom. Two people can use this space at the same time, individually. The circular aspect resonates with other bathroom curves, and without hard lines allows a sense of elevation to be established as if the mirrors were rising up like twin suns or moons. Learn more about fixtures and fittings for bathrooms here, or learn about our top ten renovation trends for the Gold Coast here.

Double Mounted Basin with Double Circular MIrrors
Double Mounted Basin with Double Circular MIrrors

Bench Mount Basins with In-Wall Mixer & Spout

Mounted basins are a popular style and it’s easy to see why. This is a deliberately designed effect referencing old-world style when washing was done with a portable basin. Old-world style in modern bathrooms creates a delightful juxtaposition. The appearance of mounted basins in the context of this customised vanity unity is a compelling result, with the gloss white and timber a happy marriage between elements designed to be together. Learn more about working with gloss white in your renovation project here.

Circular Mirrors over Custom Double Vanity
Circular Mirrors over Custom Double Vanity

Spacious Bathroom Flow

When designing your dream bathroom, a primary consideration is the flow of the room. How do the different elements connect with each other for a harmonious presentation? Often with bathrooms this is particularly challenging since many of the fixtures and fittings are of different shapes, sizes and dispositions. In the case of this project, the flow of the room is created by combination of relationships and guidelines. The free-standing bath is anchored by the double towel-rails, ensuring its position is locked in the room. The gridlines created by the tiles help to hold the entire design together, with the strong horizontal lines of the vanity unit and towel rails working in partnership with the curved edges of the mirrors and bathtub to create a spacious flow that’s easy to use and understand.

Beautiful Gold Coast Bathroom Style
Beautiful Gold Coast Bathroom Style

Ceiling-Mounted Rain Shower

These ceiling-mounted rain shower heads do away with a whole lot of visible plumbing, a general norm for most bathrooms. This discrete solution does nothing to take away from the pleasure of a shower in this space, with room for two and modular control under the illuminated tile niche. Armrock renovations are builder-led, so we can discuss all of the options in your project and help you determine the best one for your renovation, and then deploy the trade team to make it happen. Interested in showers? There’s more information about them here.

Double Ceiling Mounted Shower
Double Ceiling Mounted Shower

LED Illuminated Tiled Niche

Tiled bathroom niches are hot property and with Armrock tilers on the job, you can expect a fantastic result. This niche features a stainless-steel trim and LED illumination – it’s a great way to add detail to your bathroom, especially within the shower area, working within the established aesthetics of your project. Learn more about tiled bathroom niches here.

Tiled Inset Niche with LED Lights
Tiled Inset Niche with LED Lights

Toilet, Bathtub and Vanity

How do you relate three objects of different sizes, colours and dispositions? Armrock’s renovation team is highly skilled at getting a great result on our bathroom renovation projects. In the case of this reno, relationships between the fixtures are created by colour (gloss-white), proximity (how they are spaced relative to each other, and relative to the room) line (shared horizontal lines connect the fixtures) and shape (curved edges between the cistern, bathtub and vanity basins). Talk to Armrock Constructions for a solution for your dream Gold Coast bathroom today!

Cistern, Bathtub, and Timber-Look Custom Vanity
Cistern, Bathtub, and Timber-Look Custom Vanity

Bathroom Details

Double Mounted Basin Custom Vanity
Double Mounted Basin Custom Vanity

On a final note, what makes this bathroom a real winner is the combination of large-scale and small-scale detail. Whether appraised from up-close or afar, this bathroom is a standout success; the sum of the parts is as compelling as any individual parts themselves. If you’re interested in a beautiful bathroom on the Gold Coast QLD, please talk to our team today. Our renovations begin with a free consultation and quote.

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Blue and Brass Bathroom Renovation

Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast QLD. In this project, we upgraded a tired bathroom into a lavish blue and brass styled beauty, creating a distinctive aesthetic that demonstrates the excellent results achieveable with a bold vision. From the deep navy tiles and high-contrast white grout to the brass fittings throughout, it’s a Gold Coast powerhouse. Book a free appraisal and quote for your bathroom today, or read on to learn more about this project.

Before The Renovation

As you can see here, before the renovation took place, the bathroom was looking somewhat tired and ready for a makeover. Take note of the location of the vanity, shower and cistern. In this renovation, we didn’t relocate of these features – simply upgraded everything into a new, fresh bathroom. Working in this way alleviates the need to modify plumbing which helps to reduce the renovation budget.

The New Aesthetic

With strong grid-line created by the blue tiles, the new bathroom exists effortlessly between elements including a custom vanity unity, circular mirror, rain-shower head and general sense of luxurious embrace.

Renovation Shower Solution

This semi-frameless shower solution has room to move – literally and figuratively. The omission of the frame on the door-close point creates a limitless sensibility to this shower. Features within such as the brass rain shower head and brass drain remind participants that they’re showering somewhere special.

Custom Vanity Solution

Working with laminates, Armrock Constructions is producing awesome custom vanities for our bathroom renovations. You can learn more about them here. In this unit, we’ve allowed the brass / brushed copper style to highlight through the whole unit from the raised tapware down through the discrete handles. The wood finish with the plain benchtop is a popular style and can be used in either order (wood finish benchtop, plain vanity if you did it the other way around).

Basin & Mixer

In bathrooms, the details are what makes the renovation great. This brushed copper style that connects the tapware and drain, and the entire bathroom, contrasts nicely with the serious blue tiles to create an informed result. The gentle curves in this basin do well to offset the otherwise exact geometry of this bathroom, enhancing the textural visuals of the room.

Shower Head

Rain shower heads are a popular inclusion that in addition to making the shower experience more immersive, also add visual value to the bathroom design. Armrock Constructions can help you with the design of your bathroom – even if you’re just got a few ideas to start with, our team can help you put the project together.

Tiled Niche

This tiled niche is a great effect and with the strong grout-lines in this bathroom creates a visual impression to remember. Tiled niches are popular – learn more about them here.

Shower Tapware

The tapware in this renovation is matched up with the showerhead, rails, vanity tapware, drains, and handles to provide continuity throughout the entire room.

Bathroom Details

Again demonstrating the importance of detail – even the drain is matched to suit the rest of the room. Top-end aesthetics abound here, even down to features such as the towel-rail and toilet paper dispenser.

Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast QLD. Learn more about bathroom renovations with Armrock, or book a free consultation and quote with our team today.

Are Concrete-Look Tiles ‘The Look’ For You?

Could concrete-look tiles be the solution for your Gold Coast bathroom renovation? This is a popular style and can bring interest and value to your design in part or whole. In this article we’ll explore some practical applications of concrete-look tile style for bathrooms, with examples from recent Armrock bathroom renovations. Book a free appraisal and quote with our team for your renovation, or read on to learn more about using concrete-look tiles in your renovation.

What are Concrete-Look Tiles? 

Tiles come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colours and designs. Since tiling is included in practically all bathroom renovation projects, the style of the tiles you select can make a big difference to the finished result. Concrete-look tiles are tiles that simulate the look of concrete. In combination with the discrete selection of other bathroom elements, concrete-look tiles can help create a range of different looks.

What’s Special About Concrete-Look Tiles?

From the design point of view, concrete-look tiles add texture and tone that, generally speaking, creates a more interesting variety of contrasts and aesthetics than plain surfaces. Using concrete-look in design is an industrial style, so-called because they showcase structural & functional elements that were previously hidden out of sight. You can read more about industrial design on decoist.com. Using concrete elements in your design is one way to access this style, and it’s special because of it’s unique design strength, disposition and texture.

Advantages of Concrete-Look Tiles

There are quite a few advantages when you consider working with concrete-look tiles. Here is a summary of the ones we think are most helpful:

Can be implemented in part or whole

Like any tiling work in a bathroom renovation, concrete-look tiles can be added in part or whole – meaning you can make them a feature or use them to define the bathroom on a broader scale.

Combine well with other bathroom elements

Successful bathrooms are achieved by the combination of elements that work together, and that relate to each other in the right way. A sincere advantage of working with the concrete aesthetic comes from its natural grey tones – grey is a fantastic bridging colour between other common bathroom colours such as gloss-white and silver, and thus easily fits into any bathroom renovation situation.

Versatile Colour Temperature

Concrete come in a wide range of finishes, and the same is true of concrete-look tiles. With the ability to adapt the colour temperature of your tiles to suit your needs, the presence and sense of warmth, or cool in your bathroom can be affected by the tiles you choose.

Easy to Keep Clean

Maybe most importantly – unlike white, concrete greys are easy to keep clean and disguise dirt and grime. Naturally, this wouldn’t be a feature of much interest to the average Australian homeowner – after all, who doesn’t love cleaning the bathroom!

Polished Concrete Bathroom Niche
Concrete-Look Tiles with Bathroom Niche

Concrete-Look Bathrooms

A successful concrete-look bathroom includes a juxtaposition of styles. Used exclusively, the concrete look can be overbearing, but when combined judiciously with timbers, glosses, metallics such as silver, and plants or natural accessories, a rich experience is revealed. 

Concrete-Look For You?

If you’re considering the concrete look, and you’re based on the Gold Coast QLD, talk to our team. We provide a free measure and quote, and our team are experts at solving the design challenges of bathroom renovations and achieving outstanding results.

Water Efficiency Ratings For Kitchen and Bathroom Products

Water Rating WELS Scheme
Water Rating WELS Scheme

When you’re purchasing products for your new kitchen or bathroom, it’s definitely worth paying attention to their water efficiency ratings. These ratings indicate how ‘thirsty’ the products are. Choosing better-rated products can help you save water, and money, from the moment the water starts flowing. Whether you’re updating your shower heads or appliances like washing machines and dishwashers, read on to learn more. This information is brought to you by the Gold Coast’s leading bathroom renovation company, Armrock Constructions. If you’re on the Gold Coast & considering a bathroom renovation, contact our team for free quote:

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The WELS Scheme

In Australia, The Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme uses a rating system to help you make informed choices about the water efficiency of products you buy in a store or online. On this page we’ll take a look at this system for insight into choices for kitchen and bathroom renovations. 

The Wels Scheme is a government initiative which you can learn about at waterrating.gov.au. Here, bathroom products are registered and their ratings determined with testing. At the time of writing this article, 39,517 products have been registered! The labels are then displayed on the products instore and look like this sample from waterrating.gov.au:

Water Rating Label

Understanding the Label

The main parts of the label include:

Star Rating

This shows the water efficiency of the product and helps to easily compare products when you’re instore. More stars is good! Less stars may indicate the product is going to be thirstier.. using more water to get the same result.

Water Consumption Information

The middle section of the label shows the amount of water used by the product. This is particularly useful because it shows how much water the products actually use to get the job done. There are different values for different products. The relevant ones for kitchen and bathroom renovations are: 

  • Dishwashers — litres per wash, load capacity of the machine
  • Flow controllers — litres per minute
  • Showers — litres per minute
  • Taps — litres per minute
  • Toilets — litres per average flush, litres per full flush, and litres per half flush
  • Washing machines — litres per wash, load capacity of the machine.

You can read more about this on www.waterrating.gov.au.

Registration and Product Details

Finally, you can read about the product, the manufacturer and the standards that guide how the product was tested. 

How Much Money Can You Save?

According to www.energy.gov.au, by using more water-efficient products, Australians could save $2 Billion by 2030, an average saving of $175 per household per year.

What Are The Thirstiest Appliances?

The biggest water-users in the home are washing machines, showers, taps and toilets. [SRC: www.energy.gov.au]

Saving Water – and Money

The following statistics come from www.waterrating.gov.au and illustrate the savings that can be made in water and money across common bathroom and kitchen fixtures. 

Showers

Flow rates for showers will be expressed on the water rating label in litres per minute (L/min).
Every 1L/min difference will save a typical family of four nearly 12,000 litres (12kL) of water and $35 each year. For this family of four, replacing their shower that flows at 15L/min with a new:

  • 3-star shower that flows at 9L/min will save 70kL and $210 each year on their water bills
  • 4-star shower that flows at 6L/min will save 105kL and $315 per year on their water bills.

Depending on energy costs, they may save an equivalent amount (or more) each year on energy bills because less water will be heated for showers. Assumptions: each family member showers for 8 minutes per day, at an average water price of $2.99/kL (the national average price reported in the 2014–15 Australian Bureau of Statistics Water Account).

Taps

Flow rates for taps will be expressed on the water rating label in litres per minute (L/min).

Every 1L/min difference can save a household nearly 2,000 litres (2kL) of water and $5.50 each year.

Replacing an old inefficient tap with a flow rate of 15L/min with a new:

  • 3-star tap that flows at 9L/min will save 11kL and $33 each year on water bills
  • 6-star tap that flows at 4L/min will save 20kL and $60 each year on water bills.

Depending on energy costs, they may save an equivalent amount (or more) each year on energy bills because less water will be heated.

Assumptions: tap runs for 5 minutes total per day, for tasks including handwashing, tooth brushing, rinsing dishes, rinsing fruit or vegetables, at an average water price of $2.99/kL (the national average price reported in the 2014–15 Australian Bureau of Statistics Water Account). Time the tap is running to fill a basin is not included.

Toilets

For toilets, the water rating label will tell you how much water is used in an average flush.

Every litre less water that a toilet uses in an average flush, will save a typical family of four nearly 6kL and $17.50 each year in water supply charges.

If this family replaces an old single-flush toilet with a flush volume of 12L with a new 4-star toilet with an average flush volume of 3.5L, this will save 50kL and $148 each year on their water bills.

Assumptions: each family member flushes 4 times per day, at an average water price of $2.99/kL (the national average price reported in the 2014–15 Australian Bureau of Statistics Water Account).

Clothes Washing Machines

The water rating label will tell you how much water is used per load, and what cycle was used for the tests (‘normal’, ‘eco’).

For a family that runs one load of washing per day, reducing water use by 10L per load will save 3.7kL and $11 each year.

Choosing a 6kg load capacity washing machine with a 6-star rating that uses 30L per load instead of a 3-star machine using 80L per load will save this family 18kL and $54 each year.

Assumptions: figures are based on average water price of $2.99/kL (the national average price reported in the 2014–15 Australian Bureau of Statistics Water Account).

Dishwashers

The water rating label will tell you how much water is used per load, and what cycle was used for the tests (‘normal’, ‘eco’).

For a family that runs one load of dishes per day, reducing water use by 10L per wash will save 3.7kL and $11 each year.

For a dishwasher that holds 14 place settings, choosing a 6-star machine that uses 9.5L per wash instead of a 2-star machine using 19L per wash will save this family 3.5kL and $20 each year.

Assumptions: figures are based on average water price of $2.99/kL (the national average price reported in the 2014–15 Australian Bureau of Statistics Water Account).

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Bathroom Benchtop Solutions

Dark Timber Wrapped Custom Vanity Benchtop

In bathroom design, the approach to the bathroom benchtop is one of the most important decisions to make. This is because bathroom style revolves around the vanity unit, and the benchtop is the strongest visual expression of the vanity.

Therefore, decisions regarding your bathroom benchtop solution are very important. They will affect your budget, bathroom style and bathroom functionality. In this article, we look closer at the important considerations involved in selecting your bathroom vanity benchtop.

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The Role of The Bathroom Benchtop

While the bathroom benchtop is an integrated aspect of bathroom vanity design, it also has its own individual role to play. Whether you opt for a custom bathroom vanity or a prefabricated unit, the benchtop utilised will have two main roles:

  1. Aesthetic: It contributes to how your bathroom looks
  2. Functional: It contributes to how well your bathroom functions

These are equally important considerations. Presentation is always important, but so is functionality. For example, a bathroom benchtop must be sufficiently strong and water resistant.

Materials Used For Bathroom Benchtops

Bathroom benchtops can be made from raw materials or manufactured materials. Examples of raw materials include types of stone, such as marble or granite, and timbers, such as hardwood. Examples of manufactured materials include, laminates, acrylics, steels, ceramics, tile & porcelain. Manufactured products may resemble raw materials, or otherwise come in a variety of bespoke designs, patterns, and colours.

White Laminate Bathroom Benchtop

Bathroom Benchtop Functionality

In renovations and building, benchtops (also known as countertops) are most commonly found in bathrooms, kitchens, and laundries. In these type of rooms, they go on top of the cabinet to create a platform for functional activities. In a bathroom vanity unit, the benchtop provides a station for people to brush their teeth, shave, wash their hands, etc.

Regardless of the material you choose for your bathroom benchtop, there are an important range of functional considerations to be kept in mind. Examples include:

1. Hard-Wearing

Bathroom benchtops need to be hard-wearing. You don’t want their edges getting chipped, or scratches in their surface from everyday use. Additionally, you want them to last for a long time.

2. Suitably Strong

Bathroom benchtops must also be strong enough for their role within the vanity unit, and to support the basin, tap, and other construction aspects.

3. Stain Resistant

There are a variety of chemicals and colours used in bathroom products. Ensure you select a non-porous product for your bathroom benchtop, which will be more resistant to staining.

4. Water Resistant

Bathroom benchtops need to be water resistant, so they can handle the daily exposure to water splashes and spills without being compromised, or compromising other parts of the vanity unit.

5. Easy to Clean

Some materials are easier to clean than others. Select an option that will be easy to clean and hygienic.

Colonial Style Bathroom with Laminate Benchtop

Customising Your Benchtop

We design and manufacture custom bathroom vanities. Working with our team, this enables you to access any type of design you would like for your own vanity unit.

We can also provide assistance with material selection to suit your budget and determining the best style of benchtop to suit your bathroom design goals. Simply contact our team for a free consultation and quote. We’d love to discuss your new bathroom with you.

Laminated Bathroom Benchtops

One option that is particularly popular in many of our Gold Coast bathroom renovations is laminated vanity benchtops. Coming in at an inexpensive price point, laminated benchtops are available in a wide range of designs which can be customised to suit your vanity requirements.

Advantages of Laminates in Bathroom Renovations

Laminates have quite a few advantages as a benchtop material in bathroom renovations. Following are reasons why you may wish to consider this option in your project:

1. Design Predictability

Raw materials are beautiful, but not predictable. Working with laminate solutions gives you access to material variations that can be used to create predictable outcomes regardless of the extent to which you are using the design in your bathroom renovation. This also enables us to produce beautiful unified vanity designs such as this one, where the cabinet and benchtop share the same style:

Dark Timber Wrapped Laminate Vanity

2. Price Point / Bathroom Budget

In bathroom renovations, possibilities are defined by your budget. Using marble laminates is an affordable solution that has a great outcome. It can be applied in high-end designs, such as this Gold Coast penthouse, to create a winning effect:

Gold Coast Penthouse Laminate Vanity Benchtop

3. Versatility

laminates are versatile – we can easily work with them to create any bathroom cabinetry you require as part of our custom vanity solutions. They’re also strong and lightweight.

White Laminate Vanity Benchtop

4. Accessing Style

Laminates come in a wide range of styles, which may be more accessible than other solutions given some of the shipping and logistical challenges being experienced around the globe. Timber laminates are a popular option, and come in a wide range of different timber styles.

Light Timber Vanity Benchtop

5. Design Detail

In addition to the look of marble, some laminates also include texture to create a complete impression. In conjunction with their other attributes, this helps them to transform and elevate bathrooms to the next level.

Stone Vanity Benchtop

6. Hard-Wearing

Modern, high-quality bathroom laminates are hard-wearing and purpose-designed. They are made for the task at hand, and are products supported by a proper R&D and testing process.

Nikpol Laminate Benchtops

We’re achieving great results working with products made by the Austrian company Nikpol. Hard-wearing and coming in a variety of different designs and styles, their ranges give you easy access to all kinds of bathroom and kitchen design options.

Nikpol Laminate Samples

This is a great example of the effect that can be achieved with a laminate solution. This Gold Coast kitchen renovation featured laminate by Austria’s Nikpol. Included below are some more samples of the results that can be achieved with this range. 

Stone Laminate Samples
Stone Laminate Samples
Timber Laminate Samples
Timber Laminate Samples
Nikpol Laminate Samples
Nikpol Laminate Samples

How Much Does a Bathroom Benchtop Cost?

In a renovation, the cost of a bathroom benchtop may depend on a variety of factors such as the material used (laminate, quartz, acrylic, etc) and the size and configuration of the benchtop. We offer a free renovation quote as part of our service. To learn more about the costs for your renovation, contact our team. We look forward to discussing your Gold Coast bathroom renovation with you.

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