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Polished Brass Bathroom Delight

This Gold Coast bathroom renovation project included a significant upgrade from the old, dated, cluttered bathroom to a beautiful, clean new room which is now the centrepiece of the home.

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Pre-Renovation Bathroom

The pre-renovation bathroom had quite a few features from the 1980’s which are all clear indicators that it’s time for an upgrade! Note that this renovation included a complete reconfiguration of the bathroom. The bath was removed and the toilet and vanity are in new locations in the finished project.

Pre-Renovation Bathroom Layout

Polished Brass Features

This bathroom includes polished brass features throughout. With trims, drains, rails and tapware all utilising this opulent finish, a lavish and decadent impression is created. A particular point of interest in this bathroom renovation is the warm tile tone. This combines with the polished brass to create a warm, welcoming impression, whilst the marble tones and brass have a historical connotation communicating wealth and luxury.

Polished Brass Bathroom Design

Bathroom Contrast

This bathroom has a reasonably low degree of contrast until you factor in the custom vanity unit which makes a significantly darker contribution. This approach is popular in many of our Gold Coast bathroom renovations. The effect enervates the room, and creates focus and attention to the centrepiece – the custom made vanity unit.

Polished Brass Bathroom Features

Custom Vanity Unit

The custom vanity unit in this bathroom features a strident timber (laminated) cabinet and a stone benchtop. The benchtop is almost black, and the timber seams create the impression of this black benchtop floating in space. With an arched mirror, polished brass tapware & towel ring, mounted basin and upgraded power point, this overall impression is an interesting combination of old and new design ideas. In the context of the overall bathroom, these specific features recede within a room that is generally welcoming, roomy and lavish in nature.

Custom Gold Coast Bathroom Vanity Unit

Bathroom Reconfiguration

The versatility to reconfigure is always an option with Armrock Bathroom renovations. In the picture below, the toilet sits tin the nook previously occupied by the bath and vanity unit. This new bathroom is much more expansive and easy to use.

Bathroom Reconfiguration – a Renovation Option

Frameless Shower

One of the ways we’ve create a sense of vast space in this renovation is the frameless shower. In addition to opening up the room, this also allows the showcase of the beautiful polished brass features.

Open and Lavish Bathroom Features
Many Special Features in the Bathroom

Toilet Shower Integration

This picture is a great example of how we integrate rooms via the fixtures included within. From this perspective, it is clear to see how the toilet could easily be left ‘floating’ in this space. However, with judicious positioning of rails along the wall-line, integration is achieved to allow all elements to exist together – like they were meant to be there.

Integrated Bathroom Lines

Toilet Style

Occupying the corner of this bathroom is a regal throne! With copious space surrounding, access will not be an issue in this bathroom.

Gold Coast Bathroom Design
Quality Workmanship

For a quality bathroom renovation at a reasonable price on the Gold Coast QLD, please contact our team to learn how we can make a difference to your bathroom project:

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Filed Under: Featured Projects, Projects Tagged With: Custom Vanity, Polished Brass, Tiling

Penthouse Bathroom Renovation

Gold Coast Penthouse Bathroom Renovation
Gold Coast Penthouse Bathroom Renovation

Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast QLD. We renovate houses, apartments, and high-rise residences. In this project, we realised the renovation of this beautiful penthouse bathroom – truly a bathroom with a view! Working in a high-rise environment means an added degree of organisation, logistics, planning and communication, which Armrock Constructions is able to provide. If you’re considering a bathroom upgrade, talk to our team for a flexible solution.

Tiling

This bathroom features floor & wall porcelain tiling with a marble finish – perfect to communicate the opulence of this extravagant apartment. We’ve used a tile insert drain – an Armrock signature – to keep the continuity going throughout the shower tiling.

Tile Insert Drain
Tile Insert Drain

In this image, the tiled bathroom niche can also be seen. This approach is popular with our clients, and achieves a strong continuity in the shower design.

Shower Interior
Shower Interior

Fixtures & Fittings

The inclusion of a bidet in this bathroom certainly sets it apart from your average bathroom! Reconciling the plumbing for this type of project requires an integrated approach. Our team includes all the trades required for a bathroom renovation – we make it easy for our clients by solving all of the related renovation challenges within our own team.

Toilet & Bidet
Toilet & Bidet

Simple Stylings

This bathroom has style built in! The addition of a small statue and pot-plant create just the right amount of contrast to make the room really sing. This bathroom is dominantly white, with a minimal amount of contrast created between fixtures, tiles and painting. You can learn more about using gloss white in your bathroom design here.

Bathroom Design
Bathroom Design
Bathroom Interior
Bathroom Interior

Bathroom Cabinetry

An interesting aspect about this bathroom is the black, flecked laminate vanity-top – the highest-contrast aspect of the entire renovation. This serves to focus the experience of entering the bathroom proper. You emerge as if propelled into the infinite possibilities of this deluxe room.

High Rise Bathroom Renovation
High Rise Bathroom Renovation

A Bath with a View

This design is informed by notions of ancient Greece / Rome. To enter the bath, which is surrounded by a 180-degree view, you must first ascend the stairs – an other-worldly experience, brought to you by Armrock Constructions!

Bath with a View
Bath with a View

High-Rise Bathroom Renovations

Considering a bathroom renovation? Armrock Constructions has an experienced team, dedicated to great results. Talk to our team about your renovation – every project begins with a free appraisal and quote.

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Filed Under: Featured Projects, Projects Tagged With: Apartment, Bidet, Gold Coast, High-Rise, Marble Tiles, Tiling

Tiling in Your Renovation Project

Gold Coast Renovation Tiling
Gold Coast Renovation Tiling

When it’s time to undertake a bathroom makeover, tiling is one of the most important parts to get right. Tiling considerations include tile styles, tile budget, and professional tile installation for an outstanding result. Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations on the Gold Coast, and we are here to help make the tiling aspect of your project a cinch. Read on to learn more about tiling in your renovation project, or book a free renovation appraisal and quote with our team today.

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How We Can Help

Armrock Constructions provides a comprehensive bathroom renovation service – including tiling. In this article we take a look at the main considerations for our clients – tile selection process and budgeting for tiles. We take care of the rest.

Tile Selection Process

When it’s time to select your tiles for your renovation, we are here to help. We work with a diverse range of design approaches and we are familiar with strategies that yield a great long-term outcome.

We can guide you to our local tile distribution (Gold Coast) who will be able to help you organise the tiles for your project. It’s always best to look at tiles when they’re laid out (rather than looking at small samples) so you can get a proper appreciation for how they look when they’re occupying a larger space, such as a wall.

Mosaic Wall Wrap Tiling

Budgeting For Tiles

Tiles come in a wide range of sizes, qualities, and prices. From the point of view of budgeting for your renovation, it’s important to carefully consider your choice with tiles and how this will impact your total renovation costs. We can help you connect with local providers who provide great prices for tiles – just ask our team for help with this.

Tiling in Your Bathroom Renovation

Armrock Constructions specialises in bathroom renovations in the Gold Coast QLD and tiling is an important part of all of our projects. Get your renovation off to a great start with a team dedicated to achieving great outcomes for our customers.

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Filed Under: Renovation Design Tagged With: Bathroom Renovation, Bathroom Tiling, Renovation Tiling, Tiling, Tiling Gold Coast

Six Things to Know Before Choosing Tiles For Your Renovation

Choosing Tiles for Your Bathroom Renovation
Choosing Tiles for Your Bathroom Renovation

Looking for the perfect bathroom tiles? It won’t take you long to realise there’s more to choosing tiles than meets the eye. The world of tiles can appear complex, confusing and expensive. 

The style, functionality and cost of your tiles need to be mapped to your renovation objectives in order to achieve a great result, and since tiles are so popular in kitchen and bathroom renovations, a little research and know-how goes a long way. 

We’re here to help. When it’s time to renovate, we can guide you through the options and help you locate the right tiles for your project, working with reputable local suppliers to achieve great results. 

To help you get started, here’s a list of 6 Things to Know Before Choosing Tiles For Your Renovation. 

1. Tile Delivery Cost

When purchasing tiles, you need a plan to get them from the supplier to the renovation. Tiles are heavy and if you’re ordering in large quantities, may be impractical to handle yourself. 

If you’re planning to have your tiles delivered, enquire about delivery costs and factor these into your budget. Depending on the supplier, this may incur an additional expense. 

2. Tiles Come in Boxes

Tiles generally come in boxes. While there are exceptions to this rule, it means you need to be aware of how many boxes to order. This is how your figure it out:

  1. First, calculate how many square metres of tiles you need. 
  2. Increase this by 10% (for cutting & breakage)
  3. Order the smallest number of boxes of tiles to achieve this amount

In other words:

Tiles come in boxes, and you need to order enough boxes of tiles to cover the area to be tiled, plus 10% extra. 

3. Tiling Extent Possibilities

Tiling is a practical way to finish bathrooms, but can be done to different extents. This is a way to balance the style of your bathroom with the cost of tiling. 

Examples of popular options include:

  • Floor Only
  • Floor and Half-wall
  • Feature Wall
  • Splashback

4. Quality Considerations

Just like anything, tiles come in different grades of quality. Just because two brands of tiles look the same doesn’t mean they perform equally well. Our team is here to help – just ask and we can point you in the direction of reputable, local tile suppliers. 

5. Tile Availability

Need tiles tomorrow? You could be out of luck. Depending on the type and quantity of tiles, sometimes the supplier may need to order them in. 

Tiles need to be organised well in advance of the renovation to make sure they’re ready to go when the time comes. 

6. Tile Styles are Faddish

Tile styles change from year to year. Like fashion, some styles never age, whereas others rapidly tire and vanish. Choosing tiles should be a long-term decision – ask yourself, “will I still like these tiles in 5 years?”


Tile Insert Strip Drains

Considering using tiles for a drain? Learn more about this popular option on our bathroom drains page: Bathroom Drains.

Tiled Bathroom Niches

A popular application for tiles is in a tiled bathroom niche. Learn more about this option here: bathroom niches.

Tiles – A Renovation Essential

Tiles are an essential for any kitchen or bathroom renovation. They’re hard-wearing and great-looking, and are available in water resistances appropriate for applications in both bathroom and kitchen renovations. Learn more about the benefits of tiles in this article.

Filed Under: Renovation Design Tagged With: Bathroom Tiling, Gold Coast Bathroom Renovations, Tiling

Fixed Panel Bathroom Renovation

In this Gold Coast reno project, we transitioned a combination bath/shower to a fixed-panel shower. The possibilities are endless when you’re renovating, but our team will guide you through the best approach to the design you’re hoping to achieve. Learn more about this renovation, or contact our team for a free measure and quote today.

To make and omlette, first you must break a few eggs, and here you can see the transformation of the bathroom into a ready-to-renovate state.

Waterproofing

Bathroom Waterproofing
Bathroom Waterproofing

Waterproofing is an important step in any bathroom renovation. In this image, the waterproofing for the new shower is underway. Waterproofing is an essential step to ensure water doesn’t escape beyond areas designed to handle it.

Tiling

Shower Tiling
Shower Tiling

This bathroom has opted for a full floor and wall tiling solution. Because this type of approach does not have any tonal or textural contrast, it creates a dimensional aesthetic in which fixtures and fittings are seamlessly able to exist, guided by the grid-lines of the tiles.

Shower Head and Soap Rack

Shower Head & Rack
Shower Head & Rack

This simple mobile shower head solution looks great and does the trick. We’ve teamed it up with a concise glass and silver rack for accessories such as soap and shampoo. These minimal and functional features allow the tiling and frameless shower screen to do the talking in this bathroom renovation.

Tiling and Wastes

Long thin floor waste
Long thin floor waste

When the tiling is a standout feature, then keep it going! This floor drain enables the shower tiling to incorporate a functional aspect without major interruption to its aesthetic.

Square Floor Drain
Square Floor Drain

Finally, a square tile insert waste for the bathroom floor to compliment the shower drain. This type of solution is always worth considering because it never fails to look great, as it works in effortlessly with your existing tiling solution.

The Finished Renovation

Frameless Shower Renovation
Frameless Shower Renovation

This Gold Coast bathroom is now ready for business and looks great. It’s a clean, sharp combination of pre-fabricated and custom-made fixtures and fittings put together by our professional team.

Design Tip: Proximity

When you’re designing a bathroom, there are a variety of elements which are different shapes and sizes that need to come together to create a unified presentation. The principle of proximity refers to bringing certain elements together to create blocks, or groups of elements. This enables them to create a presence from their unified whole, rather than their individual selves. 

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: Bathroom Renovation, Floor Wall Tiling, Shower Renovation, Tiling

Unlimited Bathroom Renovation

In this “Unlimited Bathroom Renovation” we have maximised space and created a distinct modern style. Armrock bathrooms are designed for Gold Coast living, and this one is no exception. 

A truly spacious bathroom must not only have space but also flow. In this renovation, the sense of flow creates an effect that is unbound by the constraints of the floor, walls and ceiling.

Before the Renovation

Before the renovation commenced, the vanity, steps and bathtub took up a whole lengthwise side of the bathroom. It was a cluttered collection of fixtures and fittings that in conjunction with the old tiling and uniform colour scheme created a highly dense visual tangle. For this Gold Coast bathroom, it was time for an upgrade!

The old bathroom was:

  • Cluttered
  • Tired
  • Not optimising space

Armrock Renovators Go To Work

Double Mounted Basin Vanity
Double Mounted Basin Vanity

A standout element in this finished renovation is the custom-made Armrock vanity. We’re achieving extraordinary results working with modern laminate solutions. You can learn more about our custom vanities here.

Something interesting to point out about this design is the proximity of the colour tone between the floor and the front of the vanity. This gives the impression of the vanity rising up, and accentuates the benchtop, basins, tapware and broad mirror through contrast. 

Unlimited Bathroom Layout
Unlimited Bathroom Layout

Showers create a large visual footprint because they occupy significant vertical space. This semi-frameless option diminishes this visual strength and allows the shower to blend into the room better. Because the tiling and walls of the shower consistent with the rest of the bathroom, it seems almost as if this shower is not there at all!

Unlimited Frameless Shower
Unlimited Frameless Shower

There’s more information our shower solutions here.

Having removed the bath from this room, the cistern is no longer squeezed into a corner as an afterthought. It’s still in the same position, so no plumbing relocation was required. 

Insert Drain
Insert Drain
Unlimited Frameless Shower
Unlimited Frameless Shower

The solution for this renovation included a double tile insert drain – a square drain for the main bathroom and a horizontal drain for the shower. This solution gives the drains a minimal visual footprint. 

Interested in bathroom drains? More info here: Bathroom drains.

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: Bathroom Style, Double Vanity, Gold Coast Bathroom Renovations, Tiling

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Terry Christo

We had the pleasure of dealing with Roland and his team. They are professional courteous clean and most importantly excellent communicators during the process. Their workmanship and pride in achieving an excellent result is a breath of fresh air when dealing with trades people. I highly recommend them.

Shayna Kivlins

Highly recommend your company to anyone wanting an amazing and highly professional job done your attention to detail with our kitchen was 120% you were very helpful in all aspects from start to finish and the end product exceeded my expectations. You are a very talented guy and I can’t thank you, Luke the sparkie and Chris the plumber enough for making my kitchen dream come to life.

 

Mark & Di Branks

Roland delivered an exceptional product. Our Bathroom upgrade was completed on time and to budget. As with most renovations there were a number of unforeseen issues and Rolands ability to offer practical, cost effective solutions was exceptional. A very professional, clean and tidy builder and we have no hesitation in recommending his services.

Richard Anyos

Good, friendly, prompt, reliable service with attention to detail.

Lucy Fisher

Great communication, good attention to detail. We were so impressed. Our new ensuite looks amazing!

 

Cameron Grant Ruksenas

Great service from the owner Roland. Nothing was a problem and service and price was reasonable! Will recommend to others.

 

Al Dobie

Roland and his team were fantastic. The work was done on time and of a very high standard. Cheers Roland.

Geoff Haigh

Excellent workmanship. Professional, on time. Easy to deal with.

Matt Lyons

Attention to detail. Great finish. Highly recommend these guys!

 

Reiner Ebenhoch

Armrock Constructions did our powder room first. We were so impressed with their work that we contracted Armrock to do a minor reno to our master bathroom and a major renovation of our guest bath room, which also included the complete rebuilt and conversion of one room into a steam room. Again, Armrock did an excellent job! What sets Roland and his team apart is their customer focus, their uncompromising attitude to quality, integrity and customer satisfaction. We can recommend Roland and his team unconditionally and have so already to many of our friends!

Cameron

Roland from Armrock constructions has completed a few projects for our company and is always a pleasure to deal with. Always reliable, not like some tradies we have chosen in the past. Quality is something Roland strives for and it shows in his work. Would recommend to anyone.

 

Joel Boniwell

The moment I contacted the owner Roland I was at ease with proceeding with this company. Not only does he come across as a genuine person, he is punctual and sticks to his word. He had everything organised and the renovation of my en-suite went exactly as planned and the quote was spot on. The tradesman he organised for the job are all extremely punctual and extremely qualified at their specific trades. I can’t give this company a stronger recommendation and will be sure to use Roland and his team for any future renovations. A+ Service in an industry that you will seldom find it in.

Renovation Testimonial

From quote to completion, Armrock was outstanding. We couldn’t be happier. Hassle free and on budget. If you’re after attention to detail you’ve come to the right place. Highly recommended. Thanks again.

 

Keith Munday

Very pleased with a very professional job completed by Roland and his team. Roland never failed to turn up when expected or respond to a message if he was unable to take a call. He was also helpful and patient while we changed our minds repeatedly about what we wanted. We’re getting him back to do the kids bathroom!

 

Graham Robertson

Roland renovated both the Ensuite & main bathroom, removing the walls around separate toilets which increased the overall spaces. The team of guys who did the demolition & construction were really easy to deal with & the finish is excellent. It was no problem for us to request minor changes along the way. We’re really pleased with the outcome & would thoroughly recommend.

Andrew Watkins

Roland and his team were very professional and affordable. We had two bathrooms and a laundry renovated by Armrock Constructions and we couldn’t be happier. Would definitely recommend them.

Small Reno Testimonial

I don’t often write reviews but felt this time I had too. A huge thank you to Roland from Armrock constructions. From the first time I contacted Roland he could not have been more helpful and professional. Roland was on time, got the job done and left my home clean and tidy. Please if your wanting a small spruce up or a full reno done these are the people to call. Thanks once again Armrock.

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