Accessible & walk-in bathrooms.

Step-free (hobless) showers

The single most important feature: a shower with no hob or lip to step over or wheel across. We set the floor falls so water drains to a linear or point waste without a raised edge, which removes the most common bathroom trip hazard and makes the room usable with a walker, wheelchair or shower chair.

Reinforced walls for grab rails

Grab rails fixed to plasterboard alone pull out under load. We install continuous timber or ply backing behind the wall lining in the shower and around the toilet before tiling, so rails can be fixed securely at the height that suits the person. This is the part that has to be planned from the start — retrofitting it means opening the walls back up.

Slip-resistant floors & easy tapware

Floor tiles with an appropriate slip rating for wet, bare-foot use, lever or sensor tapware that doesn’t need a tight grip, a fold-down or built-in shower seat, and good lighting with tonal contrast between floor, wall and fixtures to help low-vision users. Small details that make the room genuinely safer day to day.

Layout, doorways & circulation

We widen doorways and reconfigure fixtures so there’s a clear approach and enough circulation space, working to AS 1428.1 accessibility guidance where it applies. Many older Geelong bathrooms simply weren’t laid out for this, so the reconfiguration is often the bulk of the job.

NDIS & VA&EP funded work

We can build straight from an occupational therapist’s recommendation for an NDIS participant or a Victorian Aids & Equipment Program (VA&EP) modification, matching the functional requirements in the OT report. We’re happy to coordinate with the OT through the build so the finished bathroom meets the plan.

Realistic pricing (2026)

• Minor modifications (grab rails, non-slip floor, lever taps, seat): $3,000–$8,000
• NDIS minor adjustments: from around $5,000
• Full accessible conversion (hobless shower, reinforced walls, reconfigured layout): $20,000–$30,000+

Why we don’t cut corners on waterproofing

A step-free shower spreads water across more of the floor than a hobbed one, so the waterproofing has to be done exactly right — correct falls, a compliant AS 3740 membrane turned up the walls, cured and certified before tiling. Get it wrong and an accessible bathroom built for someone who can least afford disruption becomes the one most likely to leak. We never compromise the membrane to save time.