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PROFILE — THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK
Bathroom Renovation Caulfield is Ivan’s practice. He’s an Independent Home Renovation Specialist working as a sole trader in Melbourne, Victoria, with about 15 years of residential renovation behind him. When you get in touch, you deal with Ivan directly.
Reference photo: compound being worked along a wall-to-ceiling joint.
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH IVAN
— You talk with the person who assesses and carries out the work.
— The existing conditions are looked at before a scope is set.
— You’re told what can be assessed and what stays uncertain until work begins.
— Plumbing, electrical and other regulated work is done by appropriately licensed specialists.
— Work covers Caulfield and surrounding Melbourne suburbs.
— Planned renovation work only. There’s no 24-hour emergency call-out service.
BACKGROUND — HOW THE EXPERIENCE WAS BUILT
Ivan’s experience comes from residential work: bathrooms, tiling, flooring, surface preparation, plasterboard installation and plastering. These are the layers a bathroom renovation depends on.
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Alongside his father
Ivan started learning residential renovation work beside his father, so he picked up the habits of preparation and care from the start.
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Tradespeople, teams and subcontracting
He then broadened his experience working with tradespeople and renovation teams, and as a subcontractor. That gave him a clear view of how the different parts of a renovation fit together.
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In Australia since 2016
Ivan has been working in Australia since 2016.
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In Melbourne since 2019
Since 2019 he has been based in Melbourne. He now works independently with homeowners in Caulfield and nearby suburbs.
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VALUES — HOW IVAN WORKS
Ivan explains what he can assess, what remains uncertain and why. An existing bathroom can hide problems behind tiles and sheeting, and those concealed issues can change the scope once work begins. You should hear that before work starts, not partway through.
The aim is practical residential renovation that suits each property’s existing condition and the homeowner’s needs. Sometimes that means updating an existing bathroom. Sometimes it means a more extensive renovation where the substrate and preparation need attention first.
LAYER — LICENSED WORK
Ivan’s own work is the renovation and finishing side: tiling, flooring, surface preparation, plasterboard and plastering. Plumbing, electrical and other regulated components of a bathroom renovation are done by appropriately licensed specialists, and Ivan may coordinate their involvement so the order of work makes sense on site.
For more on how this is organised, read Licensed Specialist Coordination.
FURTHER READING
If your bathroom no longer works for you or is starting to deteriorate, describe it to Ivan. It also helps to read what to have ready before you get in touch.
