Bathroom and Kitchen Renovation Plumbing Gold Coast
The pipes go in before the tiles, so they have to be right. We set them out against the fixtures you have chosen, including any new hot water system, and check them before anything covers them.
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Vesey Plumbing Solutions does bathroom, kitchen and renovation plumbing across the Gold Coast, Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm. Licensed plumber Jamie Vesey does the work and gives you a written price before starting. The QBCC lists moving or adding fixtures as notifiable work.
What are you planning?
We are renovating and moving things around
New pipework
What it involves
Anything that moves needs new water and waste pipes to its new spot. They go in after the old room is stripped out and before the walls are lined, then we come back after tiling to connect everything. The waste pipes decide how far a toilet or shower can move, because they need a slope to drain.
What to have ready
Choose your toilet, vanity, shower and taps before the pipes go in, and keep the specification sheets. Each one sets its own pipe heights and positions. A rough sketch of where things are now and where they are going helps too.
Not sure? Describe it on the phone.
Renovating, but keeping everything where it is
Usually a straight swap
What it involves
Keeping the layout means the new fixtures can usually use the pipes already there, as long as they are in good condition. With the walls open, it is the easiest time to check them, and to replace old pipe rather than tile over it.
What to have ready
Choose the new fixtures early and check they suit what is there. A wall-mounted mixer or a toilet with the cistern hidden in the wall needs different pipes to the one it replaces, even in the same spot.
Not sure? Describe it on the phone.
We need a new toilet
Usually a straight swap
What it involves
In the same spot, the old toilet comes out, the connection to the waste pipe is checked and resealed, and the new one goes in and gets tested. It becomes a bigger job if the floor under the old one is damaged, or the new toilet joins the waste pipe in a different place. If the toilet only runs or rocks, a toilet repair may be all it needs.
What to have ready
Send us a photo of the old toilet and the floor around it, and the specification sheet for the new one if you have picked it. Toilets join the waste pipe in different positions, and a close match saves work.
Not sure? Describe it on the phone.
New taps or a new vanity
Usually a straight swap
What it involves
In the same spot, new taps or a new vanity usually connect to the pipes already there. It grows when the new one works differently: a mixer on the wall where the tap used to sit on the basin, or a vanity with its basin in a different place.
What to have ready
Look up the specification sheet before you buy, and check the taps carry the WaterMark, which shows they are approved for connecting to the water supply in Australia.
Not sure? Describe it on the phone.
A new kitchen, or the sink moving
Depends if the sink moves
What it involves
If the sink stays where it is, the new one connects to the pipes already there. Moving it, or adding a dishwasher or a fridge with a water line, means new pipes run before the cabinets go in. A gas cooktop is gas fitting, which is a separate job.
What to have ready
Ask your kitchen designer for the layout with the sink, dishwasher and fridge marked on it, and have it ready before any cabinets are fitted.
Not sure? Describe it on the phone.
Something else
Not on the list?
A new hot water system has its own page under hot water systems.
What to do
Call and tell us what you are planning in your own words. A few photos of the space as it is now help us understand it quickly.
Not sure? Describe it on the phone.
The plumbing is the part of a renovation you cannot redo later
Once the tiles are down, moving a pipe means lifting them. So the plumbing goes in first.
You
Choose the fixtures
Pick the toilet, vanity, shower and taps first. Their specification sheets decide where every pipe goes.
Other trades
The old room comes out
Once the walls and floor are open, the existing pipes can be checked. Old or corroded pipe is easiest to replace now.
Plumber, first visit
New pipes to the new positions
Water and waste pipes are run while the room is open, then checked for leaks before anything covers them.
Other trades
Walls lined, waterproofed and tiled
The room gets closed up over pipes that have already been tested.
Plumber, second visit
Everything connected
The toilet, basin, shower and taps go on and are run and checked.
Only swapping a fixture? Most of this does not apply. The old one comes out and the new one goes in where it was, once the existing connections have been checked.
A written price. Guaranteed workmanship.
A written price before we start, and our workmanship guaranteed for as long as you own the home.
You get the price in writing before any work begins. If we find something the quote did not cover, we stop and tell you what it means before we touch it. If our workmanship ever fails, we will repair or redo the work, whichever we judge right for the job.
Some jobs cannot be quoted without opening something up. Where that is the case, we tell you before we start.
The workmanship guarantee covers the work we carry out, for as long as you own the property. Anything we supply also carries its manufacturer's warranty, and we will help you claim on it. This guarantee is in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. How to make a claim, and your consumer guarantees.
“Can’t recommend Jamie enough for our bathroom renovation. We got quotes from a few plumbers around the Gold Coast and he was upfront about pricing from the start, no surprises when the final bill came through. Turned up on time every day, kept the site clean, and walked us through each stage so we always knew what was happening and why.”
Renovations we have finished
Bathrooms, a laundry and an outdoor bath, all handed back finished. The last photo is what sits under the floor before any of it goes in, which is the part you never see.
Double vanity, wall-mounted mixers, backlit mirrors 
Brass ceiling rose and mixers beside a curved wall 
Freestanding bath and a fluted timber vanity 
Walk-in shower, linear drain and brushed brass throughout 
Double vanity with vessel basins and arched mirrors 
Outdoor shower on an exposed copper riser 
Freestanding bath beside a frameless screen 
Fluted vanity with a brushed brass wall mixer 
Walk-in shower with a rail shower and grab rail 
Stone basin, wall mixer, mirrored shaving cabinet 
Tiled walk-in shower with a linear floor drain 
Curved oak vanity and a back-to-wall bath 
Frameless shower with grab rails and a wall-hung vanity 
Laundry with a brass sink, gooseneck mixer and stacked machines 
Outdoor stone bath filled from a wall spout 
Waste pipes run under a new floor frame, before the floor goes down
What to have ready when you book
The fixtures you have chosen
The specification sheets for the toilet, vanity, shower and taps. They decide where the pipes go.
Photos of the room now
A few wide shots of the room as it is, and the space under the sink or vanity.
What the floor is
A concrete slab or a raised timber floor. It changes how a waste pipe reaches a new position.
Who else is on the job
Your builder, tiler or kitchen company, and roughly when they are booked. The plumbing has to fit between them.
We answer Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm.
Jamie Vesey
Licensed plumber and gas fitter
QBCC 15090309
Renovation plumbing questions people ask
Guides on installs and renovations
Guide · 3 min read
When the plumber comes in: the stages of a bathroom renovation
Bathroom renovation stages from the plumber's side: the rough-in before the walls are lined, fixtures to choose first, and the Queensland paperwork.
More on installs and renovations
Toilet Replacement
A new suite in the old spot, or a new spot altogether.
Kitchen Renovation Plumbing
Sinks, dishwashers and fridge water lines.
Tapware and Vanity Installation
Mixers, basins and vanities, swapped or moved.
Our other plumbing services
Hot Water Systems
Repairs, replacements and servicing for electric, gas, heat pump and solar systems.
Gas Fitting
Commercial kitchen fit-outs, appliance installation, gas line repairs and compliance certificates.
Plumbing Maintenance and Repairs
Dripping taps, running toilets and weak showers, fixed before they turn into ceiling stains.
Blocked Drains
We clear the blockage, find out what caused it, and tell you whether it will come back.
Burst Pipes and Leak Detection
Find the leak, stop the water, repair the pipe.
Emergency Plumber
Burst pipes, sewage coming up inside and no water. We answer Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm, not nights or weekends.
Where we do installations and renovations on the Gold Coast
We look after the Gold Coast, including:
- Burleigh Heads
- Burleigh Waters
- Miami
- Palm Beach
- Elanora
- Tallebudgera
- Currumbin
- Currumbin Waters
- Tugun
- Bilinga
- Kirra
- Coolangatta
- Varsity Lakes
- Reedy Creek
- Robina
- Mermaid Beach
- Broadbeach
- Surfers Paradise
- Main Beach
- Southport
- Labrador
- Runaway Bay
- Hope Island
- Helensvale
- Coomera
Not on the list? Tell us your suburb when you call and we will let you know whether we can get to you.
Book an installation or renovation on the Gold Coast
Tell us what is happening. You get a written price before we start, and our workmanship is guaranteed for as long as you own the home.