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Melbourne corridors
Each suburb note is written from the room you are likely to own: terrace wet areas, interwar brick, 1970s split-levels, and bayside salt air on chrome. Heritage /bathroom-kitchen-renovations-{suburb}/ paths 301 here.
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These pages are planning notes, not a contractor territory map and not a ranking of suburbs. Pair them with the Melbourne bathroom process, waterproofing, and cost framing.
Inner south
Victorian villas, terrace rows, and tight laneway access to rear wet rooms.
Victorian villas, terrace rows, and tight laneway access to rear wet rooms.
South-east middle ring
Post-war brick veneer, family bathrooms, and 1960s wet rooms due for a membrane.
Post-war brick veneer, family bathrooms, and 1960s wet rooms due for a membrane.
Inner east
Interwar brick, generous rooms, and heritage overlays on some streets.
Interwar brick, generous rooms, and heritage overlays on some streets.
South-east
1950s–70s family homes, some walk-ups, and bathrooms that still have a hob.
1950s–70s family homes, some walk-ups, and bathrooms that still have a hob.
East
Bush-suburban blocks, trees, and older bathrooms with tired extraction.
Bush-suburban blocks, trees, and older bathrooms with tired extraction.
East / activity centre
Mix of houses and apartments; wet rooms in towers are a different brief to brick veneer.
Mix of houses and apartments; wet rooms in towers are a different brief to brick veneer.
Bayside
Villas, heritage streetscapes, and salt air on external chrome.
Villas, heritage streetscapes, and salt air on external chrome.
Inner north
Victorian terraces, small kitchens, and wet rooms on the party wall.
Victorian terraces, small kitchens, and wet rooms on the party wall.
Inner east
Federation and interwar houses, large footprints, and kitchens that have been moved twice.
Federation and interwar houses, large footprints, and kitchens that have been moved twice.
Inner city
Terraces and walk-ups; compact wet rooms; heritage street walls.
Terraces and walk-ups; compact wet rooms; heritage street walls.
South-east
Mid-century family homes near a regional centre; 1960s–80s wet rooms.
Mid-century family homes near a regional centre; 1960s–80s wet rooms.
Bayside south-east
1960s brick, some weatherboard, and wet rooms with tired acrylic.
1960s brick, some weatherboard, and wet rooms with tired acrylic.
North-east
1970s split-levels, sunken lounges, and kitchens on a different floor to the bathroom.
1970s split-levels, sunken lounges, and kitchens on a different floor to the bathroom.
Bayside inner south
Art deco flats and small bathrooms; some houses on tighter blocks.
Art deco flats and small bathrooms; some houses on tighter blocks.
North-west
Interwar Californian bungalows and brick, with original separate WCs.
Interwar Californian bungalows and brick, with original separate WCs.
East family belt
1970s–90s family homes, larger bathrooms, and kitchens built around a meals area.
1970s–90s family homes, larger bathrooms, and kitchens built around a meals area.
Bayside
Weatherboard and brick, village-scale streets, salt on hardware.
Weatherboard and brick, village-scale streets, salt on hardware.
North-east
Mixed interwar and later infill; hillside blocks; split levels appear.
Mixed interwar and later infill; hillside blocks; split levels appear.
Inner south-east
Victorian and Edwardian houses, some flats, and kitchens in later rears.
Victorian and Edwardian houses, some flats, and kitchens in later rears.
North-west
Interwar and Victorian mix, village streets, and original wet walls.
Interwar and Victorian mix, village streets, and original wet walls.
Inner north
Weatherboard cottages, gentrified terraces, and skinny wet rooms.
Weatherboard cottages, gentrified terraces, and skinny wet rooms.
South / waterfront
Warehouse conversions, workers’ cottages, and industrial stacks.
Warehouse conversions, workers’ cottages, and industrial stacks.
Inner east
Terraces, warehouses, and walk-ups; tight access; mixed overlays.
Terraces, warehouses, and walk-ups; tight access; mixed overlays.
Bayside
Family bayside homes, weatherboard and brick, salt and sandy gardens.
Family bayside homes, weatherboard and brick, salt and sandy gardens.
Inner south
Terraces, heritage streetscapes, compact wet rooms, market-adjacent access.
Terraces, heritage streetscapes, compact wet rooms, market-adjacent access.
Inner south-east
Large homes, heritage fabric, multiple wet rooms, and services that have been moved more than once.
Large homes, heritage fabric, multiple wet rooms, and services that have been moved more than once.
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