Stone & Steam is based in the Illawarra and delivers premium bathroom renovations across the full Wollongong corridor — from Thirroul and Bulli in the north through to Kiama and Gerringong in the south. This is our home region. The majority of our 500+ completed projects have been delivered here.
The Illawarra is where Stone & Steam built its reputation — 500+ projects across the corridor over more than a decade. These are a few of the recent ones.
A full bathroom renovation in Windang centred around a marble brief — floor-to-ceiling marble-look porcelain, a custom floating vanity with stone benchtop, wall-mounted brushed nickel tapware, and a frameless shower screen. The challenge was maintaining the warmth of the material palette while keeping the room from feeling heavy. The finished space is quiet and considered — high-spec without being loud about it.
A custom steam room installation in Albion Park — full waterproofing system, steam generator, tiled wet room, and bench seating. Steam room installations require a fundamentally different approach to waterproofing and ventilation than a standard bathroom renovation. Stone & Steam manages the full specification and build. See the steam rooms page for more on this service.
Both bathrooms in a freestanding Wollongong home renovated concurrently — master ensuite and main bathroom completed within the same construction window. The brief was cohesive materiality across both rooms: the same large-format tile carried through, differentiated by fixture and tapware configuration. Both rooms delivered on time and within the fixed quoted price.
The Illawarra is home. Stone & Steam has been renovating bathrooms across this corridor for over a decade — the local knowledge, the trade relationships, and the track record are all here.
The majority of Stone & Steam's work has been delivered across the Illawarra — from Thirroul in the north to Gerringong in the south. That depth of local experience means faster assessments, established trade relationships, and a track record you can actually verify through referrals in the area. Most new clients in the Illawarra come through word of mouth from previous clients in the same neighbourhood.
Stone & Steam is one of the few operators in the Illawarra with genuine expertise in both bathroom renovations and custom steam room installations. The technical requirements are different — waterproofing, ventilation, and heating system specifications for a steam room go well beyond a standard bathroom scope. If you're considering adding a steam room to your renovation brief, this is the operator to talk to.
Patrick manages every renovation personally — from the initial site visit through to final handover. There are no handoffs, no project managers who weren't at the brief, and no ambiguity about who's responsible if something needs attention. For homeowners across the Illawarra who've had fragmented renovation experiences before, this is consistently the detail that makes the biggest difference.
Every Stone & Steam quote is itemised and fixed before work begins. The price doesn't change unless the scope does. The assessment process is thorough enough that hidden conditions rarely emerge as surprises — and when they do, they're flagged immediately and handled transparently, not buried in a variation claim.
Stone & Steam works across the full Illawarra corridor. The suburbs below cover our regular working area from the escarpment to the coast, north to south. If yours isn't listed, get in touch — we'd rather confirm directly.
Also servicing Sydney's Northern Beaches and North Shore.
"If you're in a suburb close to this area and you're not sure — reach out. We'd rather tell you directly."
Get a free quoteThese are realistic ranges based on Illawarra projects. The Wollongong region has a broad mix of housing stock — coastal homes, established suburbs, and newer estates — and cost varies accordingly.
For a full breakdown of what drives renovation costs, see our bathroom renovation cost guide.
Fixed-price quote — scoped before any work begins.
Request a quoteA Stone & Steam renovation is a complete, managed process — not a tiling quote with a list of exclusions attached.
A proper brief before anything is quoted — how the space is used, what's not working, and what the finished room should feel like.
All waterproofing to Australian Standard AS 3740. Consistent tiling team across every project — execution quality matters as much as material selection.
Curated product selection that performs to spec and suits the property. Coastal Illawarra homes have specific humidity and salt air considerations where relevant.
Established licensed tradespeople across the Illawarra. All coordination handled by Patrick — you deal with one person, not a rotating cast of contractors.
Waterproofing inspections, defect checks, and final handover. Regular updates and direct access to Patrick throughout.
"We'd had quotes from two other local builders before Patrick came out. His was more detailed, more transparent, and ultimately better value — not the cheapest, but the only one that actually told us what we were getting. The finished bathroom is exceptional."
"Patrick renovated our bathroom in Windang and the quality of finish is genuinely outstanding. He brought a design sensibility that we hadn't expected from a local tradie — this is someone who actually cares about how the room looks and feels, not just whether it's watertight."
"Stone & Steam installed a steam room for us in Albion Park. The process was professional from start to finish — the spec was detailed, the build was clean, and the finished product is exactly what we asked for. Patrick knows steam rooms in a way that most builders simply don't."
If you're planning a bathroom renovation or steam room installation in the Wollongong area, Stone & Steam would be glad to hear about it. Patrick responds personally — usually within 24 hours on business days.
No commitment. Patrick responds personally within 24 hours on business days.