Bathroom Renovation Glossary
Definition
This glossary explains common bathroom renovation terms used in Australia, covering wet-area waterproofing, plumbing and drainage, tiling, ventilation, fixtures, and compliance language.
- Accessible bathroom
- Acoustic insulation
- Aerator
- Air admittance valve
- Ambient lighting
- Anti-fog mirror
- Anti-scald device
- Anti-slip tile
- AS 1288 (glass)
- AS 1428 (accessibility)
- AS 3740 (waterproofing wet areas)
- As-built drawing
- AS/NZS 3500
- Asbestos awareness
- Back-to-wall bath
- Back-to-wall toilet
- Backdraft damper
- Backflow prevention device
- Balustrade
- Basin mixer
- Bath
- Bath spout
- Bathroom accessories set
- Bathroom exhaust fan
- Bathroom lighting
- Bathroom remodel
- Bathroom renovation
- Bathroom screed
- Bathroom storage
- Bathroom vanity
- Bathroom ventilation rate
- Bidet
- Bidet seat
- Bidet spray
- Bond breaker
- Bottle trap
- Braided hose
- Brushed nickel
- Builder’s clean
- Carpentry in wet areas
- Cement grout
- Cement sheet jointing
- Cement-based adhesive
- Ceramic tile
- Channel drain
- Chevron tile
- Child-safe tapware
- Chrome finish
- Colour temperature (K)
- Compliance certificate
- Concealed cistern
- Condensation
- Control joint
- CRI (lighting)
- Curbless shower
- Dead leg (plumbing)
- Defects liability period
- Demister pad
- Demolition
- Door hardware
- Door width clearance
- Downlight
- Drain fall
- Drawer runners
- Dual check valve
- Dual flush toilet
- Ducted exhaust
- Dust extraction
- Electric underfloor heating
- Electrical safety
- Engineered stone
- Ensuite
- Epoxy adhesive
- Epoxy grout
- Exhaust fan
- Expansion joint
- External vent termination
- Feature strip
- Feature tile
- Fibre cement sheet
- Final clean
- Flexible hose
- Floating vanity
- Flood test
- Floor protection
- Floor trap
- Floor waste
- Floor-mounted bath filler
- Floor-to-ceiling tiling
- Flow rate (L/min)
- Frameless mirror
- Frameless shower screen
- Freestanding bath
- Freestanding vanity
- Full extension runners
- Grab rail
- Grated floor waste
- Grout
- Grout haze
- Grout sealer
- Gully trap
- Half-height tiling
- Hand shower
- Handheld shower
- Handover
- Heat pump hot water
- Heated towel ladder
- Heated towel rail
- Heating mat
- Herringbone tile
- Hexagon tile
- Hobless shower
- Hot and cold lines
- Hot water system
- In-wall acoustic mat
- In-wall cistern
- Inline exhaust fan
- Inset basin
- Inset bath
- Instantaneous hot water
- IP rating (bathroom light)
- IP44 fitting
- Isolation valve
- Laminar flow
- Laminate benchtop
- Large format tile
- Laundry-style tallboy
- Lead time (fixtures)
- Leak detection
- LED mirror
- Legionella control
- Licensed plumber
- Licensed waterproofer
- Linen cupboard
- Liquid membrane
- Maintenance schedule
- Make-up air
- Matte black tapware
- Mirror
- Mirror cabinet
- Mitred edge
- Moisture-resistant plasterboard
- Mosaic tile
- Mould
- Mould remediation
- Mould-resistant plasterboard
- Movement joint
- NCC (National Construction Code)
- Neutral cure silicone
- Niche shelf
- Niche waterproofing
- Noggin
- Over-toilet cabinet
- Overflow relief gully
- P-trap
- Pendulum test (P rating)
- Pipe gradient
- Pipe lagging
- Pipe sizing
- Pivot door
- Plumbing fit-off
- Plumbing rough-in
- Ponding
- Porcelain tile
- Powder room
- Powder-coated finish
- Power isolation
- Preformed shower base
- Pressure limiting valve
- Prime cost item
- Primer (waterproofing)
- Progress payment
- Provisional sum
- Puddle flange
- Punch list
- Push-to-open
- PVD finish
- R rating (slip)
- Rain shower head
- RCD protection
- Recessed cabinet
- Recessed floor
- Recirculation line
- Rising damp
- Robe hook
- RPZ valve
- Rubbish chute
- S-trap
- Safety glass
- Sand and cement screed
- Scald risk
- Seal failure
- Self-levelling compound
- Semi-frameless shower screen
- Semi-recessed basin
- Set-out plan
- Shaving cabinet
- Sheet membrane
- Shop drawing
- Shower base
- Shower bench
- Shower chair
- Shower diverter
- Shower head flow restrictor
- Shower leak
- Shower mixer
- Shower niche
- Shower rail
- Shower screen
- Shower screen measurements
- Shower seat
- Shower set-down
- Shower waste
- Silica dust control
- Silicone maintenance
- Silicone sealant
- Site measure
- Site protection
- Skip bin
- Sliding shower door
- Slip rating
- Slip resistance
- Smart mirror
- Snag list
- Soap holder recess
- Soft-close hinges
- Soft-close seat
- Solid surface benchtop
- Soundproofing
- Spa bath
- Stone benchtop
- Stone sealant
- Stop tap
- Stopcock
- Storage hot water
- Strip-out
- Stud wall
- Task lighting
- Tempering valve
- Template (benchtop)
- Temporary shower
- Temporary toilet
- Terrazzo look tile
- Thermal expansion
- Thermostat (heating)
- Thermostatic mixer valve
- Tile
- Tile adhesive
- Tile alignment
- Tile edging
- Tile fall to waste
- Tile levelling system
- Tile lippage
- Tile pattern (stack bond)
- Tile trim
- Tiled shower base
- Tiling contractor
- Toilet roll holder
- Toilet suite
- Touch sensor mirror
- Towel ring
- Trap (plumbing)
- Under-vanity lighting
- Underfloor heating
- Undermount basin
- Vanity benchtop
- Vanity cabinet
- Variation (contract)
- Vent pipe
- Vessel basin
- Villaboard
- Walk-in shower
- Wall insulation
- Wall lining
- Wall mixer
- Wall set-out
- Wall spout
- Wall-faced toilet
- Wall-hung basin
- Wall-hung toilet
- Warranty (workmanship)
- Waste disposal
- Water closet
- Water damage
- Water ingress
- Water isolation
- Water pressure (kPa)
- Water saving
- Water stop angle
- Water supply lines
- WaterMark certification
- Waterproofing
- Waterproofing certificate
- Waterproofing flange
- Waterproofing membrane
- Waterproofing over heating
- Weather louvre
- WELS rating
- Wet area
- Wet-area compliance