01What changes in Sydney
NSW Government guidance treats kitchen, bathroom and laundry renovation as a defined building-work category. It says a contractor licence is required to contract for, advertise or perform residential building or trade work in this category when labour and materials exceed the current threshold, while specialist electrical, plumbing and other work still belongs with the appropriately licensed trade. The contract rules also change with project value and require written scope, licence and pricing information.
A Sydney ad should therefore identify the exact business and supported licence claims, describe whether the company manages a full renovation or supplies only part of it, and avoid implying that every trade is performed in-house. Greater Sydney adds operational complexity: a measure in Penrith, a unit in Parramatta, a terrace closer to the city and a house in the Sutherland Shire can have different access, parking, strata, delivery and appointment constraints.
The form should ask for suburb, property type, occupancy, ownership or approval status, approximate scope and photos. It should call the next step a consultation or measure, not a final design, approval, fixed installation date or contract price.
