One crew, one contract, start to finish. Essendon's grand Edwardian villas sit on larger blocks with genuine period detail worth preserving. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Flat-pack, semi-custom or fully custom, built to complement a villa's original fretwork and period detail, not clash with it.
Laminate, reconstituted stone or engineered stone, templated to the larger kitchen footprints typical of Essendon's villa blocks.
Tile, glass or stone, installed to AS 3958 and fitted around original period detail worth preserving, not ripped out by default. Our tiler, not a sub.
Rough-in and final connections to AS/NZS 3500 and AS/NZS 3000, accounting for a villa's original wiring and plumbing before a wall ever comes down.
Ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, dishwashers, connected and tested before handover. No half-finished punch list.
The number we agree on after inspecting your villa's actual walls and layout is the number you pay. No scope creep once demolition starts.
Villa renovations blow out when a wall opens and the scope grows with it. We quote after inspecting what's actually behind the walls, in writing, so the number holds.
Grand Edwardian villas on larger blocks, original fretwork, stained glass and decorated ceilings. Moonee Valley heritage overlays cover much of the suburb. We check all of this before we quote, not after.
Tradies who've actually worked Essendon's Edwardian villas, not a call centre reading a script. We say the thing, then stop.
Yes, and this is exactly the kind of detail we plan for before we start. Essendon has one of Melbourne's finest concentrations of Edwardian villa architecture: ornate fretwork, stained glass, decorated ceilings and timber carpentry that a lot of crews would rather rip out than work around. We identify what's original and worth preserving at the site visit, and design the kitchen renovation to keep it intact wherever the layout allows.
It usually means more options, not more complexity. Essendon's villas sit on larger blocks than the working cottages of the inner west, which often gives more scope for opening up a kitchen into a rear extension without the tight side-access constraints of a narrower block. We assess your specific block and layout at the site visit before quoting.
Most standard kitchen renovations in Essendon do not require a permit. Essendon is one of the most heritage-affected suburbs in Moonee Valley, so if your property is in a heritage overlay, a council permit may be required for structural changes or external alterations. We identify this during the site visit and advise you before you commit to anything.
A kitchen renovation in Essendon typically runs $28,000 to $65,000. Standard scope (flat-pack cabinetry, laminate benchtop, ceramic tile) starts at $28,000 to $40,000. Mid-spec (semi-custom cabinetry, 20mm stone benchtop, porcelain tile) runs $40,000 to $55,000. Heritage-sensitive detailing and larger villa layouts can add to cost. We give you a written fixed-price quote after a site visit, not an estimate from photos.
Yes. gutted. is a BPC registered building practitioner (Building and Plumbing Commission) and fully insured for domestic building work in Victoria. We provide our registration details before you sign anything.
A rough scope is all we need. We come to you, look at the job, and give you a written fixed-price quote. We do not price from photos.
