One crew, one contract, start to finish. Kensington grew around the old Newmarket Saleyards, and its narrow-fronted workers' cottages need layout planning most crews skip. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Flat-pack, semi-custom or fully custom. Measured, built and installed by our team.
Laminate, reconstituted stone or engineered stone. Templated, cut and installed correctly.
Tile, glass or stone. Our tiler, not a sub. Fixed price, precision layout.
Rough-in and final connections. Licensed trades. All work inspected and compliant.
Ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, dishwashers. Connected and tested before handover.
The number we agree on before we start is the number you pay. No surprises, no additions.
Quoted in writing before we start. The number we agree on is the number you pay.
Narrow-fronted workers' cottages built for the old Newmarket Saleyards workforce, a recent City of Melbourne heritage review (Amendment C215) covering 570 buildings. We check your property's status before we quote, not after.
We say the thing, then stop. No jargon, no runaround. We pick up the phone.
“I relocated interstate with two dogs and never thought a new home could feel like me, but they took me under their wing, kept me updated the whole way, and let me customise everything from the flooring to the kitchen layout. Genuine, passionate, and a pleasure to deal with.”
It's worth checking, and this catches more owners than you'd expect. The City of Melbourne recently completed Amendment C215, an independent heritage assessment of 570 buildings across Kensington, in the area bounded by Eastwood Street, Macaulay Road, Stubbs Street and Racecourse Road. It introduced new individual heritage places and precincts that didn't exist under the previous overlay. A property that had no heritage controls a few years ago may be covered now. We check your specific address before we quote.
It comes down to what the suburb was built for. Kensington grew up around the Newmarket Saleyards and City Abattoirs, once Victoria's largest public abattoirs, and the late 19th century workers' cottages and terraces built to house the labourers were simple brick structures with narrow frontages, aligned in tight rows. That layout shapes what's realistic for a kitchen renovation, particularly around natural light and rear extensions. We assess your specific block at the site visit.
Most standard, internal kitchen renovations in Kensington do not require a planning permit. Given the recent Amendment C215 heritage review added new protections across the suburb, structural or external changes are more likely to need one than they were a few years ago. We identify your property's current status during the site visit and advise you before you commit to anything.
A kitchen renovation in Kensington typically runs $25,000 to $55,000. Standard scope (flat-pack cabinetry, laminate benchtop, ceramic tile) starts at $25,000 to $35,000. Mid-spec (semi-custom cabinetry, 20mm stone benchtop, porcelain tile) runs $35,000 to $45,000. Narrow-fronted cottage layouts and heritage-sensitive detailing 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 VBA registered building practitioner (Victorian Building Authority) 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.
