One crew, one contract, start to finish. Newport grew as a railway workshop town from the 1880s, and its housing spans that whole era through to postwar. 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.
1880s workshop-era cottages near the heritage-protected Newport Railway Workshops through to postwar housing further out. We identify your home's era 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.”
Yes, in a good way to know about. Newport grew up around its railway workshops, one of the best-preserved 19th century railway workshop complexes in the world, heritage protected since 1994, and the cottages built in the 1880s subdivisions nearest the workshops tend to be the suburb's oldest and most character-filled stock. Homes further from the historic core were often built later, into the postwar years. We identify which era your home belongs to at the site visit, since it changes what we're likely to find once we open a wall.
Most standard, internal kitchen renovations in Newport do not require a planning permit. If your property is close to the historic Newport Railway Workshops precinct or in one of Hobsons Bay's heritage overlay areas, a permit may be required for structural or external changes. We identify this during the site visit and advise you before you commit to anything.
Yes, and it's a large part of what we do in Hobsons Bay. Cottages built in the 1880s subdivisions around the original Newport Railway Workshops have their own character and quirks, different again from the postwar housing further from the historic centre. We know what's typical for each era before we quote, not after we've started demolition.
A kitchen renovation in Newport typically runs $28,000 to $60,000. Standard scope (flat-pack cabinetry, laminate benchtop, ceramic tile) starts at $28,000 to $38,000. Mid-spec (semi-custom cabinetry, 20mm stone benchtop, porcelain tile) runs $38,000 to $50,000. Older workshop-era cottages can add to cost depending on condition. 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.
