One crew, one contract, start to finish. Northcote's Victorian cottages are solid local-brickworks brick, and heritage permits through Darebin can take 8-12 weeks. 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.
Solid local-brickworks brick Victorian cottages, extensive Darebin heritage overlays around High Street and the Victorian streets west of it. We check all of this 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, and it's worth planning for from day one. Unlike the timber cottages common in many inner suburbs, Northcote's Victorian workers' cottages were built predominantly from local brickworks brick, giving the suburb a solid terracotta building stock. Opening up a kitchen wall in a solid brick cottage means identifying which walls are load-bearing before any demolition starts, not after. We assess your specific construction at the site visit.
Longer than most people expect. Darebin Council's heritage overlay applications typically take 8 to 12 weeks to process. Northcote has extensive heritage overlays, particularly around the High Street precinct and the Victorian cottage streets west of High Street. If your kitchen renovation involves structural or external changes on a heritage-listed property, we factor this timeline into your written schedule from the start.
Most standard, internal kitchen renovations in Northcote do not require a planning permit. If your property is in one of Darebin's heritage overlay precincts and you're making structural or external changes, a permit will likely be required. We check your specific heritage status at the site visit and advise you before you commit to anything.
A kitchen renovation in Northcote 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. Structural work in solid brick construction and heritage compliance 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.
