One crew, one contract, start to finish. St Kilda spans grand Victorian villas through to Art Deco flats, all inside the HO7 heritage precinct. We know what we're walking into before we quote.
Flat-pack, semi-custom or fully custom, built to fit your specific building type, whether a grand villa or a compact Art Deco flat.
Laminate, reconstituted stone or engineered stone, templated to your kitchen's actual dimensions, not a project-home footprint.
Tile, glass or stone, installed to AS 3958 and fitted to your property's actual era, curved Art Deco walls included. Our tiler, not a sub.
Rough-in and final connections to AS/NZS 3500 and AS/NZS 3000, checked against the HO7 heritage precinct before any structural work starts.
Ovens, cooktops, rangehoods, dishwashers, connected and tested before handover. No half-finished punch list.
The number we agree on after checking your property's HO7 classification is the number you pay. No stop-work surprises.
A permit assumed unnecessary is how a St Kilda job gets stopped mid-way. We check the HO7 precinct and quote in writing before we start, so the number and the timeline both hold.
Victorian-era mansions and villas, interwar Art Deco flats, all inside the HO7 heritage precinct since 2001. We check your property's specific classification before we quote, not after.
Tradies who check the HO7 precinct before touching a wall, not a call centre reading a script. We say the thing, then stop.
It genuinely varies street to street, which is why we check rather than assume. St Kilda sits within Heritage Overlay 7 (HO7), a large precinct introduced in 2001 spanning St Kilda, Elwood, Balaclava and Ripponlea. It covers everything from grand Victorian-era mansions and villas to interwar Art Deco flats. What's allowed depends entirely on your property's specific classification within that overlay, not the suburb as a whole. We confirm this at the site visit before quoting anything.
Yes, and it's worth using. The City of Port Phillip employs Urban Design and Heritage Advisors who provide free assistance to residents renovating historic buildings in the municipality. We're happy to work alongside advice you've already received, or point you toward that resource if you haven't used it yet.
Most standard, internal kitchen renovations in St Kilda do not require a planning permit. If your property is within the HO7 precinct and you're making structural or external changes, a permit is likely required. We identify your property's specific status during the site visit and advise you before you commit to anything.
A kitchen renovation in St Kilda 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. Grand villa 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 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.
