We handle every trade under one contract. No chasing a framer, then a plasterer, then an electrician independently. From permits and footings to the final coat of paint, one crew sees the whole job through.
Maribyrnong Council planning and building permits managed for you, including the heritage overlay and boundary setback rules common on Yarraville's worker's cottage streets.
Built to AS 1684 residential timber framing, inspected and passed before we close the walls. No shortcuts on structure.
Fully flashed, sealed and watertight before internal work begins, matched to blend with your cottage's existing roofline, not a mismatched addition.
Meets National Construction Code (NCC) requirements and matched to existing house materials wherever possible so the extension reads as part of the original home.
Flooring, plastering, painting, doors and trim matched to the rest of your house. Nobody should be able to tell where the old home ends and the new begins.
The number we agree on after inspecting your cottage's heritage overlay and setbacks is the number you pay. No permit-rejection surprises.
A rejected permit application is how a Yarraville extension stalls for months. We design to the heritage overlay and setbacks from the start, and quote in writing, so the number and the timeline both hold.
Worker's cottages with heritage overlays, tight Maribyrnong Council setbacks, and period details worth protecting. We have extended enough of them to know what to design for and what to avoid.
Tradies who've actually extended Yarraville's worker's cottages, not a call centre reading a script. We say the thing, then stop.
A single-storey rear extension in Yarraville typically runs $80,000 to $180,000 depending on size, materials, and how much structural work is involved. Double-storey additions start higher. We give you a written fixed-price number after a site visit. Not a range. Not 'it depends.' Just the number.
A typical single-storey extension runs 12 to 16 weeks from permit approval to handover. We give you a specific start and finish date before we begin, and we keep to it.
Yes. Most extensions in Yarraville require a planning permit from Maribyrnong Council, plus a building permit. We manage both. You should not start structural work without them, and any builder who suggests otherwise is a red flag.
Yes. gutted. is a registered building practitioner, fully insured for domestic building work in Victoria. We supply our registration details before you sign anything.
That is the majority of our work in the inner west. Yarraville's worker's cottages often have heritage overlays and boundary setback requirements that affect what you can build and how far. We know the constraints and design to them from the start, not after the permit comes back rejected.
Tell us the rough scope: what you want to add, what is there now, and any must-haves. We will come out for a look and quote from what we actually see.
