Bentleigh, VIC 3204 · bayside
Kitchen renovations in Bentleigh
Complete kitchen renovations from $24,999 — cabinetry, benchtop, splashback, appliance installation and GST all in. Typically 5–7 weeks on site. We're a small local team — the people who quote your job are the people who build it, so you're not paying for a showroom or a sales rep.
- Registered building practitioner
- Fixed written price before we start
- Free inspection across Bentleigh
Local knowledge
What we see in Bentleigh homes
Bentleigh kitchens are post-war originals or a 1990s update sitting inside a post-war house. Either way they are usually at the rear, closed off from a separate dining room, with a run of low cabinetry along one or two walls and very little bench space either side of the cooktop.
The thing that catches people out here
Kitchens here are frequently at the rear with a separate dining room. Combining the two into a single family space is the most common Bentleigh kitchen brief, and it is the change that does the most for how the house lives.
Owners here mostly renovate to stay, which changes what is worth buying. Over ten years you notice the drawer runners, the depth of the bench and whether there is somewhere to put a hot pan down. You do not notice the handles.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Bentleigh
1. What your house is built on
Brick veneer on a timber subfloor, which is the cheap case: the sink and dishwasher waste can usually be moved under the floor without cutting anything. The wall between the kitchen and dining room is the real question. In this stock it is often non-structural, but not always, and the difference between a stud wall and one carrying roof load is a beam, an engineer's detail and several thousand dollars. We check it during the free inspection rather than assuming.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit for an internal kitchen. Two other things matter more here: a pre-1990 kitchen can have asbestos-cement sheet behind the splashback or under the vinyl, which needs a licensed asbestos removalist, and a switchboard of that vintage frequently cannot carry an induction cooktop plus an oven plus a dishwasher without an upgrade. Both get checked and priced before you sign. Taking out a load-bearing wall is a different matter: that needs a building permit and an engineer's computation for the beam, and both belong in the quote.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Bentleigh is a school-zone suburb and the houses turn over slowly, so a kitchen here is one you will use for a long time. That argues for spending on the things that wear — soft-close hardware, a benchtop that tolerates heat, drawers rather than cupboards — and not on a finish chosen because it photographs well.
None of the above is guesswork on a quote — we look at the subfloor, whether the dividing wall carries load, the switchboard and where a rangehood can duct to during the free inspection, then put a fixed written price on it.
Pricing
Kitchen renovation cost in Bentleigh
One number, everything in it. Take it to any other quote you get and compare line for line — that is the comparison worth making.
What's included at $24,999
One price for the cabinetry, the benchtop, the splashback and the trades, with GST in it. Appliances are the one thing you buy yourself.
- Removal of existing kitchen and disposal
- New cabinetry, 6–8 linear metres
- Laminate, porcelain or natural stone benchtop
- Tiled or glass splashback
- Plumbing and electrical by licensed trades
- Appliance installation (you buy the appliances, we fit them)
Appliances are not included — you buy them, which means you pick the brands and catch the sales, and we install them as part of the job. Removing a load-bearing wall, moving the sink or dishwasher to a new position, a switchboard upgrade, upgraded finishes and hidden damage found during demolition are quoted separately and always in writing before any extra work starts.
Also renovating the bathroom? See bathroom pricing for Bentleigh →
Questions
Bentleigh kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Bentleigh?
Yes — Bentleigh is inside our regular service area, along with Bentleigh East, McKinnon, Ormond and the surrounding bayside. Site inspections across Bentleigh are free and there's no travel charge.
How long will the job take?
Around 5–7 weeks on site for a standard kitchen of this type. Bentleigh is mostly 1950s–1960s brick veneer, and that's the kind of place we work on most — so the timeline we give you at quote stage is the one we work to.
What could push the price above $24,999?
Four things, in order of likelihood: taking out a load-bearing wall, which means an engineer's beam design and a building permit; moving the sink or dishwasher, which is cheap on a timber subfloor and expensive on a slab; a switchboard that cannot carry a modern appliance load; and finishes above our standard range. Appliances are yours to buy, so they sit outside the price either way. In Bentleigh, where the stock is 1950s–1960s brick veneer, the third one matters — you get a written price before anyone touches it.
Can I see photos of your work?
Yes — there are real before-and-after photos and video walkthroughs of finished work on the home page. We'll bring more kitchen renovations to the inspection, along with what each job actually cost.
Do you do whole-house renovations in Bentleigh?
No, and we'd rather say so plainly. We don't do extensions, second storeys, re-roofing or anything that changes the outside of the house — we do bathrooms and kitchens, for a fixed price, and that narrow focus is the reason we can quote the way we do. Taking out an internal wall to open a kitchen to the living area is part of a kitchen and we do that, with an engineer's beam design and a building permit where the wall is load-bearing. If you're planning a full home renovation in Bentleigh, these are usually the two rooms that blow the budget, so it's worth getting a firm number on them early even if someone else is managing the rest. We're happy to quote just our part and work alongside your builder.
Free, no obligation
Book your free site inspection in Bentleigh.
Tell us a bit about the room and we'll call you back to arrange a time. You'll get a fixed written price — and an honest answer about what your budget can realistically buy.
Thanks — we've got it.
We'll call you back to arrange a time, usually the same day.