Glen Waverley, VIC 3150 · south-eastern suburbs
Kitchen renovations in Glen Waverley
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 Glen Waverley
Local knowledge
What we see in Glen Waverley homes
The classic Glen Waverley kitchen is 1960s or 70s: separated from the living area by a wall with a servery hatch cut into it, cabinetry along two walls, and a dining room on the other side of that wall. Newer double-storey rebuilds through the suburb are already open-plan.
The thing that catches people out here
Kitchens in this era of Glen Waverley home are separated from living areas by a wall and a servery. Opening it fully is the standard brief, and it usually needs a structural beam.
Opening that wall fully is the standard brief and it almost always needs a structural beam. That is not a reason to avoid it — it is the single change that most transforms this style of house — but it is a real cost with an engineer's involvement, and it should be in the quote from the start rather than appearing as a variation.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Glen Waverley
1. What your house is built on
1960s and 70s brick veneer on timber subfloors, which keeps the plumbing simple. The wall you want gone is usually load-bearing in this stock, so expect a beam, posts down to adequate footings, and a temporary prop while it goes in. Where the ceiling is a flat plaster sheet rather than a raked one the job is cleaner; where there is a bulkhead hiding ducting, that has to be resolved too.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
Internal kitchen work needs no planning permit, but structural work needs a building permit and an engineer's computation for the beam. Pre-1990 homes here often have asbestos-cement sheet behind the splashback. Switchboards of this age rarely carry an induction cooktop plus oven plus dishwasher without an upgrade.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Glen Waverley sells on schools and on how the house lives, and an open kitchen-living space is what buyers here are comparing. The beam is the expensive part and it is also the part that makes the difference — skimping elsewhere to afford it is usually the right trade.
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 Glen Waverley
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 Glen Waverley →
Questions
Glen Waverley kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Glen Waverley?
Yes — Glen Waverley is inside our regular service area, along with Mount Waverley, Box Hill South, Box Hill and the surrounding south-eastern suburbs. Site inspections across Glen Waverley 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. Glen Waverley is mostly 1960s–1970s 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 Glen Waverley, where the stock is 1960s–1970s 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 Glen Waverley?
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 Glen Waverley, 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 Glen Waverley.
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.