Kew, VIC 3101 · inner east
Kitchen renovations in Kew
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 Kew
Local knowledge
What we see in Kew homes
Kew kitchens are generally large enough for an island and often a butler's pantry behind it — Federation and interwar houses with substantial rear sections, plus a considerable apartment stock along the main roads. The scale is the thing that separates Kew from most of the suburbs we work in.
The thing that catches people out here
Kew kitchens are usually large enough for an island plus a butler's pantry. That second space is where the budget quietly goes, so it is worth deciding on it before we quote.
The butler's pantry is where a Kew budget quietly goes. A second sink, a second run of joinery, often a second dishwasher — it is a whole small kitchen behind the wall. It is worth deciding whether you want one before we quote, because adding it later is not a variation, it is a different job.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Kew
1. What your house is built on
Timber subfloors in the older houses and generous access underneath, so services are relatively easy to move — which is what makes an island with a sink in it feasible here where it often is not elsewhere. The apartments are concrete and fixed. In the larger period houses the other thing worth checking early is the switchboard and the mains: a full modern kitchen plus a butler's pantry is a serious electrical load.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
Internal kitchen work needs no planning permit. Heritage Overlays apply across much of Kew; internal work is usually exempt but the schedule decides. Houses with 1950s to 80s rear additions can still contain asbestos sheet despite the age of the original house — it is the date of the addition that matters, not the date on the front of the building.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Kew buyers compare kitchens closely and they notice construction quality before they notice styling — drawer boxes, hinge quality, how the stone is joined. That is where the money goes furthest here, and it is also the part that is invisible in photographs.
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 Kew
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 Kew →
Questions
Kew kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Kew?
Yes — Kew is inside our regular service area, along with Hawthorn, Camberwell, Balwyn and the surrounding inner east. Site inspections across Kew 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. Kew is mostly Federation, interwar and post-war homes, 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 Kew, where the stock is Federation, interwar and post-war homes, 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 Kew?
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 Kew, 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 Kew.
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.