Preston, VIC 3072 · northern suburbs
Kitchen renovations in Preston
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 Preston
Local knowledge
What we see in Preston homes
Preston kitchens are frequently long and narrow, running along one wall of a post-war brick-veneer or weatherboard house, with a door at each end and no room to stand two people side by side. The stock runs from the 1940s through the 1970s and the kitchens mostly reflect whichever decade they were last touched in.
The thing that catches people out here
Preston kitchens are frequently long and narrow, running along one wall. A galley layout with taller overhead cabinetry usually gains more usable storage than trying to force an island in.
A galley layout with taller overhead cabinetry usually gains more usable storage than forcing an island into a room that cannot take one. Islands are what people ask for; bench run and reachable storage are what they actually use.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Preston
1. What your house is built on
Post-war brick veneer and weatherboard on timber subfloors, so the sink and dishwasher waste move easily. The thing worth knowing about Preston stock is that ceilings in the rear sections are often lower than the front, which limits how tall the overheads can go and occasionally rules out a vertical rangehood duct. A through-wall duct is usually the answer and it needs to be planned, not improvised.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit for an internal kitchen. Pre-1990 houses here very commonly have asbestos-cement sheet behind the splashback and sometimes as the ceiling lining in a rear section — licensed removal, priced at quote stage. Original switchboards usually need work before a modern appliance load goes on them.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Preston has a wide spread of house values and the kitchens that do best are the ones that solve the layout rather than decorate it. In a narrow room that means a continuous bench run, full-height storage at one end, and extraction that works.
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 Preston
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 Preston →
Questions
Preston kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Preston?
Yes — Preston is inside our regular service area, along with Reservoir, Thornbury, Coburg and the surrounding northern suburbs. Site inspections across Preston 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. Preston is mostly post-war weatherboard and 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 Preston, where the stock is post-war weatherboard and 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 Preston?
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 Preston, 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 Preston.
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.