Werribee, VIC 3030 · western suburbs
Kitchen renovations in Werribee
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 Werribee
Local knowledge
What we see in Werribee homes
Werribee is two suburbs in one. The older township has 1950s to 70s houses with closed-off rear kitchens. The newer estates have open-plan kitchens with islands already in place. They need completely different work and they cost completely different amounts.
The thing that catches people out here
Township kitchens here are closed-off rear rooms; estate kitchens are already open plan. The first needs a wall removed, the second needs joinery — very different budgets.
Township kitchens need a wall removed; estate kitchens need joinery. If you are ringing around for quotes, tell each builder which one you have — a price quoted for the wrong one is not a price at all.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Werribee
1. What your house is built on
In the township, timber stumps and a subfloor, so drainage can be re-routed under the floor and a plumbed island is realistic. In the estates, slab-on-ground with the waste cast in, so the layout is effectively fixed. That single distinction is the biggest number on any Werribee quote, and it is settled in the first two minutes of an inspection.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit for internal kitchen work. The older township housing can contain asbestos-cement sheet behind the splashback and under floor coverings; the estate housing is unlikely to. Some estates have an owners corporation or design guidelines worth checking, though they generally govern the exterior. 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
Werribee has a lot of comparable estate stock, so presentation matters and a current benchtop and door finish does most of the work. In the township houses the opposite is true: the layout is the problem and fixing it is what changes the value.
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 Werribee
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 Werribee →
Questions
Werribee kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Werribee?
Yes — Werribee is inside our regular service area, along with Point Cook, Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit and the surrounding western suburbs. Site inspections across Werribee 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. Werribee is mostly old township housing and newer estates, 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 Werribee, where the stock is old township housing and newer estates, 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 Werribee?
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 Werribee, 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 Werribee.
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.