Williamstown, VIC 3016 · bayside west
Kitchen renovations in Williamstown
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 Williamstown
Local knowledge
What we see in Williamstown homes
Williamstown runs from 1880s cottages through 1950s brick to newer townhouses, and the kitchens follow. In the period houses it is usually a rear addition of varying quality; in the townhouses it is open-plan and modern; in the 1950s stock it is a closed rear room.
The thing that catches people out here
Period Williamstown kitchens are usually in rear additions of varying quality. Sometimes the right answer is renovating the addition rather than just the kitchen inside it.
A new kitchen in a rear section that is out of level or poorly roofed is a temporary result, and we would rather tell you that before you spend than after.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Williamstown
1. What your house is built on
The older housing is stumped timber and the townhouses are slab-on-ground, and for a kitchen that decides whether the sink can move. Being near the water, the thing worth checking in the older stock is what is under a rear addition: stumps and bearers that have moved leave a floor out of level, and a straight run of cabinetry with a stone top on it shows that up immediately. Levelling comes before joinery and belongs in the written price.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
Internal kitchen work needs no planning permit, though Heritage Overlay applies across much of Williamstown and the schedule is worth reading. Rear additions from the 1950s to 80s commonly contain asbestos-cement sheet, and in the oldest cottages there is often original wiring hiding behind the kitchen lining. 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
Williamstown buyers pay for period houses that have been properly looked after. A kitchen that sits in a sound, level, well-built rear section reads as care; the same kitchen in a sagging addition reads as a cover-up, and people notice.
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 Williamstown
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 Williamstown →
Questions
Williamstown kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Williamstown?
Yes — Williamstown is inside our regular service area, along with Yarraville, Newport, Altona and the surrounding bayside west. Site inspections across Williamstown 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. Williamstown is mostly Victorian cottages and period 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 Williamstown, where the stock is Victorian cottages and period 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 Williamstown?
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 Williamstown, 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 Williamstown.
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.