Yarraville, VIC 3013 · inner west
Kitchen renovations in Yarraville
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 Yarraville
Local knowledge
What we see in Yarraville homes
The Yarraville kitchen is almost always in the rear addition of a Victorian or Edwardian weatherboard cottage, with a low ceiling and not much natural light. The California bungalows scattered between them have more generous rear service rooms and better height.
The thing that catches people out here
Yarraville cottage kitchens are usually in the rear addition with a low ceiling. Where the roofline allows, raising that ceiling changes the feel of the whole house more than new joinery does.
It is worth getting both options priced, because it is not always possible and it is not always expensive — the roof structure decides, and you cannot tell from inside the room.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Yarraville
1. What your house is built on
Weatherboard on stumps with a timber subfloor, so relocating the sink or plumbing an island is comparatively cheap. What we find regularly in this stock is old undersized framing in the rear addition and stumps that have settled — a floor that is visibly out of level once a straight cabinetry run sits on it. Levelling is a real line item and it belongs in the quote, not in a conversation on day three.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit for internal work. Heritage Overlay covers parts of Yarraville — internal work is usually exempt but the schedule decides. Rear additions of the usual era contain asbestos-cement sheet often enough that we check as a matter of course, and old wiring behind the splashback is common in cottages of this age.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Yarraville sells to people who want the cottage and a back half that works. A kitchen with height, light and real storage is what the competing houses mostly do not have, and it is worth more than any finish you could choose.
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 Yarraville
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 Yarraville →
Questions
Yarraville kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Yarraville?
Yes — Yarraville is inside our regular service area, along with Footscray, Williamstown, Seddon and the surrounding inner west. Site inspections across Yarraville 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. Yarraville is mostly Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages, 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 Yarraville, where the stock is Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages, 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 Yarraville?
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 Yarraville, 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 Yarraville.
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.