Box Hill North, VIC 3129 · eastern suburbs
Kitchen renovations in Box Hill North
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 Box Hill North
Local knowledge
What we see in Box Hill North homes
Box Hill North went up in a tight window in the mid-1950s, so the kitchens are remarkably consistent: rear of the house, separate dining room, cabinetry along one wall, and a window over the sink looking at the back yard. Many still have the original layout even where the doors have been replaced.
The thing that catches people out here
The standard Box Hill North kitchen is at the rear with a separate dining room, and the most common request is to combine them. One technical note worth raising at the quote: high-heat wok cooking needs a higher extraction rate and a different splashback detail behind the cooktop than a standard rangehood spec allows for. It is much cheaper to design in than to retrofit, so mention it if it applies.
Households here tend to stay, and a kitchen that gets used hard every day is worth specifying differently from one that gets used at weekends. Drawer capacity, bench depth and extraction are the three that matter; everything else is preference.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Box Hill North
1. What your house is built on
Mid-1950s brick veneer and weatherboard on timber subfloors, so waste runs are straightforward to move. Because the stock is so uniform we can usually tell you at the inspection what we expect to find, but expecting is not knowing: a look in the roof space settles it, and a beam still needs an engineer's design. The other Box Hill North specific is the roof: a low pitch over a rear section can make ducting a rangehood vertically awkward, and a through-wall duct is often the better answer.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit for internal work. Asbestos-cement sheet behind the splashback is common in this stock and is licensed removal work. On the electrical side, an original switchboard often cannot carry an induction cooktop, an oven and a dishwasher without more ways or a mains upgrade, and the new circuits need a certificate of electrical safety. Taking out a load-bearing wall needs a building permit and an engineer's computation for the beam.
3. What a renovation is worth here
This is a stay-put suburb. Ten years in, what you notice is whether the bin pulls out, whether the pantry is deep enough and whether the extraction actually clears the room. Those are the places to put the money.
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 Box Hill North
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 Box Hill North →
Questions
Box Hill North kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Box Hill North?
Yes — Box Hill North is inside our regular service area, along with Box Hill, Mont Albert North, Blackburn North and the surrounding eastern suburbs. Site inspections across Box Hill North 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. Box Hill North is mostly mid-1950s–1960s 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 Box Hill North, where the stock is mid-1950s–1960s 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 Box Hill North?
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 Box Hill North, 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 Box Hill North.
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.