Malvern, VIC 3144 · inner south east
Kitchen renovations in Malvern
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 Malvern
Local knowledge
What we see in Malvern homes
The Malvern kitchen we are most often asked to replace is a 1990s renovation that has aged badly inside a house that has not — laminate and timber trim in an Edwardian or interwar home, usually in a rear wing, usually with the original proportions still intact underneath.
The thing that catches people out here
Malvern kitchens are frequently a 1990s renovation that has aged badly inside a house that has not. Matching new joinery to the original architecture is most of the design work.
Most of the design work here is matching new joinery to the architecture of the house without producing a pastiche. A plain shaker door in a considered colour does that; an ornate reproduction profile does not, and costs more.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Malvern
1. What your house is built on
Substantial period housing with deep timber subfloors and good access to services, so a sink can move and an island with plumbing in it is realistic. Where Malvern gets expensive is ceiling height: these rooms are tall, overhead cabinetry to the ceiling means custom heights rather than standard modules, and bulkheads have to be built rather than bought.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
No planning permit for internal kitchen work, though Heritage Overlay schedules apply in parts of Malvern and a few carry internal alteration controls — check before you plan. The 1990s renovation you are removing may itself sit over older asbestos sheet, so the age of the house rather than the age of the kitchen is what determines whether we test.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Malvern rewards restraint. Buyers here have seen a lot of kitchens and the ones that hold up are the ones that look like they belong in the house. Spend on the carcasses, the hardware and the stone; leave the statement-making to the styling.
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 Malvern
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 Malvern →
Questions
Malvern kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in Malvern?
Yes — Malvern is inside our regular service area, along with St Kilda, Camberwell, Hawthorn and the surrounding inner south east. Site inspections across Malvern 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. Malvern is mostly Edwardian and interwar 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 Malvern, where the stock is Edwardian and interwar 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 Malvern?
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 Malvern, 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 Malvern.
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.