St Kilda, VIC 3182 · bayside inner
Kitchen renovations in St Kilda
Complete kitchen renovations from $24,999 — tiles, fixtures, waterproofing, rubbish removal 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 price, no surprises
- Free inspection across St Kilda
Local knowledge
What we see in St Kilda homes
St Kilda is dominated by 1930s Art Deco apartment blocks and subdivided Victorian mansions, with terraces through the back streets. Most bathrooms here are inside strata-titled apartments, not houses.
The thing that catches people out here
Art Deco apartment kitchens are small and their services are fixed. Working within the existing plumbing and ventilation positions is what keeps these renovations affordable.
We handle the owners corporation application as part of the job. It is the single most common reason apartment renovations are delayed, and it is entirely avoidable with a few weeks' notice.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in St Kilda
1. What your house is built on
St Kilda is dominated by apartments — Art Deco walk-ups, 1960s and 70s blocks, and newer infill — alongside Victorian terraces and converted houses. In an apartment the floor is concrete, the drainage is cast into it and often runs through common property, and the honest answer is usually that the fixtures stay exactly where they are. In the terraces it is timber subfloor and the usual flexibility applies. Which of the two you are in is the single biggest factor in your price.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
Internal work in a house needs no planning permit, heritage overlay or not. In an apartment, the owners corporation is the constraint that actually matters: expect to need written approval before any wet-area work, expect restrictions on work hours and on how rubble leaves the building, and expect the building to want evidence of certified waterproofing. In a multi-storey block a wet-area failure is not your floor, it is someone else's ceiling — which is why buildings are strict about it.
3. What a renovation is worth here
A large share of St Kilda's apartment stock is investor-owned, where the bathroom is often the difference between two rent brackets. For those, hard-wearing and correctly certified beats decorative every time. The bathrooms are also small, which means a fixed all-inclusive price is realistic here more often than in the larger period homes.
None of the above is guesswork on a quote — we look at the subfloor, the wall behind the tiles and the existing drainage during the free inspection, then put a fixed written price on it.
Pricing
Kitchen renovation cost in St Kilda
Our starting price against the current Melbourne market rate for the same scope of work. Check both against any other quote you get.
What's included at $24,999
No separate tile bill, no "supply your own fixtures", no GST added at the end.
- Removal of existing kitchen and disposal
- New cabinetry, 6–8 linear metres
- Laminate or engineered stone benchtop
- Tiled or glass splashback
- Plumbing and electrical by licensed trades
- Appliance installation
Moving plumbing to a new wall, upgraded finishes, or 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 St Kilda →
Questions
St Kilda kitchen renovations — common questions
Do you actually work in St Kilda?
Yes — St Kilda is inside our regular service area, along with Malvern, Elwood, Prahran and the surrounding bayside inner. Site inspections across St Kilda 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. Art deco apartment blocks and victorian terraces homes like most of St Kilda's are the kind 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?
Three things, in order of likelihood: moving plumbing or fixtures to new positions, choosing finishes above our standard range, and hidden damage behind the walls. In St Kilda's Art Deco apartment blocks and Victorian terraces housing 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 bathrooms on the home page. We'll bring more to the inspection, along with what each job actually cost.
Free, no obligation
Book your free site inspection in St Kilda.
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.