Yarraville, VIC 3013 · inner west
Kitchen renovations in Yarraville
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 Yarraville
Local knowledge
What we see in Yarraville homes
Yarraville is tightly packed Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages, most single-fronted, with bathrooms added to the rear long after the houses were built. The suburb has gentrified hard, and owners here tend to want period-appropriate finishes rather than contemporary ones.
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.
Narrow streets and permit parking make Yarraville logistics similar to Richmond. We factor delivery and skip access into the quote rather than adding it later.
Before you get quotes
Three things that decide the price in Yarraville
1. What your house is built on
Yarraville is mostly Victorian and Edwardian weatherboard on stumps, with a lot of California bungalows in between. Timber subfloor again, so drainage is relatively cheap to move. What we do find in this stock is old, undersized joists and, in the wet corner, joists that have been quietly rotting under a failed shower base for years. That is the single most common surprise in a Yarraville bathroom strip-out, and it is why we look under the floor before quoting rather than after.
2. Permits, overlays and owners corporations
Yarraville has extensive heritage overlays, which worries people more than it should. Internal bathroom and kitchen work is not controlled by a heritage overlay — the overlay is about the streetscape. You can gut and rebuild a bathroom inside a heritage-listed Yarraville cottage without a planning permit. What you cannot do without checking is alter the front elevation or add a visible vent or flue.
3. What a renovation is worth here
Buyers here expect period character kept and the wet areas modernised. A bathroom that reads as sympathetic but is plainly new does better at auction than either an untouched original or something aggressively contemporary dropped into an 1890s cottage.
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 Yarraville
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 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. Victorian and edwardian workers cottages homes like most of Yarraville'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 Yarraville's Victorian and Edwardian workers cottages 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 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.