Kitchen Renovations Eltham

Interior work is generally not affected. If the renovation adds new windows, doors or an extension, the bushfire rules for your property may set the construction standard for that external work. Parts of Eltham are in the Bushfire Management Overlay or a Bushfire Prone Area and other parts are not, so we check your address before the design is finished.

Often yes, but mud brick walls are thick and usually load-bearing, so the opening needs an engineer’s design for a beam or lintel and generally a building permit. The exposed ends of the wall also need finishing so the earth is protected. We look at this before you commit to a layout.

Sometimes. If the cabinet carcasses are solid and the layout works, new benchtops, doors, hardware and appliances can give a timber kitchen a long second life. If the layout is the problem, a new kitchen that reuses some timber elsewhere may make more sense. We give an honest view at the visit.

Possibly. Much of Eltham is covered by Significant Landscape Overlays in the Nillumbik Planning Scheme, which generally require a permit to remove substantial trees. Native vegetation rules may also apply. We check this with Nillumbik Shire Council before any extension is designed around removing a tree.

Kitchens in Eltham’s mud brick homes and 1970s and 80s houses often have dark stained timber, small windows and layouts that turn away from the bush outside. Buyers who choose Eltham often want the natural materials kept but the kitchen made lighter and more practical. Refinishing timber, adding better lighting and replacing worn benchtops can go a long way. Skip changes that strip out the timber or mud brick character that drew buyers to the house.