Kitchen Renovations in Sorrento
Pacific Edge Homes is a Melbourne-based renovation company. We design and manage complete kitchen renovations for Sorrento homes, from limestone cottages to newer houses, with one team handling the design, the trades and the handover.
- Who
- Pacific Edge Homes, a Melbourne renovation company with 10 years in business.
- What
- Complete kitchen renovations: layout, cabinetry, benchtops, splashbacks, appliance advice, trades and installation.
- Where
- Sorrento, the Mornington Peninsula and suburbs across Melbourne.
- Local factor
- Sorrento has a historic precinct under heritage controls and many solid limestone buildings.
- Next step
- Call (03) 7065 0017 or request a quote.
Limestone Homes in Sorrento
Limestone is Sorrento's signature building material. The Mornington Peninsula Shire's heritage review identified ninety limestone buildings across Blairgowrie, Sorrento and Portsea, from fishermen's cottages to two-storey houses, and describes limestone-and-brick construction as a building tradition unique to the Peninsula.
Whether your home is a limestone cottage or a newer house, we plan the new layout and finishes with you, coordinate the plumbing and electrical trades, and install the kitchen. Your scope is confirmed in a written quote.
Updating a dated kitchen
New cabinetry, benchtops, splashbacks and appliances.
Replanning a cottage kitchen
A better layout for a small or awkward room in an older home.
Adding storage
Tall cabinets, deep drawers and an island planned around how you use the kitchen.
Heritage Controls in Sorrento
The Shire's Amendment C262, with Part 1 gazetted in November 2021, applied heritage controls to places and precincts across Blairgowrie, Portsea and Sorrento. The Sorrento Historic Precinct also has its own heritage design guidelines in the planning scheme.
The walls, not the cupboards
In a heritage-listed limestone home, the planning question is usually about the walls, not the cupboards. Internal fit-outs fall outside the Heritage Overlay unless the Shire's schedule says otherwise; cutting a new window, opening or vent through a limestone wall does not.
What to check
Search your address on VicPlan or ask the Shire whether a heritage overlay applies, and read the precinct guidelines before you plan any change to the outside of the house.
Why it matters: A rangehood duct through an outside wall is an external alteration and may need a planning permit.
Sources: Mornington Peninsula Heritage Review Area 3, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Municipal Heritage Review, Clause 43.01 Heritage Overlay.
Solid Walls and Septic Systems
Kitchens in solid-walled homes
Solid masonry walls behave differently from timber-framed walls. Wall cabinets need fixings suited to the wall, and new power points or water pipes are harder to run inside the wall than through a stud cavity.
What to plan: Decide early where the sink, cooktop and dishwasher will go, and ask for the wall construction to be checked at the measure.
Still on septic?
Sorrento is within the area where properties may be eligible to connect to mains sewer through South East Water's ECO program, which covers Rye to Portsea. If your home still uses a septic system, the Shire's wastewater guidelines say garbage disposal units are not recommended, and one that is installed needs an additional 1,800-litre septic tank.
What to check: Confirm your sewer status before choosing an in-sink food waste disposer.
Sources: Mornington Peninsula Shire, sewer connection, Shire wastewater guidelines.
Our Kitchen Renovation Approach
Talk it through
Call us or send a quote request with a few details about the kitchen.
Measure and brief
We look at the space and talk through what you want to change.
Design and quote
We plan the layout and finishes with you and give you a written quote.
Build
We coordinate the trades and keep you updated as work progresses.
Handover
We walk through the finished kitchen with you.
Why Choose Pacific Edge Homes
One team handles the design, the trades and the project management, so you always know who to call. More about us
- 30 yearsof industry experience in our team
- 10 yearsin business as Pacific Edge Homes
- 10,000+projects completed
Related Renovation Services
Flooring can be part of the same job: see timber flooring and tiling. We also renovate bathrooms and laundries. See all renovation work in Sorrento.
See how we approach kitchen renovations across Melbourne.
Frequently Asked Questions
My cottage is in the Sorrento Historic Precinct. Can I renovate the kitchen?
Usually, yes. Internal work needs a planning permit under the Heritage Overlay only where the schedule applies internal controls. External changes, such as a new window or vent, usually do, and the precinct guidelines also apply. Check with the Shire for your address.
Can I fit a garbage disposal unit?
If the property is on mains sewer, usually yes. If it is on septic, the Shire's guidelines say they are not recommended and need an extra septic tank if installed.
How do I check whether my property is sewered?
Contact South East Water. The Shire's sewer connection page has the contact details.
How do I start?
Call (03) 7065 0017 or use the quote form. Tell us roughly when the house was built and what it is built of.
Discuss your Sorrento kitchen renovation
Tell us about your home and your kitchen, and we will get back to you to talk it through.
Prefer to talk? Call (03) 7065 0017 or email info@pacificedgehomes.com.au.