Kitchen Renovations in Sunbury
Pacific Edge Homes is a Melbourne-based renovation company. We design and manage complete kitchen renovations for Sunbury homes, from 1960s weatherboard houses in the established township to newer homes in the growth estates, 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
- Sunbury and suburbs across Melbourne.
- Local factor
- Central Sunbury has an older population ageing in place, so a kitchen that will still work in 10 or 20 years is often part of the brief.
- Next step
- Call (03) 7065 0017 or request a quote.
Sunbury Homes and Their Kitchens
Sunbury has two quite different housing stories. The established township grew in stages, including a 1960s plan to make Sunbury a satellite city of 40,000 people; the scheme collapsed after the 1961 credit squeeze, but not before new housing was built. Victorian Places notes that most of those houses are weatherboard or fibro cement.
More recently, the Sunbury South and Lancefield Road precinct structure plans, approved in 2019, opened large areas for new homes. So a Sunbury kitchen renovation might mean replacing a 60-year-old kitchen or reworking a much newer one. 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.
Replacing an older kitchen
New cabinetry, benchtops, splashbacks and appliances in a township home.
Planning for the long term
Layouts, heights and storage that stay easy to use as needs change.
Reworking a newer kitchen
Better storage, an island or a more practical layout in a recent build.
A Kitchen for Ageing in Place
Hume City Council describes central Sunbury as having a significantly older population ageing in place. If you plan to stay in your home for the long term, the kitchen is one of the best rooms to plan for it.
Easier to reach
Deep drawers instead of low cupboards, a wall oven at a comfortable height, and the most-used items kept between hip and shoulder height reduce bending and reaching.
What to plan: Talk through how each person in the house uses the kitchen now, and how that might change.
Easier to move around
Generous space between benches, good task lighting and a clear path between the sink, cooktop and fridge make a kitchen safer and simpler to use.
What to plan: Check the clearances in the layout before cabinetry is ordered.
Sources: Hume City Council, Sunbury Central precinct, Victorian Places, Sunbury, Victorian Planning Authority, Sunbury South PSP.
Weatherboard and Fibro Homes
Fibro and asbestos
The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency advises that a house built before 1990 is likely to contain some asbestos. In fibro-clad homes of the 1960s, the sheeting itself may be asbestos cement.
What to check: Have suspect wall linings, sheeting, splashbacks and floor coverings identified before demolition is booked.
Older services
A kitchen that is decades old may still run on its original wiring and plumbing, and modern ovens, induction cooktops and dishwashers can ask more of them.
What to check: Ask for the electrical, gas and plumbing capacity to be looked at during the measure and brief.
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
If you are planning for the long term, the bathroom is often next: see bathroom renovations. We also renovate laundries, and tiling or timber flooring can be part of the same project. See all renovation work in Sunbury.
See how we approach kitchen renovations across Melbourne.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you design a kitchen that will suit us as we get older?
Yes. We can plan drawer storage, appliance heights, lighting and clearances around how you use the kitchen now and how that might change.
My Sunbury house is fibro. Is asbestos likely?
The Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency says homes built before 1990 are likely to contain asbestos, and older fibro sheeting may be asbestos cement. Have suspect materials identified before any demolition.
Will my old wiring cope with new appliances?
It depends on the house. Ask for the electrical and gas capacity to be checked before you choose appliances, especially if you are switching to induction.
How do I start?
Call (03) 7065 0017 or use the quote form. Tell us roughly when the house was built and what you want to change.
Discuss your Sunbury 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.