Kitchen Renovation
Kitchen renovation for Leeming family homes, usually keeping the existing footprint and rebuilding the interior.
Family Homes That Have Not Changed
Leeming was built mainly through the 1970s and 1980s, and it has stayed a family suburb. Many of the houses are still owned by the family that built them, which means the kitchen is original and the rest of the house has been maintained rather than renovated.
Those kitchens are usually generous by modern standards — a proper meals area, a walk-in pantry in some plans — but the finishes are forty years old and the layout assumes a different way of cooking.
What to Keep and What to Change
The room is often big enough; the problem is what is in it. Keeping the footprint and rebuilding the inside usually gives the best result per dollar.
- Keep the window position and the meals area; rebuild the cabinet run around them
- Replace the pantry shelving with drawers and pull-outs
- Move the cooktop off the corner so there is usable bench on both sides
- Upgrade the rangehood and give it a proper external vent
Schools, Sport and Weekday Access
Leeming is busy during school drop-off and weekend sport, and some streets have very little parking. Deliveries and skip placement need to avoid those windows, which is a scheduling detail we plan at the start rather than discover on the day.
What We Do in Leeming
Kitchen Cabinets
New cabinetry for a large kitchen, with the pantry and drawer storage planned around a family.
Hybrid Flooring
Flooring through the kitchen and meals area, sized for a household rather than a display home.
Questions we get in Leeming
Do we have to lose the meals area?
No. Most Leeming kitchens can keep the meals area and still gain storage by rebuilding the cabinet run around the existing window and doorway positions.
How long will a family kitchen take?
Plan on several weeks on site plus bench and splashback lead time. We give a week-by-week sequence so you can plan meals and school routines around it.
Can you work around school drop-off?
Yes. Trades arrive after the morning rush and deliveries are booked early. It is a small thing that keeps the street and the neighbours happy.
Nearby Suburbs
We also work in the suburbs around Leeming:
Getting a Quote
Tell us what the kitchen is like now and what you want to keep. If the room is already the right size, the quote is mostly cabinetry and bench rather than building work.