Kitchens and bathrooms, done properly.
Carpenter-led renovations across Melbourne’s inner west and south-east. One crew accountable for the whole job, a detailed quote agreed up front, and very few surprises along the way — because we look before we price.
- 4.9★ 16 Google reviews
- 10 years on the tools
- $30m public liability cover
- One crew start to finish
What we build
Seven things, done fully. We don’t take on partial renovations or repairs — it isn’t the work we’re set up for.
Kitchen renovations
Full strip-outs, layout changes and cabinetry rebuilds — planned around how your household actually cooks, not how the room happens to be arranged now.
Kitchens for all budgets
Bathroom renovations
Waterproofing done to standard, fixtures chosen to last, and layouts that make a small room feel deliberate rather than cramped.
Bathrooms for all budgets
Ensuites
Renovating a tired ensuite, or carving a new one out of a bedroom or robe — both come down to the same thing: fitting a functional wet area into the smallest space in the house.
New ensuites and full rebuilds
Laundry renovations
The room that gets renovated last and used every day. Usually the cheapest meaningful improvement in the house.
Often worth doing with a bathroom
Custom joinery
Built to the room rather than bought to fit it. This is where a carpentry background earns its keep.
Robes, storage walls, window seats
Powder rooms
The smallest room in the house, and the one guests always see. Usually two or three square metres, which makes every decision in it visible.
Usually combined with a bathroom
Outdoor carpentry and decking
Decks, pergolas, screening and privacy structures — carpentry work outdoors, built to cope with what Melbourne weather does to timber.
Decks, pergolas and screeningWhy our quotes hold
The complaint we hear most about other builders is the price moving after work starts. It happens because renovating means working on something nobody can fully see until it’s opened up — and because it’s tempting to price optimistically, win the job, and recover the difference later.
We do it the other way round. We investigate before quoting: what’s under the floor, what the walls are doing, what your particular house is likely to be hiding. Then we price for what we expect to find.
Our number is sometimes higher than the cheapest quote you get. Our final invoice is usually much closer to it.
The other thing we do differently is communication. You won’t get a running commentary on everything wrong with your house. We solve problems before bringing them to you, and we only interrupt you for decisions that are genuinely yours to make.
When something does need your call, you get it plainly: what we found, the options, what each costs, what we’d do. Then you decide, and nothing proceeds until you have.
Where we work
Two parts of Melbourne, both properly served. Our workshop is in Williamstown North and we’re also based in Caulfield North.
Recent work
What clients say
We recently had Flow Renovations do a total renovation of our bathroom. Sven’s input during the design of the bathroom was invaluable and resulted in a great looking bathroom. Once the work got started a number of structural problems were found, however Sven was able to fix every problem that was encountered. We now have a lovely new bathroom and I highly recommend Sven and Flow Renovations.
Gary Ahern · Google review
When we finally decided to renovate our old kitchen the hardest decision was to find someone we could trust to take on the job. Luckily we found Sven and his team who went above & beyond to deliver our dream kitchen.
Gabriella Drago · Google review
We used Flow Renovations to remodel and update our existing bathroom to make it mobility accessible. From the initial consultation through to the finished bathroom Sven and his team were efficient and reliable. We are very happy with the new bathroom and the process of transforming it.
Deborah Schubach · Google review
Common questions
How much does a kitchen or bathroom renovation cost?
Every house and every project is different, so we don’t work from a price list. After an on-site visit you get a detailed quote covering scope, materials and schedule before any work begins. If you want a realistic sense of the numbers first, our bathroom and kitchen cost guides set out where the money actually goes and what pushes it up or down.
What suburbs do you work in?
Melbourne’s inner west, from our Williamstown North workshop — Altona, Williamstown, Newport, Spotswood, Yarraville and Altona North. And the south-east around Caulfield, where we are also based — Carnegie, Ormond, McKinnon, Bentleigh, Bentleigh East, Murrumbeena, Glen Huntly, Elsternwick and Oakleigh. If you are nearby but not on the list, ask.
How long does a renovation take?
Bathrooms and kitchens are multi-week projects. Bathrooms have a fixed constraint nothing can speed up — waterproofing must cure before tiling can begin. Your quote includes a realistic schedule, and you get updates from one point of contact as work progresses.
Can you move a toilet, or change the layout?
Almost always, yes. What it costs depends on where your drainage runs and whether you are on a timber floor or a concrete slab. We can usually tell you what is realistic within a few minutes of standing in the room, and we have explained the detail in a separate guide.
Will the price change once you start?
Rarely, and that is deliberate. We investigate before quoting rather than after starting, so the number accounts for what we expect to find in your particular house. If something genuinely unexpected does come up, we tell you immediately with the options and costs, and nothing proceeds until you agree.
Do I get a warranty?
Yes. Every job is backed by a workmanship warranty in writing after handover, and if there is anything you are not happy with, we come back.
Talk to us about your project
Sven answers the phone himself. Every enquiry gets a reply within one business day.