Hawthorn East 3123 · City of Boroondara
Hawthorn East was established in the 1800s, and many of its older homes are still well preserved. It sits between the Glenferrie Road and Burke Road shopping strips, with Auburn station at its centre.
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Unitex Building & Construction Group services Hawthorn East (VIC 3123), about 7 km east of the Melbourne CBD, in the City of Boroondara area. In Hawthorn East we renovate bathrooms, kitchens and laundries in older homes, and paint inside and out. We visit the site, check the planning controls that apply and give you a written quote before any work starts.
Services in Hawthorn East 3123
In Hawthorn East we renovate bathrooms, kitchens and laundries in older homes, and paint inside and out.
Full bathroom and ensuite renovations for older, well-preserved homes: strip-out, repairs behind the walls, waterproofing to the current standard, tiling and fit-out, with plumbing and electrical by licensed trades.
Bathroom renovationsNew kitchens planned around how you cook and store things: layout, cabinetry, benchtops, splashbacks and appliances, installed in the right order so you’re without a kitchen for as short a time as possible.
Kitchen renovationsLaundries with more bench space and storage, from a full room to a laundry in a cupboard, with the wet areas waterproofed before tiling.
Laundry renovationsInterior and exterior painting for older, well-preserved homes, with the surfaces patched, sanded and primed first.
Interior and exterior paintingOversight of your building project, trade coordination and photo reports, so you know where the job stands without being on site.
Building supervisionNew Class 1 homes and villa units built from the slab to handover, plus Class 10a garages, carports and sheds. New homes are built all-electric from 2027, and we plan for that from the start.
New homesEvery quote is in writing, with the scope, inclusions and payment stages. Our renovation costs guide explains what drives the price.
Hawthorn East
Many historical buildings and houses in Hawthorn East are well preserved. Auburn Primary School dates from 1889.
Older, well-kept homes usually call for renovation that works with the original fabric: timber floors, period details and older services.
Before you start
Planning questions for Hawthorn East go to City of Boroondara: permits for your property. Building permits are issued by a registered building surveyor.
Questions
City of Boroondara, under the Boroondara Planning Scheme. A free VicPlan planning property report shows the zone and overlays for your address, and the council can tell you whether your project needs a planning permit.
Check whether a heritage overlay applies, test for asbestos before strip-out, and have the plumbing and wiring assessed. We include these checks before we quote.
It depends on the job, the size, the finishes and what we find on site, so we don’t publish a price list. For older, well-preserved homes in Hawthorn East, we visit first and then give you a written, itemised quote. Our renovation costs guide explains what drives the price.
Yes. We service Hawthorn East (VIC 3123) for renovations, building supervision and new homes. Send us your address and a short description of the job through our contact page, and we’ll arrange a time to look at it.
General information for Victorian homeowners, checked October 2026. Rules change, so confirm with your building surveyor, council or the Building and Plumbing Commission.
Nearby
Local facts checked October 2026. We service Hawthorn East; this page doesn’t mean we have an office there.
Tell us your address and what you’re planning, and we’ll talk it through.
