Northcote 3070 · Darebin City Council
Northcote is one of Melbourne’s older suburbs, with houses dating back to the gold-rush era of the 1850s. Renovating an older Northcote home is mostly about working with the existing structure, not against it.
In short
Unitex Building & Construction Group services Northcote (VIC 3070), about 6–7 km north-east of the Melbourne CBD, in the Darebin City Council area. In Northcote 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 Northcote 3070
In Northcote we renovate bathrooms, kitchens and laundries in older homes, and paint inside and out.
Full bathroom and ensuite renovations for older period 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 period homes, with the surfaces patched, sanded and primed first. Under a heritage overlay, painting a surface that hasn’t been painted before can need a planning permit, so we check first.
Interior and exterior paintingNew 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 homesTownhouses and dual occupancy on one block, with fire-separated walls between homes. Two or more homes usually need a planning permit from Darebin City Council first.
Townhouse buildsOversight of your building project, trade coordination and photo reports, so you know where the job stands without being on site.
Building supervisionEvery quote is in writing, with the scope, inclusions and payment stages. Our renovation costs guide explains what drives the price.
Northcote
Large houses were built in Northcote during the 1850s gold rush, and cheaper land in the 1880s brought investors and working families. The suburb has changed a lot over the past 25 years.
High Street, with tram route 86, runs through the suburb, and Merri Creek forms its western edge.
Before you start
Planning questions for Northcote go to Darebin City Council: planning. Building permits are issued by a registered building surveyor.
Questions
Darebin City Council, under the Darebin 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.
Older homes often have timber floors, original plumbing and wiring, and walls that aren’t square. We check the structure and services first, test for asbestos where needed, and plan the work so the new room fits the old house.
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 period homes in Northcote, we visit first and then give you a written, itemised quote. Our renovation costs guide explains what drives the price.
Yes. We service Northcote (VIC 3070) for renovations, new homes, townhouses and building supervision. 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 Northcote; 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.
