St Kilda 3182 · City of Port Phillip

Builder and renovations in St Kilda, VIC 3182

St Kilda has an eclectic mix of homes, from Victorian terraces and Edwardian and interwar houses to post-war flats and modern infill, and for many years it has had one of Melbourne’s highest population densities. Apartments and flats are common.

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Servicing St Kilda 3182City of Port Phillip

In short

Unitex Building & Construction Group services St Kilda (VIC 3182), about 6 km south-east of the Melbourne CBD, in the City of Port Phillip area. In St Kilda we renovate bathrooms, kitchens and laundries in flats, apartments and houses, 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.

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Services in St Kilda 3182

Builder and renovations in St Kilda

In St Kilda we renovate bathrooms, kitchens and laundries in flats, apartments and houses, and paint inside and out.

Bathroom renovations in St Kilda

Full bathroom and ensuite renovations for flats, apartments, terraces and houses: strip-out, repairs behind the walls, waterproofing to the current standard, tiling and fit-out, with plumbing and electrical by licensed trades.

Bathroom renovations

Kitchen renovations in St Kilda

New 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 renovations

Laundry renovations in St Kilda

Laundries with more bench space and storage, from a full room to a laundry in a cupboard, with the wet areas waterproofed before tiling.

Laundry renovations

House painting in St Kilda

Interior and exterior painting for flats, apartments, terraces and houses, 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 painting

Building supervision in St Kilda

Oversight of your building project, trade coordination and photo reports, so you know where the job stands without being on site.

Building supervision

Every quote is in writing, with the scope, inclusions and payment stages. Our renovation costs guide explains what drives the price.

St Kilda

Homes and building in St Kilda

Several period buildings, including the Belmont and Belvedere flats, are on the Victorian Heritage Register, and many mansions and terraces date from the 1800s.

With so many flats and apartments, a renovation here often means working within owners corporation rules as well as council ones.

Before you start

What to check first in St Kilda

  • If you live in an apartment or a unit on a shared title, check your owners corporation rules before renovating a bathroom or kitchen. Waterproofing, plumbing and structural work can affect common property.
  • Get a free planning property report for your address from VicPlan. It shows the zone and any overlays (such as heritage, flooding or vegetation) that apply to your St Kilda block.
  • Under a heritage overlay, a planning permit is generally needed to demolish, to change the outside of the building, and to paint a surface that hasn’t been painted before, so allow time for that before the building permit.

Planning questions for St Kilda go to City of Port Phillip: planning and building permits. Building permits are issued by a registered building surveyor.

Questions

St Kilda questions

Which council handles planning permits in St Kilda?

City of Port Phillip, under the Port Phillip 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.

Can you renovate a 1960s flat in St Kilda?

Yes. Check your owners corporation rules first. Older flats can contain asbestos, and waterproofing in an upper-floor bathroom has to be right to protect the unit below. We plan for both.

How much does a renovation or new build cost in St Kilda?

It depends on the job, the size, the finishes and what we find on site, so we don’t publish a price list. For flats, apartments, terraces and houses in St Kilda, we visit first and then give you a written, itemised quote. Our renovation costs guide explains what drives the price.

Do you work in St Kilda?

Yes. We service St Kilda (VIC 3182) for renovations 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.

Sources for this page

Local facts checked October 2026. We service St Kilda; this page doesn’t mean we have an office there.

Planning work in St Kilda?

Tell us your address and what you’re planning, and we’ll talk it through.

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