Period restoration and extensions in Richmond.

Richmond has some of Melbourne’s most recognisable Victorian and Edwardian streetscapes: single and double-fronted terraces, workers cottages with narrow frontages, and later warehouse conversions sitting close to the footpath on tight, established blocks. A lot of that housing sits inside a heritage overlay, so any real change to the front of the house, or work visible from the street, usually needs council sign-off before a shovel goes in the ground.

That’s the kind of work we know well. Our period restoration service covers the council submissions and heritage compliance as part of the job, restoring original features where they can be kept and matching new work carefully where they can’t. These blocks are often narrow and close to the neighbours, which makes extensions a considered job rather than a simple add-on: getting the new roofline, brickwork and windows to sit properly against the old house matters as much as the engineering.

Our Richmond Period Restoration and Extension is a good example of this: a heritage home extended and restored with the existing character kept intact, not bulldozed for something new. If your home needs a full-house renovation alongside restoration work, we can scope both together rather than treating them as separate jobs.

Homes in Richmond fall under the City of Yarra, which issues planning permits and administers the heritage overlay; any address can be checked on the state’s VicPlan map.

Every project is managed personally, with clear communication at every stage, whether it’s a heritage-listed terrace or a more recent conversion nearby. Foremost holds building registration CDB-U63719, and Robert is a current member of Master Builders Victoria.