Renovations and strata work in South Melbourne.

South Melbourne has grown up around its market for more than a century, and the housing nearby still carries that history: workers cottages and Victorian terraces on tight blocks close to the market and the city, with townhouses and strata apartment buildings filling in the surrounding streets as the suburb has become denser over time. It’s a suburb that rewards a builder who can read both kinds of building.

Our renovation service suits the housing here: opening up a narrow Victorian cottage, updating a tired kitchen or bathroom, or reconfiguring a house that’s had one too many awkward additions bolted on over the years. Where a project needs more than a renovation, a well-planned extension to the rear can add the extra room without crowding the block.

With so many strata and owners corporation buildings around the market and along the surrounding streets, our body corporate remediation service is available here too, covering common property repairs, waterproofing and capital works. Our nearby Port Melbourne Heritage Renovation and Extension is a good example of the standard we bring to bayside work generally.

South Melbourne is part of the City of Port Phillip, the council responsible for planning permits and the heritage overlay here, and the state’s VicPlan map shows the overlays on any property.

Every project is managed personally, with clear communication at every stage. Foremost holds building registration CDB-U63719, and Robert is a current member of Master Builders Victoria.