Avalon has its own laid-back character, and the homes match it. There are timber and fibro beach houses tucked into the bush blocks on the hillsides, older brick homes back from the beach, and a mix of cottages and apartments around the village. A lot of these places were built or last renovated decades ago, so the kitchens are often small, dark and closed off from the rest of the house. People in Avalon tend to want a kitchen that opens up to the light and the outdoors, which usually means rethinking the whole layout rather than just swapping cabinets. Living this far up the coast, salt and humidity are constant, so the build has to use hardware and finishes that will not give out after a couple of wet seasons. We are a family-run joinery based in Liverpool, and while Avalon is a fair run, the Northern Beaches is a route we know well, so we plan the job to keep the team efficient. Twelve years in, we run one crew across cabinetry, tiling, plumbing, electrical and painting, so you deal with us rather than five separate trades. You get a fixed-price quote with no provisional sums, stone benchtops, soft-close hardware and appliances at trade cost. Most Avalon kitchens are on site for around three weeks. We strip the old one, sort the services, fit the new cabinetry and stone, tile, paint and hand it back clean.
We come to your Avalon home, measure every wall and check the plumbing and power before we quote. You get one fixed price covering cabinetry, stone, tiling, plumbing, electrical and painting. No provisional sums and no surprise extras turning up halfway through the build.
We settle the layout, door finishes, benchtop stone, handles and appliances together, then order it all at trade cost. Once you sign off, the design is locked so the team builds to an exact spec and nothing drifts on you partway through the job.
Your cabinets are built while we book the trades in the right order. Because it is one team, the plumber, sparky, tiler and painter are all coordinated by us. You get a clear start date and a realistic finish, usually around three weeks on site.
We strip the old kitchen, run new services, fit cabinetry and stone, tile the splashback, paint and connect appliances. Before we leave we clean up and walk you through everything. You get your warranty paperwork and a kitchen ready to use that night.
Most Avalon kitchens land between $20,000 and $60,000, with the bulk of our work in the $25,000 to $45,000 mid-range. What moves the price is the size of the space, the stone you choose, laminate versus two-pac doors, and how much we change the layout. Opening up a dark, closed-off kitchen in an older bush-block beach house, where we may move plumbing or take out a wall, costs more than a tidy like-for-like swap in a village apartment. We give you one fixed-price quote up front with no provisional sums, so the figure you sign is the figure you pay. Buying appliances at trade cost usually claws back a fair chunk of the budget too.
Once your cabinets are made and we start on site, a typical Avalon kitchen takes around three weeks. The first days are demolition and roughing in the plumbing and electrical. Then cabinets go in, the stone is templated and fitted, tiling and painting follow, and we finish by connecting appliances and cleaning up. The lead time before we begin depends on cabinet manufacture and your finish choices, which is why we lock the design in early. Because we run one team across every trade, we are not waiting on outside subbies, so the three weeks stays tight and predictable rather than dragging out, even on a more involved Avalon job.
Yes, and it is exactly the sort of job Avalon homes throw at us. A lot of the older beach houses on the bush blocks have the kitchen tucked away in a dark corner, cut off from the living areas and the outlook. We look at opening it up, whether that means taking out a wall, widening an opening or reworking the layout so the bench faces the light. We check what is load-bearing and what services run through any wall before we quote, because that affects the job. Pale stone, the right door finish and good task lighting all help lift a dim space. As a licensed NSW contractor we handle the structural side properly and stand behind the result.
We are a family-run business, not a franchise, so you deal with the same people from quote to handover. We are based in Liverpool, and while Avalon is a good drive, we plan the job so the team works efficiently and the build does not drag out. Twelve years in, we have done everything from bush-block beach houses to compact village units. One team covers cabinetry, tiling, plumbing, electrical and painting, so there is no chasing five contractors and no finger-pointing when something needs coordinating. You get a fixed-price quote, trade-cost appliances, a roughly three-week build, and a licensed NSW contractor standing behind every part of the work.
InsideOut Joinery & Renos is a family-run custom joinery and renovation business based in Liverpool, Sydney NSW 2170, serving homeowners Sydney-wide. Call 02 5000 0402 or email info@insideoutjoinery.au. One team covers every trade, with a typical 3-week turnaround, trade-cost appliances and 12 years of experience. Licensed contractor — licence 383725C, ABN 62 912 909 739.