Collaroy sits right on the water, and the homes here reflect it. Up on the Collaroy Plateau you get solid brick family houses with big backyards and kitchens that were built closed-off in the 70s and 80s. Down on the flat near the beach there are older cottages, unit blocks and a few of the newer apartments where the kitchen is tight and the bench runs out fast. Living this close to the surf means salt and damp work away at everything, so a Collaroy kitchen has to be built with that in mind, not just thrown together with whatever is cheapest. We are a family-run joinery based in Liverpool, and the Northern Beaches is a run we do regularly, so we plan the job tightly and the team is not wasting your time going back and forth. Twelve years in, we run one crew across cabinetry, tiling, plumbing, electrical and painting, which means you are dealing with us start to finish rather than chasing five separate trades. You get a fixed-price quote with no provisional sums hiding in the fine print, stone benchtops, soft-close hardware and appliances bought at trade cost so more of your money lands on the parts you see and use every day. Most Collaroy kitchens are on site for around three weeks. We pull out the old one, sort the services, fit your new cabinetry and stone, tile the splashback, paint and hand it back clean and ready to cook in.
We come to your Collaroy 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 Collaroy kitchens land between $20,000 and $60,000, with the bulk of our jobs sitting in the $25,000 to $45,000 mid-range. What moves the price is the size of the room, the stone you choose, laminate versus two-pac doors, and how much we change the layout. Opening up a closed-off kitchen in a Plateau brick home, where we might move plumbing or take out a wall, costs more than a straight like-for-like swap in a beachside unit. 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 decent chunk of the budget.
Once your cabinets are made and we start on site, a typical Collaroy kitchen takes around three weeks. The first days are demolition and getting the plumbing and electrical roughed in. 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.
Yes, and the coastal location is exactly why how it is built matters. Salt air and damp are hard on cabinetry near Collaroy beach, so we use moisture-resistant board, quality soft-close hardware that will not seize up, and finishes that cope with humidity. Stone benchtops handle the conditions without trouble. Proper ventilation and a good rangehood count for more here than they do inland, so we make sure the exhaust is sorted. If you are in a unit, strata rules about work hours and protecting common areas get organised before we start. As a licensed NSW contractor we provide the paperwork strata managers ask for and stand behind the work.
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 Collaroy is a drive, we plan the job so the team works efficiently and the build does not drag. Twelve years in, we have done everything from tight beachside units to big Plateau family kitchens. 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.