Five Dock is a tightly held Inner West suburb with a strong Italian heritage and a lot of well-kept double-brick homes. You see plenty of Federation and interwar houses on the leafy streets, full-brick homes from the 50s and 60s, and a scattering of newer builds and duplexes. The kitchens in these homes are often original or lovingly maintained but dated, frequently with a separate second kitchen out the back or in the garage, which is a Five Dock classic. The main kitchens tend to be closed off and tight, and owners here want them opened up and modernised while keeping the quality feel of a solid brick home. Double-brick walls shape how we go about moving things, since the internal walls are often load-bearing masonry. We are a family-run joinery based in Liverpool, and the Inner West is a regular run for us. Twelve years in, we run one crew across cabinetry, tiling, plumbing, electrical and painting, so you deal with us rather than chasing five separate trades. You get a fixed-price quote with no provisional sums, stone benchtops, soft-close hardware and appliances at trade cost so more of your budget lands on what you see and use. Most Five Dock 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 and ready to cook in.
We come to your Five Dock 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 Five Dock kitchens land between $20,000 and $60,000, with the bulk of our jobs in the $25,000 to $45,000 mid-range. What moves the price is the size of the kitchen, the stone you choose, laminate versus two-pac doors, and how much we change the layout. Opening up a closed kitchen in a double-brick or Federation home, where solid walls and dated services add work, costs more than a like-for-like swap. 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 Five Dock 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. With older double-brick homes we allow for solid walls and dated services, which we plan for rather than getting caught out by. The lead time before we begin depends on cabinet manufacture and your finish choices. With one team across every trade, we are not waiting on outside subbies, so the three weeks stays predictable.
Yes, and it is a common request given how many Five Dock homes are solid double-brick. The catch is that the internal walls are often load-bearing masonry, so opening one onto the living or dining area means putting in a proper steel beam to carry the load, which is more involved than removing a stud wall. We assess the wall and structure first, then quote it accurately so there are no surprises later. Many Five Dock homes also have that second back kitchen, and we can plan around keeping or removing it. As a licensed NSW contractor we do the structural work to code, with engineering where it is needed, 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 the Inner West is a regular run, so we are easy to reach. Twelve years in, we have done plenty of double-brick and Federation kitchens around Five Dock and the Canada Bay area. 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.