How Long Does a Renovation Take?

Single-room refresh: a few days to two weeks

Plaster repairs and a repaint in one or two rooms is usually three to seven working days, including drying time between coats. A full interior repaint of an average family home generally runs one to two weeks.

Bathroom: three to five weeks

Strip-out, plumbing rough-in, electrical rough-in, waterproofing, tiling, then fit-off and finishing. The fixed points are curing and waterproofing times — those cannot be compressed without risking the job.

Kitchen: four to seven weeks on site

The on-site work is fast; the lead time is not. Cabinetry and stone are measured after demolition and typically take three to five weeks to fabricate, which is why kitchens are ordered early.

Full home renovation: three to six months

A whole-house renovation involving multiple wet areas, new services, plastering and painting throughout usually sits in the three to six month range once trades are properly sequenced. Add structural changes or an extension and you extend that accordingly.

What actually causes delays

It is almost never the trade work itself. Three things account for most lost time on Melbourne projects:

• Late decisions — colours, tiles, tapware and fittings not chosen before they are needed
• Long lead-time items ordered after work starts, not before
• Trades booked separately, so each one waits on the last
• Hidden conditions found on opening up walls or floors in older homes

How we keep a project moving

Because we manage plastering, painting, plumbing and electrical in-house, we sequence them ourselves rather than negotiating between five independent contractors. Selections are locked in before demolition, long-lead items are ordered first, and you get a written schedule with confirmed dates.

If something does shift, you hear it from us early — not on the day it was supposed to happen.