Kitchens · Appliances

Budget the working kitchen as a package

Appliances are not a leftover. They set carcass widths, circuits, and whether the rangehood can actually leave the building.

Before cabinets

Lock models

600 vs 900

Width fork

Extraction duct

Hidden cost

Cook + clean + cold

Package idea

Independent guide — not a contractor. Planning information only. Confirm licences, waterproofing, and quotes with qualified trades and the relevant state authority.

Appliance package planning (Australia)

Job	Usual conversation	What locks the joinery
Cook	600 mm apartment default; 900 mm suburban default	Exact oven / cooktop / upright SKU and hinge side
Extract	Ducted to outside whenever the building allows	Canopy width, duct path, recirculating only as a compromise
Wash	Dishwasher sized to the bay	Door swing versus the sink; extra-tall models
Cold	Fridge that still opens at an island	Depth, integrated door, ice-maker circuit if specified

Not a product list. Lock model numbers before cabinets are cut. Circuits and extraction are electrician / installer items.

What visitors always ask

How do I budget appliances in a kitchen reno?+

Set a package number first — cooktop, oven (or upright), rangehood, dishwasher, and fridge — then pick models that fit the leftover after joinery and benches. Mid-range Australian packages are often a meaningful slice of a $25,000–$55,000 kitchen band; premium built-ins can rival the cabinets. Do not leave appliances as “whatever is on sale in week six”. Cabinets will already have been cut. Include installation, disposal of old units, and any circuit upgrades in the same list.

When do I lock appliance model numbers?+

Before the joiner cuts carcasses. Give them the SKU, hinge side, ventilation gaps, and whether the dishwasher is extra-tall. Delivery should land on the same timeline as cabinet install — not six weeks early in a garage, and not a week late to stall a stone template.

Keep reading

Kitchen hub

Why SKUs lock the calendar.

Kitchen cost guide

Where appliances sit in the band.

Cabinets

Built to the SKU.

Australia · kitchens & bathrooms

Make a renovation day of it

Whether you have a weekend cosmetic refresh or a full wet-area rebuild, start with the checklist, then read the cost bands with their assumptions still attached.

Open the checklist →Read cost guides