Published 21 September 2026
Independent guide — not a contractor. Planning information only. Confirm licences, waterproofing, and quotes with qualified trades and the relevant state authority.
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Kitchen renovation order of works (AU)
The sequence Australian kitchen renovations actually follow — and where money leaks if you skip a step.
What visitors always ask
What order should kitchen renovation trades follow?+
Brief and measure; lock appliances in the design; check licences and any approvals; strip; first-fix electrical and plumbing; cabinets; benchtop template and install; splashback; second-fix and handover. Do not manufacture cabinets before the SKUs are real.
How long does a kitchen renovation take on site?+
A same-footprint mid-range kitchen in an occupied house is often discussed as about four to eight weeks on site after joinery is ready, plus design and manufacturing before anyone demolishes. Custom stone templating adds days after cabinets are in. Layout changes, structural work, or a house that must keep a temporary kitchen can stretch the calendar into months.
When do bathrooms change the kitchen sequence?+
Bathrooms insert a membrane week after plumbing rough-in and before tile. If both rooms share one occupation, sequence the wet area so it is not waiting on a kitchen stone template, and do not book a waterproofer before the plumber has finished the wastes.
Keep reading
Renovation checklist
The printable order of works.
Cosmetic refresh vs full renovation
How Australians tell a paint-and-tapware job from a strip that redoes joinery or a wet-area membrane — in both kitchens and bathrooms.
Hard water tapware Australia
WELS, WaterMark, serviceable aerators, and finishes that survive Australian hard-water regions — kitchens and bathrooms.
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.