How Much Does a Full Home Renovation cost?
We break down the real costs of renovating in Perth.
Whether it’s updating outdated interiors, adding more space, or boosting energy efficiency, a full home renovation is an exciting time. However, it takes careful planning and costing to ensure that your renovation covers everything you want in your renovated home.
A properly costed home renovation should allow for structural changes, allow for quality materials and realistically priced product selections to avoid price creep.
With over 30 years of experience, Amerex is a trusted expert in managing these projects, ensuring you get the best value without compromising quality. We are happy to share what we have learnt about accurate costing of renovations to help you understand what is involved.
A “Full Home Renovation” can mean different things
When we talk about a ‘full home renovation’, this can mean different things to different people.
A full home renovation is more than just a bathroom refresh or upgrading kitchen cabinets. It typically involves upgrading most, if not all, parts of your home. This could be a complete internal renovation, or a combination of both inside and out.
Comprehensive Internal Renovations with no stone unturned
At Amerex, our “top-to-toe” renovations are designed to completely transform the interior of your home. This includes stripping and reinstalling a completely new kitchen, new bathroom and ensuite makeovers, new laundry, new flooring, painting and also includes some minor floorplan remodelling. For example, the kitchen floorplan usually changes from a u-shaped kitchen to a more open style with a breakfast bar that can be walked around, allowing for more than one entry point into the kitchen working area.
A top-to-toe renovation package is designed to completely transform your home from top to toe, that is, from the floor to the ceiling and everywhere in-between! Comprehensive renovations such as this, with quality fixtures and fittings, start from $300k.
Structural Home Renovations
If you are looking at adding more space to your home with a home extension at the rear (a common solution for character home renovations in older Perth suburbs) or a second-storey addition, these projects start at around $250k (e.g. open plan living includes a new kitchen, dining and living area), to $300k for a new top storey.
If you are renovating existing areas of the home, in addition to structural changes, then depending on the scope of change, you will need to allow additional extra costs.
Major Factors That Influence Renovation Costs
Of course, many factor impact the cost of a home renovation project and no two projects are the same. As such, you should also consider the following:
Size of your Renovation Project
The bigger the renovation, the higher the cost! A full home renovation, which touches every room and potentially adds new space, will naturally be more expensive than a partial renovation focused on a few key areas. In addition, the number of square metres in each home varies and it really goes without saying, that the larger the areas, the higher the cost.
Type of Property
Older homes, especially character homes in Perth, may require more extensive work due to ageing infrastructure. For example, character homes usually need an electrical system upgrade to bring them up to modern standards and often require asbestos to be professionally removed.
It is not just character homes looking for a makeover, there are plenty of ageing homes in Perth suburbs built from the 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s and beyond. Each era brings with it certain challenges, even if it is just certain elements that may have gone out of fashion.
Scope of Renovation Work
Are you simply updating the interiors with new paint and fixtures, or are you planning major structural changes? Moving walls, adding rooms, or creating open-plan living spaces will add cost to your project. Structural changes usually require council approval and engineering certification too which means proper drawings need be prepared. While these are not obstacles, they create some additional costs. Amerex has processes in place to manage all of the regulatory compliance and design stages for you, making it nice and easy.
Quality of Materials
The materials you choose can dramatically affect your budget. Choosing quality finishes cost more than entry-level options but do add long-term value to your home. At Amerex, we always recommend sticking with at least mid to high quality products (over cheaper products) from our recommended and reputable suppliers to ensure your renovation stands the test of time.
Additional Costs to Consider
Temporary Living Costs – Where to living while renovating
While some renovation projects require you to move out, Amerex works hard to minimise disruption and keep families in their homes where possible.
We’ve successfully completed many renovations – including second-storey additions – while our clients have remained living in the house.
To achieve this, we make changes such as:
- Cordoning off construction zones with temporary hoarding, to keep your family – including pets – away from the work areas.
- Creating temporary laundry or kitchen facilities.
- Installing a temporary toilet if necessary.
This can save you a lot of money in rent and reduce the stress of finding temporary accommodation, especially in Perth’s competitive rental market. However, it’s not always feasible, so it’s important to consult with us to see what’s possible for your specific project.
The Value of Investing in a Full Home Renovation
A major home renovation done properly can add long-term value to your lifestyle and in dollars and cents in terms of your property value.
Factoring in Sustainability in Your Renovation
While renovating, why not also consider upgrading your home to be more energy-efficient? There are many options available that can reduce your home’s running costs, providing long-term benefits such as reducing future bills while helping to contribute to a greener environment. Ask the team at Amerex to find out more.
Summary
Amerex has over 30 years of experience delivering high-quality renovations and is the trusted choice of Perth homeowners. We’re here to guide you every step of the way to ensure your transformed home is everything you dreamed it would be.
Whether you’re looking to modernise your home or add more space, or both, we have the expertise to make it happen – and we’ll do it while keeping your family’s comfort and safety a top priority.
If you’re ready to start your renovation journey, get in touch with Amerex today.
Let’s turn your vision into reality.