Cas Kent
3 weeks ago
★★★★★
Thanks for installing my wardrobes David. Very happy with the results. I would recommend to anybody :)
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John Staines
a month ago
★★★★★
We had a tacky shallow outdated bath which David turned into a handsome spacious walk in shower- brilliant result!
Erkan Bagdadi
a month ago
★★★★★
Working with David was a treat he completed a bathroom and kitchen renovation for us in StKilda. Looked forward to the next project. Highly recommended.
Sabawoon Hakimi
9 months ago
★★★★★
I’m extremely happy with the renovation work! The team was professional, on time, and paid attention to every detail. My home looks amazing. Highly recommend this Parine renovation.
Sarah Ebrahimi
9 months ago
★★★★★
Professional, reliable, and design-focused. I’m looking forward to working with the team on future projects. 🤩
leila ghadiri
11 months ago
★★★★★
The cost and craftsmanship were top-notch. The team kept us informed throughout the process. Overall, a trustworthy company that does quality work.
Mark Maione
11 months ago
★★★★★
Highly Recommend David! He is extremely Polite and professional. He has completed a couple projects for my business and has done a top tier job every time. I highly recommend him to anybody looking for work to be done
Tea Passon
a year ago
★★★★★
I recently had my bathroom renovated by David from Parine Renovation, and I couldn’t be happier with the result! From the very start, David was professional, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable. He took the time to listen to what I wanted, offered helpful suggestions, and kept me informed throughout the entire process.
The quality of the workmanship is outstanding. Every detail was done with care, and the final result exceeded my expectations. The project was completed on time and within budget, with minimal disruption to the rest of the house. I absolutely love my new bathroom!
Highly recommend David and the Parine Renovation team to anyone looking for reliable and skilled renovators. Thank you for a fantastic job!
lewa kamali
a year ago
★★★★★
David renovated our bathroom and gave us fantastic design suggestions that helped keep costs down without compromising on style. He really worked with us throughout the process, was reliable, and always kept us in the loop. We’re so happy with the result and highly recommend David and Parine Renovations!
Parviz Pourmousa
a year ago
★★★★★
I had a wonderful experience with Parine for my kitchen and bathroom remodel. David was especially helpful, paying close attention to detail and offering valuable design suggestions. The entire team was professional, completed the project on time, and the quality of their work is outstanding. I highly recommend Parine for any renovation needs!
Reshape Your Home Around The Life You Live Now
Home renovations give you the opportunity to reshape a house around the life you are living now, and Parine Renovation has been doing exactly that for Melbourne families for 26 years. Sometimes the problem is not one room but the way the whole home fits together: a dark kitchen cut off from the living area, bedrooms in the wrong places, a rear extension that never quite worked, or a floor plan built for a household that no longer exists.
Renovating rather than relocating lets you stay in the suburb, the school zone and the street you chose, and end up with a home that finally suits you.
Renovate or Move? A Straight Comparison
Moving house is expensive in ways that are easy to underestimate. Stamp duty, agent commissions, conveyancing, marketing, removalist fees and the near-certainty of compromising on something in the new property add up quickly. For many Melbourne homeowners, the same money invested in the home they already own delivers a better outcome and keeps the location advantages they already have.
That said, renovating is not always the right answer, and we will tell you if we think a project is not worth the investment. Structural condition, site constraints, planning overlays and the ceiling on local property values all factor into whether a major renovation makes sense. A candid conversation at the beginning is worth far more to you than an optimistic one.
Scope: From Single Rooms to Whole-Home Transformations
Our work spans the full range. At one end are single-room upgrades and cosmetic refreshes: new flooring throughout, replastering and painting, updated joinery, better lighting and modernised wet areas. In the middle sit reconfigurations, where we remove or relocate internal walls to open up living areas, improve natural light, create a functional entry, or convert underused space into a study, ensuite or additional bedroom.
At the larger end are full interior transformations and structural extensions, where we take a house back to its bones and rebuild the plan properly. These projects often combine a new kitchen, multiple bathrooms, a laundry, new services, insulation and energy-efficiency upgrades, and an addition to the footprint. They are complex, and they are also the most rewarding, because the change in how the home feels is complete rather than partial.
Premium Materials
Trusted Brands & Premium Materials
We partner with leading suppliers to ensure every renovation is built using high-quality, durable materials. These trusted brands help us deliver exceptional finishes designed to stand the test of time.
One Team, Managed End to End
The most common reason renovations go wrong is fragmented management. When a homeowner is coordinating a builder, a cabinetmaker, a tiler, a plumber, an electrician and a designer independently, the gaps between those trades become the homeowner's problem, and every delay compounds into the next.
We work differently. Home renovations with Parine Renovation are delivered under single-point project management covering design, documentation, approvals, trade coordination, quality control and handover. Our team includes award-winning designers and registered building practitioners, and we commit to guaranteed commencement and completion dates, because a schedule nobody is accountable for is not really a schedule. You deal with one team, you get one point of contact, and you are never left standing in your own hallway trying to work out why nobody turned up.
Structure, Services and the Things Behind the Walls
Older Melbourne homes are full of surprises, and a major renovation is when they surface: stumps and bearers that have moved, wiring that predates modern loads, galvanised pipework nearing the end of its life, minimal or absent insulation, inadequate subfloor ventilation, and previous owner-built additions that were never done to standard. None of this is unusual, and all of it is far cheaper to address while the walls are already open.
We assess the condition of the property properly before quoting, and we build a realistic allowance for the unknown into the plan rather than pretending it does not exist. Where structural change is involved we engage engineering input, prepare documentation and manage the permit process. Where services need upgrading we do it comprehensively rather than patching, because the difference in cost while a house is already opened up is modest and the difference in outcome is significant.
Light, Flow and the Way a Home Feels
The improvements homeowners notice most after a whole-home renovation are rarely the ones they expected. New surfaces are pleasant, but what people talk about afterwards is the light and the flow. Removing a single load-bearing wall and replacing it with a properly engineered beam can turn three cramped compartments into one generous living space. Adding highlight windows, a skylight over a dark hallway, or full-height glazing to a rear living area can change a house from gloomy to genuinely pleasant to be in.
Flow matters just as much. Where you enter, where you drop your keys, whether you have to walk through a bedroom to reach a bathroom, whether the kitchen is part of family life or exiled from it. These are planning decisions rather than decorating decisions, and they are the ones we spend the most time on during design, because they cannot be fixed later with finishes.
Ready to Transform Your Space?
Let’s bring your renovation ideas to life. We can tailor our renovation services to fit every home!
Bathroom Renovations
Create a private sanctuary with a custom bathroom renovation that blends luxury with everyday practicality. From walk-in showers and freestanding tubs to contemporary tiles, tapware, and storage, we deliver stunning bathrooms built to last.
View Bathroom Process →Kitchen Renovations
Your kitchen should be both beautiful and efficient. We specialise in modern layouts, high-quality finishes, and smart storage solutions that bring style and convenience together. Whether you prefer a minimalist look or a warm family space, we design kitchens that suit your home perfectly.
View Kitchen Process →Home Renovations
From single-room upgrades to full interior transformations, our team handles structural updates, reconfigurations, extensions, and complete makeovers. We ensure your renovation enhances both value and liveability.
View Renovations Process →Laundry Renovations
Make everyday chores easier with a laundry designed around the way you live. We combine clever joinery, durable benchtops, and practical storage to create a bright, hard-working space that keeps everything organised and within easy reach.
View Laundry Process →Home Extensions
Need more room to grow? Our home extensions add valuable living space that flows naturally with your existing home. From single-room additions to larger structural extensions, we design and build to enhance both your everyday comfort and your property's value.
View Extensions Process →Extensions and Additional Space
When reconfiguration alone cannot deliver what a household needs, an extension is the answer. Ground-floor rear additions to create open-plan living, side additions to gain a bedroom or ensuite, garage conversions and second-storey additions all sit within our scope. Extensions carry more planning complexity, particularly where setbacks, overshadowing, neighbourhood character overlays or heritage controls apply, and we work through that process with you rather than leaving you to interpret it alone.
The best extensions do not read as additions. Matching or deliberately contrasting materials, aligning ceiling heights and floor levels, continuing flooring through the threshold and resolving the junction between old and new carefully are what make an addition feel like it was always part of the house.
Energy Efficiency and Long-Term Running Costs
A renovation is the best opportunity you will ever have to improve how your home performs. Insulation in walls, ceilings and the subfloor where accessible, double glazing or upgraded window seals, draught sealing, LED lighting throughout, efficient heating and cooling, and improved shading and passive solar performance all reduce running costs permanently.
Melbourne's climate makes this worthwhile in both summer and winter, and the comfort improvement through winter is immediately noticeable. We raise these options during design so you can make an informed decision rather than discovering the opportunity after the plaster is on.
Budget, Staging and Realistic Planning
Large projects need honest financial planning. We establish a workable budget in the first conversation and design to it, then provide a detailed itemised quotation so you can see precisely what each element costs. If the full scope exceeds what you want to commit to now, staging is a legitimate strategy. We can sequence the work so the structural and services elements happen first while cosmetic stages follow later, which avoids the expensive mistake of finishing a room only to reopen it eighteen months later.
We also talk openly about contingency. Every experienced renovator knows that an older home will present at least one unforeseen issue, and clients who have budgeted for that possibility experience the project very differently from those who have not.
Timeframes and Living Arrangements
Duration depends entirely on scope. A cosmetic refresh across several rooms may take four to six weeks. A significant internal reconfiguration typically runs two to four months. Full transformations with extensions can extend beyond that, particularly where permits are required. We provide a program with staged milestones before commencing and update it as the project progresses.
Whether you can remain living at home depends on the same variables. Many clients stay put through single-area works, while projects involving multiple wet areas, the kitchen or major structural activity usually make temporary accommodation the more practical and safer choice. We discuss this candidly during planning so you can arrange things in advance rather than deciding under pressure halfway through.
Serving Melbourne and Surrounding Suburbs
We work throughout Melbourne and the surrounding suburbs, from period homes in the inner south and inner east to family properties across the wider metropolitan area. Our office is at 398 St Kilda Road, St Kilda, and every project begins with a free in-home consultation at no obligation.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know before starting your project with Parine Renovation.
Do you work on period and heritage-listed homes?
Yes, and a great deal of our Melbourne work involves Victorian, Edwardian and interwar properties. Where a heritage overlay or a neighbourhood character control applies, external changes and street-facing alterations face additional scrutiny while internal work is usually far less restricted. We identify the applicable controls at the outset and design in a way that respects the original character rather than fighting it, which also tends to make the approval process considerably smoother.
Can the renovation be staged over several years?
It can, and for many households that is the most sensible way to fund a large project. The key is sequencing correctly: structural work, services rough-ins, insulation and anything behind the walls belong in the first stage, so later cosmetic stages never require reopening finished rooms. We can prepare a full master plan and then price the stages separately so you always know where the project is heading.
Who arranges permits, engineering and the trades?
We do. Our team coordinates building surveyors, structural engineering, drafting and documentation, permit applications and every trade on site, using registered building practitioners and licensed contractors throughout. You are not left interpreting council requirements, chasing certificates or scheduling subcontractors, which is precisely where owner-managed renovations tend to unravel.
What happens if you find asbestos or hidden structural problems?
Homes built before 1990 are likely to contain asbestos in sheeting, eaves, flooring underlay or similar materials, and homes built up to 2003 may also contain it. Where it is present, it needs to be assessed and, in most cases, removed by a licensed asbestos removalist under strict controls. Other common discoveries include failed stumps, deteriorated wiring or plumbing, termite damage and previous non-compliant work. We stop, document the finding, explain the options and costs in writing, and get your approval before any additional work proceeds.
Can we improve energy efficiency and comfort at the same time?
This is the ideal moment to do it, because the walls, ceilings and subfloor are already accessible. Insulation upgrades, draught sealing, improved glazing or window seals, better zoning of heating and cooling, LED lighting and considered shading all reduce running costs permanently and make a noticeable difference through a Melbourne winter. We raise these options during design so you can weigh them up before anything is closed back in.
