Improve the rooms. Keep the Carlton character.

Protect the retained rooms before changing the rear.

Carlton's heritage context makes the actual property's requirements relevant to the proposal. Once the permitted and agreed work is clear, we mark the ceilings, wall details, floors and fittings that stay. The route through the house is protected before materials and removed items travel to the rear work area.

A retained front room is treated differently from a room receiving new finishes throughout. Removal stops at the agreed boundary; adjoining plaster and decorative details are protected rather than assumed to be replaceable. Any suspected hazardous material is assessed before the affected work proceeds.

Fit the kitchen to the room that surrounds it.

Rear-kitchen renewal can include removing the existing fit-out, preparing exposed walls and floors, and installing replacement cabinets, benchtops and splashback finishes. Cabinet heights and end positions are set out against the actual adjoining floor and walls. Uneven existing surfaces are considered before final panels are cut.

The kitchen edge is part of the result: the end beside a dining space, the return against an old wall and the floor left exposed after a cabinet changes position. We complete the included making-good rather than leaving these as unfinished junctions between separate room jobs. Service alterations require the appropriate licensed trades.

Update the bathroom without treating every surface alike.

Bathroom work starts by identifying the fixtures and finishes being removed and any element intended to remain. The exposed background is assessed before new wet-area preparation, waterproofing, tiling and fitting work. A cosmetic update has a different scope from rebuilding the room's wet-area assembly.

In a compact bathroom, we consider vanity depth, the shower opening and door swing together, and select fittings for the usable room dimensions. Wall alterations or service moves have a separate assessment and responsibility scope, which we distinguish from the bathroom finish work.

Finish the old and new rooms as a connected interior.

At each junction, we establish whether the finish should continue or end clearly. Floor height, skirting position and the paint boundary are resolved before the last coat or trim is fitted. A whole-wall paint finish may be more suitable than a small visible patch, while an existing floor may require an intentional transition rather than a promised invisible match.

The final review covers the retained surfaces around the work, cabinet and fitting operation, and the agreed wall and floor edges. George can include multiple rooms in the scope while keeping their separate treatment clear.

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