How much does a full yard renovation cost in Melbourne?

Refresh: $8,000 to $25,000. Reset: $25,000 to $80,000. Reimagine: $80,000 to $250,000+. The right tier depends on the scope you want and the size of the property. We quote in writing after a design consultation.

How long does it take?

Refresh: 1 to 2 weeks on site. Reset: 3 to 6 weeks. Reimagine: 8 to 16 weeks on site, plus design time. We give you a written schedule with milestones before we start.

Do you handle council approvals?

Yes, if your project needs them (tree removals, structures over 1.5m, driveway crossovers, planning overlays). All part of the project management.

Can I move in while you work?

Usually yes, with some access disruption. We set up clean exit routes and protect the front entry. We'll tell you the days you'll want to be out (excavation day, concrete pour day, that sort of thing).

Can I split the project over two years?

Yes. We can scope the work into stages aligned with your financial-year cashflow, do the structural work first, then return for the finishing work later. Most common for Reimagine-tier projects.

Landscaping

Yard renovations across Melbourne.

Full-property landscape renovation across three tiers. Design, demolition, build, planting, lawn, irrigation, under a single project plan and single contract.

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Site preparation work for a full Melbourne yard renovation

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What we do

Concept, build, handover, snag-fix, in three tiers.

A yard renovation is a single integrated project that transforms a property's landscape from current to finished state. The scope can include demolition of existing hardstand, tree removal or retention, soil remediation, new structures (paths, retaining, paving), planting, lawn, and irrigation. We deliver it under one project plan, one project manager, and one contract.

Three tiers cover the typical range of residential renovation scope: Refresh ($8k to $25k) is a same-layout improvement with new lawn, fresh planting, and a clean-up of existing structures. Reset ($25k to $80k) is a layout-changing renovation with new lawn, new paths, and a full planting scheme. Reimagine ($80k to $250k+) is a full property transformation, often front yard, back yard, and driveway together, run as a design-led multi-stage project.

Renovations are designed to retain and protect the mature trees already on the property where possible. The presence of established canopy is typically the highest-value asset on a residential block, and the renovation works with that asset rather than against it.

Three tiers

Refresh, reset, reimagine.

Pick the depth that suits the place and the budget. Most clients land in the middle tier.

Refresh

$8,000 to $25,000

Lawn renewal, garden bed clean-up, hedge reset, mulch and fresh planting. Same bones, fresh face.

1 to 2 weeks on site
Same layout
New planting + lawn

Reset

$25,000 to $80,000

New layout, new lawn, new paths, new planting. Often a back yard or a full front yard transformation.

3 to 6 weeks on site
New lawn + paths
Full planting scheme

Reimagine

$80,000 to $250,000+

Full property transformation, often front + back + driveway. Design-led, built end-to-end.

8 to 16 weeks on site
Full design package
Single project manager

Stage-over-2-years pricing available for clients who want to spread the cost across financial years.

How we work

The standard process.

Step 01

Design consultation

We come to you, walk the site, talk through what you want changed and what you'd keep. Tier suggested.

Step 02

Concept + tier confirmation

Concept drawing and written tier proposal within 2 weeks. We sit down and walk you through it.

Step 03

Build, scheduled

Written project schedule with milestones. Same project manager (Ash) from start to finish. Weekly update while we're on site.

Step 04

Handover + 3-month check

Photographed handover, printed care guide, free 3-month check-in to fix any snags.

Out on the job

Real work, real Melbourne sites.

Newly laid lawn as part of a Melbourne yard renovation

Bluestone paving install as part of a back-yard renovation

New planting completed at the close of a yard renovation

Suburbs we cover

Across Melbourne, focused on the east and south east.

OakleighCarnegieBentleighCaulfieldMalvernGlen IrisChadstoneElwoodCarrum DownsEndeavour HillsBrightonHawthornCamberwellMount WaverleyAshburtonMurrumbeenaWheelers HillSurrey Hills

FAQs

The questions we get most.

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