Kitchen renovations in Waterfall Gully

Kitchens for Waterfall Gully homes

Waterfall Gully is about 8 km south-east of the CBD, in the City of Burnside area. Burnside is established and leafy, with homes ranging from 1920s villas and bungalows to post-war houses on generous blocks, plus large modern rebuilds in suburbs like Tusmore, Toorak Gardens and Leabrook. The foothills suburbs, including Mount Osmond, Stonyfell and Skye, have homes built to take in the views.

Popular kitchen projects in Waterfall Gully

• High-spec custom kitchens with butler's pantries and integrated appliances
• Opening up closed-in 1950s–70s kitchens into open-plan family rooms
• Kitchens designed from scratch for knock-down rebuilds
• Kitchens planned around the view, with plenty of natural light

Outdoor kitchens in Waterfall Gully

Evenings are cooler and winters wetter in Waterfall Gully, so outdoor kitchens here usually sit under a solid roof, often with a heater or fireplace nearby. Much of the area is bushfire-prone: if your property has a bushfire attack level (BAL) rating, choose non-combustible materials for anything attached to the house. Sloping blocks may need a deck or some retaining to create a level space.

Before you renovate

Most kitchen renovations in Waterfall Gully don't need council approval if the work stays inside and the structure doesn't change. Parts of City of Burnside are within Historic Area or Character Area Overlays under the Planning and Design Code. These mostly affect changes you can see from the street, so a kitchen inside the house is rarely an issue, but an extension or new verandah may need approval. Make sure whoever you hire holds a South Australian building work contractor's licence, gives you a written contract for work of $12,000 or more, and arranges building indemnity insurance if the job needs approval. If you're replacing the benchtop, remember engineered stone can no longer be installed, so look at porcelain, sintered stone, natural stone or laminate.