The builder who says
yes to apartments.
Apartment renovations across Melbourne. Owners corporation approvals, lift bookings and noise rules handled by us, so your neighbours never become your problem.
We take on a limited number of renovations each year
End to End
The building, the paperwork and the build.
An apartment renovation is half construction and half coordination. We handle both, so you are not the one negotiating with the building manager.
Selected Work
Southbank, from tired nineties to calm retreat
A sixteenth-floor apartment, renovated around the building's own rules — lift bookings, noise windows and an owners corporation application, all managed by us.
From tired nineties apartment bathroom to a calm, open retreat.
At Coventry Street the layout was reworked to suit how the owners actually live: the bath made way for a full walk-in shower, and the vanity was centralised out of the wet area. We stripped the room entirely, reframed for a recessed shaving cabinet, ran new plumbing and electrical, waterproofed to Australian Standards and finished with precision-cut tiling sloping to a floor drain, plus a refreshed laundry.
How We Work
Three steps to your apartment renovation
Consult
A conversation with Charlie, then a site visit that also covers the building itself: access, lift, waste route and what your owners corporation will ask for.
Proposal
Layout and finishes resolved, then a fixed proposal. We prepare and lodge the owners corporation application with the scope, insurances and trade licences attached.
Build
Protected corridors, booked lift times, work kept inside permitted hours, and a daily clean-down of every shared space we pass through.
Ready when you are.
Selected projects can commence within 7 business days of approval. Speak with Charlie about your apartment this week.
We take on a limited number of renovations each year
What our clients say
I've used CHB about 15 times and continue to use their services. From smaller jobs to renovating our entire home, I love their thorough communication, very fair pricing, and most importantly the attention to detail.
Working with Charlie and his awesome team was an absolute breath of fresh air. I never had to chase them for updates and the communication was always clear, consistent and timely. They did exactly what they said they would do, and they delivered everything on time. I would highly recommend Charlie and his team for any home renovation project.
Extensions can be stressful and costly. We have been renovating an older home for many years in stages. After discussing our vision with Charlie Hayden, we decided to contract CH Building Group to complete the work. They were flexible, honest, reliable and more than willing to accommodate our changing requests and modest budget.
Questions
Apartment renovation questions
Yes. We prepare the application with the scope of works, our insurances and trade licences attached, lodge it, and follow it through. You should not be the one chasing a building manager.
Most owners corporations respond within two to four weeks, though some only meet monthly. We start the application early so it runs alongside design and selections rather than delaying the build.
Lift times are booked, the lift and corridors are protected, and waste is taken out through the route the building nominates. Deliveries are scheduled around the building's rules, not ours.
Demolition and core drilling are kept to permitted hours, and we let the building manager know the noisy days in advance. Every shared space we pass through is cleaned down daily.
The standard is the same, but the consequence of failure is not — a leak here is somebody else's ceiling. Every wet area is waterproofed to Australian Standards and certified, with documentation supplied for both you and the building file.
Often yes, within limits. Waste positions and slab penetrations are the constraint, so we check what is possible at the first visit rather than promising a layout that the building will not allow.
Before A Tool Comes Out Of The Van
Your owners corporation application, step by step
This is the part that stops most apartment renovations before they start. Here is exactly how it runs, who does what, and how long each step takes.
Renovating more than the one room?
Apartment or house, the same team and the same standards apply.
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Whole Home Renovations
The complete transformation of your existing home: reimagined layouts, structural work, kitchens, bathrooms and every finish in between, managed end to end under one registered builder.
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Tell us what you are planning. Charlie reviews every enquiry himself, and if your project is the right fit, you will speak directly with the builder who will deliver it.
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