Melbourne's Trusted Shop, Café & Office Fit Out Specialists
Still have questions about your shop fit out, café fit out or office fit out in Melbourne? Below are the Frequently Asked Questions we hear most from business owners, answered honestly.
Got Questions About Your Shop Fit Out in Melbourne? You're Not the First to Ask.
Every retail, café, restaurant or office fit out comes with its own set of worries — permits, budgets, timelines, and what’s actually included in a quote. Below are the questions we get asked most often by Melbourne business owners planning a commercial fit out, answered honestly, with no sales pitch attached. If you don’t see your question here, give us a call — we’d rather talk it through properly than leave you guessing.
We’re a Melbourne shopfitting company managing complete commercial fit outs from start to finish. That covers retail fit outs, café fit outs, restaurant fit outs and office fit outs — design, permits, construction and handover, all under one team. Whether it’s a full shop fit out or a small alteration to an existing space, no job is too big or too small for us.
You’ll speak to someone who actually works in the business, not a call centre. We’ll ask a bit about your space and what you’re opening, then set up a free consultation to talk through what your Melbourne fit out actually needs — no pressure, no obligation.
No — plenty of clients come to us with nothing more than a signed lease and an idea for their retail store, café or office. We can develop the design and plans from scratch. If you’ve already got plans from an architect, we’re happy to work from those too.
As early as possible. Bringing a shopfitter in before your plans are finalised means your fit out design is shaped around real construction costs and council approvals — not reworked later once you find out what’s actually buildable.
We can manage the full design process in-house, or work alongside your existing architect or designer. Either way, we make sure your plans are fit-out ready and compliant before construction starts.
Because you get one team managing your entire commercial fit out — not five separate contractors to coordinate yourself. We’re a family owned business, Shopping Centre Approved, and we stand behind the quality of every retail, café, restaurant and office fit out we complete.
Yes. We’re Shopping Centre Approved and regularly complete shop fit outs inside major shopping centres as well as strip shops, across Melbourne, Victoria and surrounding regional areas.
Yes. As a registered shopfitting company, we hold a Builders Licence, known as a Commercial Builders licence. This means we specialise in Commercial fitouts, which is ideally suited for all aspects of shopfitting.
Yes, it is. That’s part of why our shopfitting clients stick with us — there’s no corporate hand-off between departments, and the people quoting your fit out are the same people accountable for how it turns out.
We carry public liability and contractor insurance covering our work on site during every commercial fit out — protecting your premises and our team throughout the build. Happy to run through specifics when you get your quote.
Our office is at Level 1/100 Overton Rd, Williams Landing VIC 3027. As Melbourne shopfitters, we service the CBD and surrounding suburbs, plus regional areas including Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Melton, Mornington and Somerville.
A builder generally handles the base structure of a property. A shopfitter takes that space and fits it out specifically for a business — joinery, layout, fixtures and finishes built around how that retail store, café or office actually operates. As a licensed builder specialising in shop fit outs, we cover both.
Most retail and office fit outs run 8–14 weeks from approval to completion, depending on size and scope. Café and restaurant fit outs can take a little longer due to extra health and safety requirements. We’ll give you a realistic timeline for your specific project before anything’s signed off.
We work through seven stages — Concept, Location considerations, Design, Approvals, Construction, Certifications and Handover — so nothing gets skipped and you always know what stage your Melbourne fit out is at.
It depends on the size of your space, the type of business, and the finish level you’re after. As a rough guide, commercial fit outs in Melbourne typically run from around $1,800 to $4,500+ per square metre. The only number that means anything is a proper quote based on your actual space — not a generic online estimate.
We meet with you to discuss your fitout project, evaluate the plans and inspect the site.
At this meeting we spend time understanding your needs, your budget, your program.
We use our experience to review everything in detail, which helps to accurately determine the fitout costs.
If our quote is outside your budget then we can reduce our scope of work (perhaps you will want to supply some elements), alter finishes or change materials.
We respect your privacy and do not discuss your business with others. Please refer to our Privacy Policy here.
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See what our clients are saying about us. Our Testimonials are located on this page. we’ve completed retail, café, restaurant and office fit outs for, on our Google Business Profile and in the testimonials section of our website.
If you have any other questions, click here to contact us today. also Call us on 0426 380 404 or fill out our contact form for a free, no-obligation consultation. We’ll talk through your Melbourne shop fit out honestly — even if that just means pointing you toward the right next step