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Product display showcases with lighting integration where required. Typical for Melbourne shopfitting projects.
Shopfitting · Melbourne
Shopfitting & Retail Joinery in Melbourne — Custom, Crafted, Delivered
Melbourne is Australia's most design-saturated joinery market. SteepWood services Melbourne with a model built around freight delivery and metro-Melbourne install teams — we are not a local Melbourne joiner, but we are the Melbourne-aware alternative to the city's saturated and often heavily-booked local joinery market.
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Shopfitting in Melbourne — quick facts
- Melbourne is Australia's second-largest city with a metropolitan population exceeding 5 million Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- SteepWood accepts premium Melbourne projects with dedicated interstate freight and install co-ordination SteepWood Melbourne.
- Retail shop fitouts in Australia range from AU$400–AU$1,500 per square metre for mid-range custom joinery Hipages shopfitting guide.
- Premium hospitality and boutique retail fitouts can exceed AU$3,000 per square metre with imported finishes HIA retail benchmarks.
Why SteepWood for shopfitting in Melbourne
Melbourne homes — from Edwardian terraces in Fitzroy, to Hamptons kitchens in Brighton and Toorak, to warehouse conversions in Collingwood — demand joinery that translate brand identity into a physical retail environment that converts foot traffic. SteepWood services Melbourne from our Newcastle workshop — Freight delivery (~9 hours road; 1-day truck transit) — with the design literacy of a premium boutique joiner and the pricing flexibility of Hunter-based manufacturing.
Shopfitting is more than assembling shelves and a counter. It is the precise integration of custom joinery, lighting, flooring, signage, and customer flow — all executed to a brief that reflects your brand, meets your landlord's conditions, complies with council requirements, and opens on time. We manage the full process: initial concept design, documentation for landlord and council approval, manufacture of custom joinery, co-ordination of trades, and on-site installation.
Logistics for Melbourne: design and quote remotely (video consultation, supplied measurements, and we can travel for projects over $30,000), manufacture in Newcastle (8–12 weeks), freight to Melbourne, install by our nominated Melbourne contractor team. Total programme: typically 12–16 weeks from deposit.
Recent shopfitting enquiries from Melbourne have come from Toorak, South Yarra, Brighton, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Kew, and surrounding suburbs we service on regular install routes. Edwardian terrace remains a common brief, influencing door profiles, hardware selection, and moisture-resistant board choices.
Portfolio and measure visits in Melbourne commonly reference Melbourne, Toorak, Brighton, Hawthorn — suburbs where we have active or recent shopfitting work.
Interstate shopfitting projects in Melbourne are quoted with Freight delivery (~9 hours road; 1-day truck transit) freight and install co-ordination built into the programme (12–16 weeks from deposit including freight and install scheduling). Material samples can be couriered before you finalise finishes.
Yes — current relationships across Bayside, Stonnington, Boroondara, and Yarra council areas.
Pricing, lead time predictability, and the option to combine kitchen + multiple wardrobes + vanity in a single coordinated project.
Free consultation for qualifying Melbourne projects. Fixed-price quote within 5 working days of measure. Manufacturing 12–16 weeks from deposit including freight and install scheduling. Install by our own teams or vetted local partners.
Suburbs we serve in Melbourne: Toorak, South Yarra, Brighton, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Kew, Malvern, St Kilda, Carlton, Fitzroy, Richmond, Collingwood, Brunswick, Doncaster, Box Hill.
Shopfitting in Melbourne— what's included
Back-of-house storage
Staff storage, change rooms, and BOH cabinetry for retail operations. Typical for Melbourne shopfitting projects.
Landlord approvals
Documentation and co-ordination for landlord and council compliance. Typical for Melbourne shopfitting projects.
POS counters
Custom point-of-sale counters designed to brand standards and customer flow. Typical for Melbourne shopfitting projects.
Materials, finishes, and hardware
For Melbourne shopfitting projects, material selection balances appearance, durability, and local conditions. Commercial-grade Laminex and Polytec panels, CNC-routed MDF profiles, solid surface counters, and custom metal fixtures.
Execution to brand style guides, planograms, CAD files, colour codes, and brand-mandated suppliers.
10-year structural joinery warranty, 12-month builders' warranty on workmanship, and manufacturer hardware warranties.
Cost guide for shopfitting in Melbourne
Basic: $400–$800/sqm. Mid: $800–$1,500/sqm. Premium: $1,500–$3,000+/sqm. A 100 sqm boutique with custom joinery typically lands $80k–$150k.
Melbourne housing and design context
We work with Melbourne homeowners, builders, architects, and interior designers across the entire metropolitan area. Our material palette includes everything Melbourne projects typically demand: 2pac polyurethane in any colour, Caesarstone and Smartstone benchtops, Polytec and Laminex panel options, Blum and Häfele hardware, and solid timber in Tasmanian oak, Victorian ash, Spotted Gum, Blackbutt, American oak, and walnut.
Melbourne projects commonly reflect Edwardian terrace, Federation weatherboard, Inter-war brick, Californian bungalow, mid-century modernist (Beaumaris school), Victorian terrace, contemporary inner-city warehouse conversion, Hamptons (Brighton, Toorak), Italianate (Carlton, Fitzroy).. We specify board products, edge profiles, and hardware so shopfitting suits those settings — and the day-to-day use expected in Melbourne homes and workplaces.
Shopfitting delivery to Melbourne
From our Newcastle workshop (Freight delivery (~9 hours road; 1-day truck transit)), we programme manufacture, freight, and install for Melbourne. Typical lead time: 12–16 weeks from deposit including freight and install scheduling. Your fixed-price quote includes drawings, material schedules, and installation.
Free consultations are offered across Melbourne on qualifying projects. We respond to all enquiries within one business day and return fixed-price quotes within five working days of measurement — no "from" estimates that change after you sign.
Showcases for Melbourne
Product display showcases with lighting integration where required.
Contact SteepWood to discuss your retail fitout brief. Free initial consultations, fixed-price quotes, clear programme timelines.
Why choose SteepWood for shopfitting in Melbourne
Newcastle-crafted
Every project is designed and manufactured in our Newcastle workshop using premium Laminex, Polytec, 2pac, stone, and Blum hardware.
Free measure visits to Melbourne
We attend your Melbourne home or business for design consultations and site measures at no charge on qualifying projects.
Freight delivery (~9 hours road; 1-day truck transit)
Delivery and install co-ordinated from our Newcastle workshop. Typical lead time: 12–16 weeks from deposit including freight and install scheduling.
Our shopfitting process in Melbourne
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Concept and documentation
Landlord and council documentation prepared before manufacture begins. For Melbourne projects, this step is scheduled within our 12–16 weeks from deposit including freight and install scheduling programme.
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Manufacture
Boutique fitout (50–150 sqm): 4–8 weeks. Flagship (>300 sqm): 10–16 weeks. For Melbourne projects, this step is scheduled within our 12–16 weeks from deposit including freight and install scheduling programme.
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Install and fit-off
On-site installation with co-ordinated trades and defect-free handover. For Melbourne projects, this step is scheduled within our 12–16 weeks from deposit including freight and install scheduling programme.
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Fixed-price quote within 5 working days. We respond to all enquiries within one business day.