Home Renovations Pendle Hill

Pendle Hill has good bones as a suburb. It has a train station on the T1 Western Line with a 45-minute run to Central, a Woolworths, schools, parks, and a well-connected location about 29km west of the CBD. That’s why developers are interested, and it’s also why homeowners who hold onto their properties tend to benefit.

The housing stock is a mix of established homes from the mid-twentieth century alongside newer units and townhouse developments. Currently around 45% of dwellings in the suburb are freestanding houses, but that proportion is shifting as redevelopment continues. New development in Pendle Hill is running at 73% townhouses and apartments.

What that means practically: if you own one of those freestanding homes, particularly on a block that’s been well maintained or improved, you own something that’s increasingly scarce in the suburb. Renovating it rather than selling it is a decision that tends to look better with time.

We handle home renovations of all sizes, from single-room updates through to full home renovations and extensions. Here are the services that we commonly take on in Pendle Hill:

Open-Plan Conversions

Older homes in Pendle Hill tend to have the same internal layout issues as most mid-century Western Sydney housing: separate kitchen, small dining room, closed-off living areas. Removing internal walls to open the ground floor up is one of the most impactful things you can do to an older home, and it’s work we do regularly across the suburb.

It does require structural engineering when load-bearing walls are involved, and that needs to be done correctly. We manage that as part of the project.

Many homes in Pendle Hill have enough land to extend to the rear or upward. A ground floor extension can add open living space, a larger kitchen, extra bedrooms, or a covered outdoor area. A second storey addition gives you more rooms without reducing the backyard. Given the limited supply of homes with land in the suburb, these kinds of additions hold their value well.

these homes come with some common considerations that are worth planning for before renovation work starts.

Asbestos. Homes built before the late 1980s may have asbestos in walls, ceilings, eaves, or floor coverings. Testing needs to happen before any demolition or structural work begins. We manage this as part of the project.

Ageing plumbing and electrical. Mid-century homes frequently have plumbing and wiring that doesn’t meet current standards. These often need to be upgraded as part of a renovation, and we include them in our assessment and quoting upfront rather than flagging them as extras once work is underway.

Waterproofing in bathrooms and wet areas. Older waterproofing degrades over time and is often found to have been inadequate from the start. We address this properly before any new finishes go in.

Structural walls. Open-plan conversions in older homes regularly involve load-bearing walls that need engineering and proper support beams before they can come out. This is standard work for our team, but it has to be done right.

Because Pendle Hill spans two council areas, the approval pathway for your project depends on which part of the suburb your property sits in.

Minor internal renovations typically don’t need council approval regardless of which council covers you. For extensions, second storey additions, structural changes, and larger renovation projects, either a Complying Development Certificate or a Development Application may be required, through either Cumberland Council or the City of Parramatta.

We confirm which council applies and what’s needed before anything else, so the approval process is sorted properly from the start.

1. Mitroteam Projects is founded in 2012 by brothers Marin and Goran Mitrovic
2. Over 20 years of combined building experience
3. Fully licensed and insured builders
4. Local Western Sydney team
5. We manage all trades throughout the project
6. Familiar with both Cumberland Council and City of Parramatta planning requirements
7. No hidden costs or revised quotes mid-project