Character Homes

Bring your character home to life.

A timeless approach to renovation

Retain the charm, while respecting the history and enhancing the appeal of your character home with a Summit renovation.

We're the experts in preserving the past and respecting the character of your home, by ensuring the features of the original home are carefully integrated with the new.

No matter where you're looking to restore and add value to, it ultimately comes down to the quality the of materials, the quality of the workmanship and the quality of the design given to your character home.

Summit has proudly completed hundreds of renovations on some of Perth's most beautiful and historic character homes.

So much to love

While there is much to love about character homes and the fact you have a slice of history that’s your own, sometimes the design and features of these unique abodes don’t go hand in hand with today’s modern living.

Thankfully, Summit are the experts at bringing your character home into the 21st century, while skillfully paying tribute to its heritage.

Bring your home to life

Summit’s award winning designers will work with you to maintain and enhance the character of your existing home to create a functional space that’s right for you.

Our dedicated design team can help you determine what is feasible and create tailored plans to bring your character renovation to life to achieve the best of both worlds.

We can also help with understanding council requirements regarding local heritage conditions.

We offer upper floor extensions over timber frame character homes, and second storey character additions which can be built off site in our purpose built factory.