HOME & APARTMENT RENOVATIONS / WAITARA
A better home is not always a bigger home. It might be a kitchen that is easier to use, a bathroom with thoughtful storage, or a layout that makes a compact space feel calmer. Tell Elite Additions what is not working in your Waitara home, and let’s discuss the possibilities.
Scott brings 20 years of building experience.
In 1902, land between Myra and Romsey streets, Junction Road and Peats Ferry Road was divided into one-acre blocks. The last two roads are now Edgeworth David Avenue and the Pacific Highway. Today’s street pattern holds traces of a different scale of suburban living. [1]
Houses were built in Wentworth Avenue after the First World War, and more land around Waitara Park was subdivided in 1925. War service homes also formed part of Waitara’s postwar development. These are neighbourhood milestones, not a dating guide for every surviving house. [1]
Waitara station opened in March 1895, the last station to open on the North Shore line. The convenience that draws people here today has deep roots in the suburb’s development. [1]
For an apartment, that might mean a kitchen with a clearer work area, a bathroom with useful storage or a more considered laundry. For an older detached home, the opportunity could be reconnecting the living rooms or investigating an extension. Tell us your property type first, then the change you would like to feel. We will discuss project fit and the information needed to take the idea further.
Apartments made up 89.3% of Waitara’s occupied private dwellings in the 2021 Census; separate houses accounted for 8.8%. That makes the building itself—and any strata arrangements—central to many local renovation conversations. For a detached house, extensions and first-floor additions require a different assessment.
Consider storage, bench space, lighting and the relationship to dining and living areas. In an apartment, existing services and building requirements need to inform the layout.
Bring together the practical details: shower layout, storage, lighting and waterproofing. A bathroom renovation needs a defined scope, including the approvals relevant to your building.
If you own a freestanding Waitara home, an extension or additional level may be worth investigating. Start with the existing structure, site and the space you actually need.
Waitara is in Hornsby Shire. For strata work, NSW guidance distinguishes cosmetic, minor and major renovations. Work involving waterproofing or structural changes is not treated like a simple cosmetic refresh. Discuss the scope with your strata manager or owners corporation and establish any required approvals before work begins.
For house extensions, check property planning controls, heritage and bushfire mapping as applicable. Strata permission and planning approval are separate matters.
For an apartment, establish the strata requirements and whether the scope needs registered design or building practitioners before construction is agreed. For a detached house, ask whether the proposal needs a DA or can use a CDC. The approvals discussion should follow the building and the scope.
A CDC is a complying development certificate; a DA is a development application. Explore the NSW approval pathways and confirm what applies to your proposed work.
These completed projects are in the surrounding area. Each is labelled with its actual location so you can explore the work and discuss what is relevant to your home.
SURROUNDING AREA / CHERRYBROOK
Look through the finished bathroom gallery for a local example of our work and ideas to discuss for your own renovation.
SURROUNDING AREA / CHELTENHAM
Explore photographs from this completed renovation and use them to start a conversation about your own home.
Tell Scott your suburb, the spaces you want to change and whether you already have plans. We can discuss project fit and the information needed for the next step. You do not need to have every answer before making contact.
Explore our process or design services if you are still working through the possibilities.
Lift bookings, delivery routes, working hours, noise arrangements and protecting shared areas can affect how an apartment project is organised. Tell us about the building’s renovation rules early so the discussion covers the work behind the finished photographs.
Timing also depends on design, approvals, selections and the agreed construction scope. We will discuss those stages in relation to your project.
A bathroom project often involves waterproofing, which NSW guidance places outside minor renovations. The exact scope and the scheme’s by-laws need review with the owners corporation or strata manager before work starts.
It depends on the structure, services and common property. We need to understand the building and proposed changes before confirming feasibility. A layout that looks simple on paper can involve work beyond the apartment’s internal finishes.
Yes. Start with your Waitara address, whether it is an apartment or house, the rooms involved and any strata documents or plans you already have. Scott can discuss the next step and what further information is needed.
Local history is drawn from the sources below. Historic dates describe the documented places and events, not the age or designer of every home. Housing figures are from the 2021 Census. Property guidance reviewed 11 October 2026; confirm current requirements for your address and proposal.
Also exploring nearby areas? Asquith · Mount Colah · Pennant Hills. View all the areas we cover.
Start with your suburb, the work you are considering and whether you already have plans. Scott brings 20 years of building experience and will discuss a suitable next step with you.
You can share plans and photographs after we make contact. The current enquiry form does not upload files.
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