Home renovation · Kitchens
Kitchen renovation in London, every trade managed.
A new kitchen is six or seven trades working in the right order. We plan the layout, sequence the plumbers, electricians, plasterers, tilers and fitters, and give you one fixed written quote and one person to call.
Everything a kitchen
renovation involves.
Measured survey, layout options and an appliance plan, so the plumbing and electrics are set out once and in the right place.
Old kitchen removed and taken away. Walls opened up with steel beams where you want a kitchen diner, with engineer's calculations.
Sinks, dishwashers, washing machines and boiler pipework moved. Gas hobs connected by Gas Safe registered engineers.
New circuits for ovens, hobs and induction, extra sockets, under cabinet and ceiling lighting, installed and certified by registered electricians.
Replastering, levelled subfloors, underfloor heating where wanted, splashbacks and wall tiling.
Units fitted level and square, stone or laminate worktops templated and installed, appliances connected and tested.
From survey
to first meal.
We measure the room, check walls, floors, drainage runs and the electrics, and talk through how you use the kitchen.
Every trade itemised in writing, with the structural, electrical and finishing work shown as separate lines.
Strip out, first fix, plaster, floors, fitting and second fix, run by one point of contact in the right order.
Snagging walked together, electrical certificate issued and the appliance manuals left with you.
Kitchen renovation in London, step by step.
Most kitchen problems come from trades arriving in the wrong order. A worktop cut before the walls are flat, or a socket chased after the tiles are up, costs time and money. This is the order we run.
First fix
Pipework, waste runs, gas and new cables are run inside walls and floors before anything is closed up. Positions are fixed against the final layout drawing, not guessed.
Plastering and floors
Walls are made good or replastered, ceilings repaired, and the subfloor levelled so units sit true and the floor finish lies flat.
Fitting and templating
Base units go in first. Stone and quartz worktops are templated once the bases are fixed, so they fit the room as built.
Second fix
Sockets, lighting, taps, sinks and appliances are connected, tested and signed off, then decoration finishes the room.
Kitchen layouts that work in London homes.
Galley and side return kitchens
Victorian and Edwardian terraces often have a narrow back addition. A side return extension or a better galley plan can transform it, and we look at both.
Knocking through to the dining room
Opening the kitchen into the back reception is the most common request we get. It usually means a steel beam, Building Control sign off and a party wall check.
Kitchens in flats
Flats need waste falls, extraction routes and noise to be thought through, and often the freeholder's consent before work starts.
Planning, Building Regulations and consent.
Internal kitchen work rarely needs planning permission. What it often needs is Building Regulations approval.
When Building Control is involved
Removing a load bearing wall, adding a new circuit or altering drainage brings in Building Control or a registered installer's certificate. We arrange it and give you the paperwork.
Flats and leasehold consent
Most leases require landlord consent for alterations. We provide the drawings and method statement the managing agent will ask for.
How long a kitchen renovation takes.
A like for like refit is quicker than a renovation that moves walls, drainage or gas. The fixed quote includes a programme, so you know when each trade is in and when the kitchen is usable again. Stone worktops are the usual pinch point, because they can only be templated once the base units are fitted.
Where structural work is involved, the steel goes in first and Building Control inspects it before the walls are made good. We plan the rest of the programme so the room is out of use for as short a time as possible.
Living in the house while the kitchen is done.
We protect floors and stairs, keep dust sheeted off and remove waste as we go.
A temporary kitchen
If you are staying in, we can set up a sink and a couple of sockets elsewhere so you can still make breakfast while the room is stripped.
Why choose one contractor for the whole kitchen.
One point of contact
You speak to one person who coordinates every trade. Nobody blames the plumber for the electrician's delay, and the fixed price covers the whole job, not just the units. If anything needs attention after handover, there is one firm to call rather than several.
Questions we get
asked most.
Usually not for internal work. Removing a structural wall or adding new circuits needs Building Regulations sign off, which we arrange.
Either. We can supply units, worktops and appliances, or fit a kitchen you have bought. Tell us before we quote so the plan matches what you have chosen.
Yes. We arrange the structural engineer's calculations, install the steel and get Building Control sign off as part of the same contract.
Gas Safe registered engineers connect gas appliances. New electrical circuits are installed and certified by registered electricians.
Yes. We coordinate deliveries, lift use and waste removal with managing agents and provide the documents they ask for.
All 32 London boroughs, with most of our work in west and south west London.
Tell us about the kitchen
and we will survey it.
A site visit, a clear plan and a fixed written quote for the whole kitchen.
Often needed
alongside this.
Areas we cover.
We take kitchen renovation work across all 32 London boroughs. Most of our work is in west London, in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington, Chiswick and White City, and in south west London, in Putney, Wandsworth and Wimbledon. We also work in south east London, in Greenwich, Blackheath and Lewisham.
If your property is outside these areas, call us anyway. We travel across London and will tell you honestly if a job is too far to price properly.