Home Renovation Kensington and Chelsea

GS Renovation carries out whole-house refurbishments across Kensington and Chelsea, restoring and modernising the Georgian and Regency townhouses of SW3, SW7 and W8. With 30+ years in the Royal Borough, one team manages the rewiring, replumbing, replastering and structural work, sequencing it all so a period home in Chelsea or Notting Hill comes together as a single coordinated project.

Whole-house refurbishment in Kensington and Chelsea

The multi-storey townhouses of Kensington, Knightsbridge and South Kensington often need a full overhaul: dated wiring and pipework replaced, walls replastered, and cramped Victorian layouts reconfigured for how people live now. We run the trades in the right order, from first-fix electrics and plumbing through plastering and joinery to final decoration, so the work flows floor by floor rather than stalling. Notifiable electrical work is certified under building regulations as we go.

Reconfiguring a period layout frequently means removing a load-bearing wall for a steel beam, and we fold that structural work into the same programme rather than treating it separately. Because many of these homes are listed or in conservation areas, we retain and repair original features such as cornicing, sash windows, fireplaces and staircases, checking whether listed building consent is needed before altering anything of historic value.

Restoring period features across Kensington and Chelsea

A refurbishment in W8 or W11 is as much about conserving the original fabric as installing new services. We repair rather than replace where the character depends on it, matching plaster mouldings, reinstating panelled doors and overhauling the sash windows that define these facades. Modern comforts such as rewired lighting, updated heating and insulation are introduced discreetly so they sit comfortably within a Georgian or Regency interior.

Managing all of this under one contract avoids the gaps that appear when separate tradespeople work in isolation. We sequence the structural steel, the bathrooms, the kitchen and the decoration so each stage is ready for the next, and coordinate building control inspections throughout. For owners in the borough's conservation areas, we keep the works compliant with the council's requirements and any listed building consent conditions.

• Structural alterations and load-bearing wall removal
• Plastering, flooring, painting and decorating
• Snagging list agreed and worked through before handover
• Bespoke joinery, wardrobes and fitted storage
• Loft, floor and wall insulation upgrades

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Why Kensington and Chelsea Homeowners Choose GS Renovation

Owners across Kensington and Chelsea choose GS Renovation for whole-house work because refurbishing a listed or period townhouse needs one team that understands both old fabric and modern building regulations. We sequence structure, services, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration together, retain original features, and keep the project compliant. Thirty years in SW3, SW7 and W8 stands behind every renovation.

• Kitchen and bathroom selections planned early to hold the programme
• Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs
• Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
• Notifiable electrical work certified under Part P
• Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
• Photographs kept at each stage for your records

Written and reviewed by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder of GS Renovation Ltd, who has spent more than 30 years on the tools and on site in London homes. Structural design is specified by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.