GS Renovation carries out whole-house refurbishments across Kentish Town, breathing new life into the Victorian and Edwardian terraces that define NW5 near Camden Market and Regent's Park. With over 30 years behind us, we take tired period houses back to a blank canvas and rebuild them, sequencing structure, services, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration under one team.
Full refurbishment of Kentish Town terraces
A full Kentish Town renovation usually starts by stripping the house back so we can rewire and replumb throughout, because the wiring and pipework in these older NW5 terraces is often decades past its useful life. We replace consumer units, run new circuits, upgrade the heating and re-pipe the bathrooms and kitchen before a single wall is skimmed. Getting the services right first means the replastering and finishes go on over sound, modern infrastructure.
Layouts in Victorian terraces rarely suit how people live now, so reconfiguring is central to the work. We open up cramped ground floors with steel beams, relocate the kitchen to the rear, carve out en-suites upstairs and sometimes take the loft into use. Every structural change is engineered and passed by building control, and where walls are shared with the neighbours the party wall process is followed.
Restoring period features in NW5 homes
Kentish Town buyers value the original character of these houses, so we protect and restore period detail rather than strip it out. Cornicing, ceiling roses, picture rails, panelled doors and cast-iron fireplaces are repaired, reinstated or carefully matched. When we replaster we retain mouldings where we can, and where features have been lost over the years we source sympathetic replacements that suit the age and proportions of the terrace.
Balancing heritage with comfort is the craft. We improve insulation, draught-proof the sash windows, upgrade the heating and rethink the lighting while keeping the house recognisably Victorian. Running the whole project with one accountable team means the trades follow each other in the right order, the dust and disruption are contained in what is often an occupied home, and the finished result feels considered from top to bottom.
- Waste clearance, dust protection and daily site tidying
- Damp treatment, tanking and timber repairs
- Project management from first survey to final handover
- Central heating upgrades, new radiators and pipework
- Loft, floor and wall insulation upgrades
Why Choose GS Renovation in Kentish Town
Kentish Town homeowners choose GS Renovation for whole-house work because a single team manages the rewire, replumb, structure, kitchen, bathrooms and decoration in the correct sequence. Thirty years in NW5 terraces means we respect the period detail, keep the site tidy and coordinated, and deliver a fully certified, comfortable home without you juggling separate trades.
- Wiring, pipework and boiler condition surveyed before we price
- Notifiable electrical work certified under Part P
- Waste cleared as we go, not left piled in the garden
- Room by room handover so you can move back in stages
- Fully insured, with cover in place on every site
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages