GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens right across Barking and Dagenham, in Becontree semis, Chadwell Heath homes and interwar houses throughout Dagenham. With 30+ years in IG11, RM8, RM9 and RM10, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any steel beam knock-through as one coordinated project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Barking and Dagenham
The most popular kitchen project in the borough opens the back of a 1930s semi, knocking the kitchen through to the rear reception to make a bright open-plan kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is usually load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, and often extend into the side passage or rear garden to gain width.
The generous plots common in Becontree and Dagenham mean these knock-throughs can create genuinely spacious family kitchens. We fit the units, run the plumbing and notifiable electrics, integrate the appliances, tile and light the room, and finish the new opening so the structure disappears into a clean, modern space.
Fitted and bespoke kitchens in Barking and Dagenham
Whether you want a handleless contemporary run or a classic Shaker kitchen, we build to suit the room. In the borough's interwar houses that often means working around a chimney breast, a rear closet space or a bay, planning the layout so the cooking, prep and dining zones all sit comfortably within the existing footprint.
We supply and fit quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrate ovens, hobs and dishwashers, and handle all the plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting in-house. The kitchen electrics are notifiable under building regulations, so the work is certified. One team means the design, the services and the finish are all accountable to you.
The problems these houses usually hide
Interwar kitchens in this borough have often been refitted twice already, and the trouble is behind the units. We commonly find old rubber or fabric-covered wiring feeding the sockets, waste pipes run with too little fall so the sink drains slowly, and a boiler sitting exactly where the new layout wants a tall unit. Each of those is straightforward to put right, but only if it is found before the design is fixed. The other frequent find is a rear wall that was rendered over damp brickwork, which has to be dealt with before new units go against it.
Moving a boiler means a Gas Safe engineer and a new flue position, which competes with the wall the extractor also wants. We survey the room properly, agree a layout around what can genuinely be moved, and rewire the kitchen on its own circuits so the work can be tested and certified under Part P. Extraction is sized to the hob and ducted out through an external wall rather than recirculated into the room.
- Supply and fitting of units, worktops and splashbacks
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
- Island units and bespoke cabinetry
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
- Tiling, flooring and feature lighting
The GS Renovation Difference in Barking and Dagenham
Barking and Dagenham homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the worktops, the services and the finish. We know the borough's 1930s layouts, our electrics are certified under building regulations, and 30+ years of local work means transparent pricing and a kitchen built to last.
- Fully insured, with cover in place on every site
- One point of contact on the phone, not a call centre
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage