GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Barnet, from the 1930s semis of Finchley and Edgware to the larger interwar homes near Mill Hill and Hampstead Garden Suburb. With over 30 years in N2, N3, N12 and NW11, we handle cabinetry, worktops, services and any structural knock-through as a single, coordinated project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Barnet semis
The most requested kitchen project in Barnet opens the original kitchen into the adjoining dining room, turning two cramped 1930s rooms into one bright, sociable kitchen-diner. Because the wall between them usually carries load in these interwar semis, we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, and often extend into the side return to gain extra width.
With the structure open, we fit the new kitchen properly, quality units, worktops in quartz, granite or composite, and integrated appliances plumbed and wired to current standards, with kitchen electrics notified under building regulations. Considered task and ambient lighting, tiling and flooring finish the room. We work around the solid brickwork and rear layout typical of Barnet's interwar stock, keeping disruption to a minimum in an occupied home.
Bespoke kitchens for interwar Barnet homes
Barnet's interwar houses often sit on generous plots with room to extend, so a kitchen project here can mean more than new units. Where a side-return or rear extension makes sense, we combine it with the kitchen fit-out, giving the larger footprint that homes around Hendon, Golders Green and Mill Hill often want. The extension, steelwork and kitchen are then built together on one programme.
For period proportions we favour made-to-measure cabinetry that suits the alcoves, chimney breasts and ceiling heights of a 1930s home rather than off-the-shelf units. From handleless contemporary designs to classic Shaker styles, we build to match the age of the house. Plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting are all handled in-house, so the kitchen is delivered as one finished, accountable piece of work.
How the room works once it is finished
The change most Barnet clients notice is not the units, it is where people stand. A 1930s semi puts the kitchen at the back with the dining room shut off from it, so whoever is cooking ends up alone. Take that wall out and the same floor area carries a run of worktop, a table and a clear route to the garden door, and the room stops being a corridor between two separate functions.
There are practical knock-ons worth planning for. The back of the house gets brighter, but it also gets colder if the old kitchen had a solid uninsulated floor, so the strip-out is the moment to fix that. Sound carries further as well, which is why we specify a quieter extractor and soft-close drawers as standard in an open-plan layout rather than treating them as an upgrade. Lighting is split into circuits so the dining end can be dimmed separately.
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
- Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- Tiling, flooring and feature lighting
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
The GS Renovation Difference in Barnet
Barnet homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team delivers the whole kitchen, including any steel beam, the services and the finish. You get transparent pricing, tidy working in an occupied home and a result built to last. Thirty-plus years across the borough's interwar semis means we understand these layouts and how to open them up properly.
- A temporary sink arranged where the kitchen is out for weeks
- The kitchen laid out on plan before a single unit is ordered
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder