GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Brent, from compact galley kitchens in NW6 mansion flats to open-plan kitchen-diners in the interwar semis of Wembley and Willesden. With 30+ years in HA0, HA9 and the NW postcodes, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, services and any structural work as one project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Brent homes
The most popular kitchen project in Brent's terraces and interwar semis opens the rear of the house, knocking the kitchen through to the dining or reception room to make one bright, sociable space. 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 in many Harlesden and Willesden homes we also infill the side return to widen the room.
We fit quality units, quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrated appliances and considered task and feature lighting. The plumbing for the sink and any island, the electrics for the hob and sockets, and the tiling and splashbacks are all handled in-house. Kitchen and hob circuits are notifiable under building regulations, and we make sure that electrical work is certified as part of the job.
Fitted kitchens for Brent mansion flats
Kitchens in Brent's red-brick mansion blocks and period flats in NW2 and NW6 are frequently tight, tucked into a back room with limited natural light. Rather than force a standard layout, we design bespoke, made-to-measure cabinetry that uses the full height and works around existing pipe runs, meter cupboards and awkward returns to squeeze in real storage and worktop space.
Because these flats are leasehold, we keep noise and disruption down for neighbours and work within the block's building-management rules and hours, coordinating with the managing agent where needed. Wet services usually have to stay roughly where they are, so we plan the plumbing and drainage carefully. From handleless contemporary units to a classic Shaker look, we build to suit the flat and finish with tiling, lighting and worktops.
Extraction that actually clears the air
Extraction is the part of a Brent kitchen most often got wrong, and it is a building regulations requirement rather than a preference. Part F sets a minimum extract rate for a kitchen, and a recirculating hood with a charcoal filter does not meet it on its own. The hood needs to duct to outside air, in rigid ducting of the right diameter, with as few bends as the route allows, ducted through the wall or roof rather than into a void.
That is simple in a Wembley or Willesden semi where the hob sits against an outside wall. It is harder with an island, and harder still in an NW6 mansion flat where the lease may not permit a new penetration through the elevation and the duct has to run in a ceiling void to an existing vent. We settle the route at design stage, because moving a hob after the ceiling is closed means redoing that whole section.
- Pantry, larder and utility room integration
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Supply and fitting of units, worktops and splashbacks
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
- Underfloor heating and kitchen ventilation
Why Brent Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Brent homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team delivers the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the plumbing and electrics, and the finish. We know the tight footprints of the borough's mansion flats and the open-plan potential of its semis, and we certify the notifiable electrics correctly. Thirty years of local kitchens, built to last.
- Waste cleared as we go, not left piled in the garden
- One point of contact on the phone, not a call centre
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts
- Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team
- Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced