GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Camden, from converted flats in Camden Town to Georgian townhouses in Hampstead and Bloomsbury. With over 30 years in NW1, NW3, NW5, WC1 and N19, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as a single, coordinated project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Camden homes
A popular Camden project opens the rear of a Victorian or Georgian house, removing the wall between the kitchen and the middle room to create a sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is usually load-bearing and sometimes carries a chimney stack, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. Where the wall is shared, a party wall notice is served before any demolition starts.
With the opening formed, we fit the new kitchen to suit the space, from stone or composite worktops in quartz or granite to integrated appliances, considered task and feature lighting and tiling. In Camden's lower-ground kitchens we plan the layout, ventilation and lighting around reduced head height and limited natural light, making the most of a tight period footprint.
Bespoke fitted kitchens for Camden period rooms
The alcoves, chimney breasts and tall ceilings of a Bloomsbury or Highgate house suit made-to-measure cabinetry rather than off-the-shelf units. We plan the kitchen around the room's proportions and original features, building in-frame or handleless designs that fit the recesses precisely and keep sightlines clean. From classic Shaker to contemporary, the style is matched to the age and character of the home.
Behind the finish, we run the plumbing and electrics correctly, notifying the electrical work under building regulations, and integrate extraction, waste and water supplies for the appliances. In listed Camden homes and conservation areas we take care where fixings and services meet original fabric, and we keep the work tidy and dust-controlled so the rest of an occupied house stays liveable.
Decisions that have a deadline
Some kitchen choices can wait and some cannot, and knowing which is which keeps a Camden project on programme. Appliances have to be settled before first fix, because the extractor route, the water and waste for an integrated fridge or a boiling tap, and the circuit for an induction hob all get built into the walls at that stage. Switching a hob from gas to induction after plastering means chasing out a finished wall. Layout and cabinet sizes are frozen at the same point, since the whole first fix is set out from that drawing.
Worktop material can wait until the units are fixed, since it is templated then anyway. Handles, paint and splashback tiles can wait longer still. What genuinely cannot wait in a listed house or a mansion block flat is the freeholder's consent, which we ask you to start early because managing agents around NW1 and WC1 routinely take several weeks. You get a dated list at the outset so nothing lands on you unexpectedly.
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- Island units and bespoke cabinetry
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
- Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
- Underfloor heating and kitchen ventilation
The GS Renovation Difference in Camden
Camden homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish. You get transparent pricing, tidy working in an occupied period home and cabinetry that suits Georgian and Victorian proportions. With 30+ years across NW1, NW3 and WC1, the result is built to last and signed off correctly.
- Services moved and tested before the units go in, not after
- A temporary sink arranged where the kitchen is out for weeks
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move
- Free follow-up visit after completion if anything needs attention
- Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team