Bespoke kitchen design and installation in Hackney. Trusted, professional, 30+ years' hands-on experience.
GS Renovation designs and installs kitchens across Hackney, from open-plan conversions in Hoxton to the terraced homes near Broadway Market. With more than 30 years in E2, E8, N1 and N16, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any steel beam knock-through as one project, signed off by building control where structural work is involved.

The most popular Hackney kitchen project opens the ground floor of a Victorian terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the rear reception to create a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is usually load-bearing, so we fit a steel beam, sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, and often extend into the side return to widen the space. Where the wall is shared with next door, you serve the party wall notices first.
In warehouse conversions the kitchen is often already open-plan, so the work is about better use of the volume rather than removing walls. We plan the layout around exposed brick, ductwork and tall windows, integrating appliances and extraction while respecting the managing agent's rules on services and noise. Quartz, granite or composite worktops and considered lighting finish a kitchen that suits the industrial character of these Shoreditch and Dalston buildings.
Hackney's homes range from high-ceilinged conversions to narrow terraced returns, so a standard run of units rarely fits well. We design bespoke and fitted kitchens to the exact space, working around alcoves, chimney breasts and awkward corners, or the columns and beams left exposed in a Shoreditch loft. You choose the doors, handles and finish, and we build the layout around how you actually cook and gather at home.
Every kitchen brings the trades together in one place, so we handle the plumbing for sinks and appliances, the notifiable electrics certified under building regulations, the tiling and the lighting in a single coordinated programme. In leasehold flats we confirm what the lease and managing agent allow before moving services, and in terraces we make good the walls and floors so the finished room feels considered throughout.
Hackney homeowners choose GS Renovation because a kitchen touches structure, plumbing, electrics and joinery at once, and one team handling all of it avoids the gaps. Whether your project needs a steel beam knock-through with building control sign-off or careful coordination with a Dalston managing agent, you get transparent pricing, tidy working and a lasting result from 30+ years of experience.
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FAQ
As accurate as the information behind it. A kitchen renovation figure given over the phone for a Hackney home will move; one written after we have looked carefully at the E2 property usually does not. GS Renovation allows for the making good that warehouse-conversion and new-build construction demands, and shows the Hackney Council element separately. That is why our Hackney quotations tend to hold. Ring 07472 424 226 to book the free survey at your E2 address. As a rough guide, kitchen renovation in London ranges from roughly £18,000 to £60,000 or more (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). Your figure depends on the size, specification and condition of the property, which is why we survey before quoting.
Enough to notice, but for a shorter period than most people fear. We concentrate the heavy work on a kitchen renovation job at an E2 home into a defined block, then protect and clean as the Hackney project moves on. GS Renovation agrees start and finish times with you, which matters in a terrace. Weekly updates keep a Hackney household ahead of it. GS Renovation agrees working hours at the E2 property before the Hackney job starts.
Independent evidence, in three forms. There is the Hackney Council completion certificate for the kitchen renovation work at E2, the engineer's design that the structure was built to, and 31 public MyBuilder reviews behind our 4.9 rating. GS Renovation will also give a Hackney homeowner addresses of finished projects in Hackney. Seeing the work in person tells you more than any brochure. Ring 07472 424 226 to arrange it. Ask for the Hackney addresses and go and look.
Not planning permission, in most Hackney homes, but yes to building regulations. The dividing wall is usually load-bearing, so a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by Hackney Council is required. Where the wall is shared, a party wall notice normally applies too.
Rushing the investigation to save a few days. Everything difficult about kitchen renovation in a warehouse-conversion and new-build Hackney house is manageable if it is found at the E2 survey and priced honestly, and expensive if it is found on site. GS Renovation takes the time first. That is why our fixed prices across Hackney tend to stay fixed. Email info@gsrenovationltd.co.uk and we will explain what the E2 survey checks before kitchen renovation is priced.
Yes, though the closet wing changes the beam layout entirely. Where a two storey back addition meets the main house, loads arrive from two directions at the junction, so the engineer we appoint often specifies a pair of steels with a connection detail rather than one straight run. We build strictly to those drawings, and Hackney building control inspects both the bearings and the connection before it is concealed.
The fastest way is a phone call. Give us the E2 postcode and we will confirm whether kitchen renovation at that address sits inside our Hackney and Hackney patch, usually within a minute. GS Renovation would rather turn work down honestly than quote and hope. A free survey can be booked at the same time. Building control goes through Hackney Council where the work requires it. Nothing is owed for the E2 reply or the Hackney survey.
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