GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Hammersmith, from the narrow galley kitchens in W6 closet wings to open-plan kitchen-diners in the bay-fronted terraces near Westfield London. With more than 30 years of experience, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as a single, coordinated project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Hammersmith terraces
The most popular kitchen project in Hammersmith opens the rear of a Victorian terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle reception room to create a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is nearly always load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, and often infill the side return to widen the space at the same time.
We fit quality units, quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrated appliances and considered task and ambient lighting. Working around the solid-wall construction and the tight rear footprint of a W6 terrace, we plan the layout so the cooking, dining and garden access all flow together rather than fighting the original narrow plan.
Bespoke fitted kitchens for W6 period proportions
Hammersmith terraces come with chimney breasts, alcoves and tall ceilings that suit made-to-measure cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We plan around these features, using the alcoves for tall storage and the chimney breast as a natural home for the range or hob, so the kitchen feels built for the house rather than dropped into it.
Whether you want a handleless contemporary finish or a classic Shaker look, we build to suit the age and character of the property. All the plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting are handled in-house, and the kitchen electrics are certified as notifiable work under building regulations, so the whole installation is compliant and properly finished.
Getting daylight into a rear W6 kitchen
The rear kitchen in a Hammersmith terrace often faces a narrow side return and gets very little direct light, which no amount of cabinet lighting will fix. The usual answers are a rooflight over the working area, glazed rear doors, or a run of glazing where the old back wall stood. Each has a structural consequence, so the opening is designed alongside the beam rather than cut in afterwards.
New glazing is covered by the Building Regulations for energy efficiency, so units and frames have to meet the current standard, and a large area of south facing glass in a small kitchen can overheat in summer without shading or an opening rooflight to vent it. We look at the orientation of your house before recommending anything. A well placed rooflight over the sink usually does more for the room than a wider set of doors, and it costs less to build into the roof than to form a bigger opening in the back wall.
Living without a kitchen in W6
The part of a kitchen project that people underestimate is the middle of it, when the old units have gone and the new ones have not arrived. Plan a temporary kitchen somewhere else in the house before we start rather than improvising in week two. A dining room or a spare bedroom with a table, the kettle, a microwave and the fridge relocated onto an extension lead covers most of it, and the bathroom basin does duty as the sink. Families usually keep a couple of shelves of dry goods and pack the rest away.
In a Hammersmith terrace the practical detail is where that temporary set up can go without sitting on the route in and out. If the works run through the middle reception room, the front room or the first floor is the sensible base. We tell you the days when water and power to the ground floor will genuinely be off rather than leaving you guessing, and Ravenscourt Park and the Broadway are close enough that most households eat out more than usual and think nothing of it.
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
- Sink, tap and filter installation with full leak testing
- Supply and fitting of units, worktops and splashbacks
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Hammersmith
Hammersmith homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the entire kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish. You get transparent pricing, tidy working in an occupied W6 home, and cabinetry planned around the alcoves and chimney breasts of a period terrace, all backed by 30+ years across the borough.
- Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up
- Straight advice on what is and is not worth spending money on
- Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P