GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Haringey, from Crouch End and Muswell Hill to Wood Green and Tottenham. With over 30 years working on the borough's bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces in N4, N8, N10, N15, N17 and N22, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, services and any structural knock-through as a single, coordinated project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Haringey terraces
The classic Haringey kitchen project opens the rear closet-wing kitchen through to the middle reception room, creating a bright, sociable kitchen-diner across the back of the terrace. Because that dividing wall is load-bearing, we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by Haringey building control, then fit the new kitchen into the wider, opened-up space once the structure is in.
These terraces in N8 and N10 often have a side return alongside the closet wing, so a knock-through frequently pairs with a small extension to square off the plan. We manage the beam, the propping, the making good and the kitchen install together, so you deal with one team rather than juggling a builder, an engineer and a separate kitchen fitter across a job that has to line up precisely.
Bespoke kitchens for Haringey period homes
Haringey's Victorian and Edwardian homes have chimney breasts, alcoves and generous ceiling heights that suit made-to-measure cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We plan the layout around these period quirks, whether that is a run of tall larders in an alcove or an island sized to the true dimensions of a knocked-through space, and finish with quartz, granite or composite worktops chosen to suit the room.
Every kitchen we fit includes the parts that sit behind the doors: the plumbing moves for a new sink and dishwasher, the electrics and circuits for integrated appliances, the tiling, the extraction and the lighting. Handling all of it in-house means the trades are sequenced correctly and the notifiable electrical work is certified under the Building Regulations, so nothing is left half-finished waiting on another contractor.
Choosing a floor that will not crack
The floor is the part of a kitchen that fails first when it is rushed. Most Haringey terraces have suspended timber ground floors, and timber flexes. Lay large format porcelain straight onto old boards and the grout lines will crack within a year. The answer is a proper build up: overboard to stiffen the floor first, then a backing board or a decoupling membrane before any tiling starts.
Where a wall has been removed the levels either side rarely match, so we set out the finished floor level across the whole space before anything is laid. Engineered timber is more forgiving on a springy floor than tile, and warmer underfoot. Vinyl and resin need a flat substrate more than a stiff one. The choice also affects door heights and the plinth under the units, which is why it is settled with the layout rather than at the end, when the units are already fixed at a height that assumed something else.
- Island units and bespoke cabinetry
- Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
- Supply and fitting of units, worktops and splashbacks
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
- Bespoke kitchen design and 3D layout planning
Why Haringey Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Haringey homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish. You get honest pricing, tidy working in an occupied home and building control sign-off on the structural and electrical work, backed by 30+ years fitting kitchens into the borough's period terraces.
- The kitchen laid out on plan before a single unit is ordered
- Itemised pricing, so you can see what every stage costs
- Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- Free follow-up visit after completion if anything needs attention
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts