Kitchen Renovation High Wycombe

A kitchen refit is largely finishing work, but parts of it are notifiable. Moving the sink, altering the drainage, taking out a wall to open the room up or forming a new opening all pull building regulations into the job. We run the whole refit as one contract and make the building control application where one is needed. This page sets out which parts of a High Wycombe kitchen job need approval.

Check whether the work needs building regulations approval before you start

Buckinghamshire Council provides an online checker that tells you whether your work needs building regulations approval, and whether you should make a full plans application, submit a building notice, or apply for a regularisation certificate.

A kitchen refit can sit on either side of that line depending on what moves. Units, worktops and finishes are one thing; drainage, structure and new openings are another. We settle the question at survey stage and price any application into the job, rather than raising it once the room is stripped.

New drainage or a new connection to a sewer goes in on a building notice

Buckinghamshire Council lists new drainage or connection to a sewer, a new bathroom, shower or toilet, and underpinning as work that can be applied for by building notice. Moving a sink or an appliance waste onto a new drainage run is the part of a kitchen job that route covers.

A building notice is the shorter application, without full drawings, and the site inspection still happens. We make the notice, keep the drainage open for the inspector, and backfill once it has been seen. The floor finish then goes back over work that has been signed off rather than over work that has not.

• Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
• Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
• New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
• Island units and bespoke cabinetry
• Supply and fitting of units, worktops and splashbacks

Plenty of High Wycombe projects start with one job and grow, so it helps to see House extensions in High Wycombe, Kitchen renovation in Beaconsfield, kitchen fitting in London and open-plan kitchen-diner ideas.

The GS Renovation Difference in High Wycombe

A kitchen puts several trades into one small room in a fixed order. We run the strip out, any structural work, the first fix, the plastering, the fitting and the finish under one contract, so there is no gap between trades for the programme to fall into. Where drainage or structure is involved, we make the building control application to Buckinghamshire Council and book the inspection before the floor is closed up. You deal with one point of contact throughout, and the certificate comes to you at the end. GS Renovation Ltd is fully insured, registered in England, company number 14611254, with free no obligation quotations.

• Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced
• A dedicated project manager from first survey to handover
• Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes
• Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
• Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team
• Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up

Written and reviewed by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder of GS Renovation Ltd, who has spent more than 30 years on the tools and on site in London homes. Structural design is specified by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.