GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Hounslow, from the Victorian terraces of Isleworth to the Edwardian villas near Chiswick and the riverside homes around Brentford. With more than 30 years across TW3, TW4, TW5, TW7, TW8 and W4, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, services and any structural work as one seamless project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Hounslow terraces
The most requested Hounslow kitchen project opens the rear of a Victorian terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle room or out into the side return to create a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. Because that dividing wall almost always carries load, we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, keeping the whole structure sound above the new opening.
We fit quality units, quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrated appliances and considered task and mood lighting, all planned around the solid-wall construction and the tight rear footprint typical of the borough's terraces. The plumbing, electrics and tiling are handled in-house, and where the wall we open is a shared party wall you serve the correct notice to your neighbour first.
Bespoke kitchens for Hounslow period homes
The Victorian and Edwardian houses across Hounslow come with alcoves, chimney breasts 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, using the alcoves either side of a chimney breast for tall storage and shaping the run so it works with the natural light coming into the rear of the house.
From handleless contemporary designs to classic in-frame Shaker kitchens, we build to suit the age and character of your TW7 or W4 home. We coordinate the appliance integration, the plumbing moves, the notifiable electrical work under building regulations and the tiling and lighting, so the finished kitchen looks considered and performs properly, with every trade managed by one team from survey to completion.
Heights, clearances and how you move
Standard kitchen dimensions suit an average person and most people are not average. Worktop height can be set to whoever does the cooking, which makes a real difference to your back over the years. A wall oven at chest height saves bending with a heavy tray. Drawers hold more usefully than deep base cupboards and let you see what is at the back of them.
Clearances matter more in a busy kitchen than any of the finishes. Around a metre between opposite runs lets two people pass, and less than that turns an island into an obstacle as soon as the dishwasher door is down. Appliance doors, the bin and the route from hob to sink are worked out on the drawing before anything is ordered. In Hounslow's Victorian terraces and Edwardian villas the rooms are rarely square, so we survey the real walls rather than working from an original plan.
Living without a kitchen for weeks
The part of a kitchen project nobody plans for is the middle of it. Between strip out and the worktop going down, the room is a building site and you are washing up in the bathroom. In a Hounslow terrace where the kitchen sits at the back of the house, we set up a temporary run somewhere sensible, usually the dining room or a corner of the hall, with the fridge, the microwave and the kettle on a board and a proper plug run to them.
Two things make the gap bearable. Keep the old sink live for as long as the pipework allows, which is often right up to the day the units come out, and get the rest capped early so the bathroom is never affected. Families in the Isleworth and Brentford houses we work in tend to shop smaller and eat out more while it is going on. We give you the dates for the noisy, waterless and dusty stages in advance so you can plan around them.
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Island units and bespoke cabinetry
- Plastering, decorating and second fix carpentry
- Quartz, granite and marble worktops templated and fitted
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
Why Choose GS Renovation in Hounslow
Hounslow homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team handles the entire kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish. You get honest pricing, tidy working in an occupied home and a kitchen built to last, planned around the period proportions of the borough's terraces and backed by 30 years across West London.
- Neighbours given notice before the noisy stages
- A dedicated project manager from first survey to handover
- Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
- Services moved and tested before the units go in, not after
- Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up
- Rated 4.9 from 31 reviews on MyBuilder