GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Kennington, from the elegant Georgian townhouses of SE11 to the Victorian terraces near Brixton and Vauxhall. With over 30 years in Lambeth, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as a single, coordinated project in your period home.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Kennington homes
The classic Kennington kitchen project opens the rear of the house, knocking the kitchen through to the adjoining room or into a side-return to create a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. Because that dividing wall is usually load-bearing in these solid-walled townhouses, we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by Lambeth building control. Where the wall is shared with a neighbour, the Party Wall Act applies and we coordinate the notices.
With the structure in, we fit the kitchen to suit the reconfigured space, running quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrated appliances and considered task and mood lighting. Kitchen and bathroom electrics are notifiable under building regulations, so the wiring is certified as part of the sign-off. We plan the drainage and extraction carefully, because rerouting services through a period Kennington floor structure needs thought, not guesswork.
Bespoke kitchens for period Kennington proportions
Georgian and Regency rooms in SE11 come with tall ceilings, chimney breasts, alcoves and generous window reveals, and these suit made-to-measure, in-frame cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We design around the existing features rather than boxing them in, using full-height cabinetry where the ceiling height allows and keeping sightlines to shutters and cornicing clear so the room still feels like part of a period house.
In lower-ground kitchens, common beneath these Kennington townhouses, we plan the layout, lighting and ventilation around reduced head height and limited natural light, often adding rooflights or a light well where structurally possible. From handleless contemporary schemes to classic Shaker joinery, we build to match the age of the house, with plumbing, electrics, tiling and decoration all finished in-house to one standard.
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions
- Plumbing, electrics and appliance integration
- Quartz, granite and marble worktop installation
- Tiling, flooring and feature lighting
- Island units and bespoke cabinetry
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Kennington
Kennington kitchens often combine a steel beam knock-through with bespoke joinery in a listed or conservation-area home, and GS Renovation handles both sides under one roof. With 30+ years in SE11, we manage the structure, services, worktops and finish together, keeping the work tidy in an occupied house and the result true to the period proportions.
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Over 30 years of hands-on experience
- Dedicated project management
- Fully insured and guaranteed work
- Building control and planning support
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople