GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Kentish Town, from the closet-wing galleys of NW5 terraces to bright open-plan rooms near Hampstead Heath. With more than 30 years of experience, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as a single project, so your new kitchen arrives finished and fully working.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Kentish Town
The most requested Kentish Town kitchen opens the rear of a Victorian terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle reception or into a side-return infill to create one sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is almost always load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. The result floods the back of these NW5 houses with light where a dark galley once stood.
Around the structure we fit the kitchen itself. Quartz, granite or composite worktops suit the hard-wearing life of a family kitchen, integrated appliances keep the lines clean, and considered task and feature lighting lifts the space. We route the new plumbing and electrics, tile the splashbacks and floors, and make sure the notifiable electrical work is certified under Building Regulations before we hand the room back.
Bespoke fitted kitchens for period proportions
Kentish Town terraces come with chimney breasts, alcoves and tall ceilings that rarely match off-the-shelf units, so made-to-measure cabinetry earns its place. We plan the layout around the awkward returns and the closet-wing footprint, using full-height storage to reclaim space and framing the original features rather than fighting them. Whether the look is handleless contemporary or a classic Shaker, we build it to fit the house.
A kitchen refit is more than boxes on a wall, and internal kitchen work needs no planning permission, which keeps things straightforward. We coordinate the plumbing moves, the extraction and ventilation, the electrical circuits and the tiling in one sequence so the trades never trip over each other. In an occupied NW5 home we protect the rest of the house, contain the dust and keep the disruption to the shortest possible window.
Looking after the kitchen after handover
A new kitchen settles during its first year. Doors and drawers can drift slightly out of alignment as the house and the units find their level, particularly over an old timber floor, so we come back and adjust them rather than leaving you to work it out. Hinges and runners are adjustable by design, and a few minutes with a screwdriver keeps everything closing squarely again.
The finishes want a little attention too. Silicone around a sink or a splashback is a wearing part rather than a permanent one, and it is worth replacing when it starts to discolour. Stone tops need the right cleaner and timber wants oiling once or twice a year. We leave you the appliance documents, the paint codes and a note of what was used where, so a repair in five years matches what is already in the room rather than being the closest thing a supplier still stocks.
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Pantry, larder and utility room integration
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
- Plastering, decorating and second fix carpentry
- Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
Why Kentish Town Homeowners Choose GS Renovation
Kentish Town owners choose GS Renovation because one team delivers the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish, all certified. Thirty years across NW5 terraces means we work cleanly in occupied homes, size the structure correctly, and design around the period proportions so the finished kitchen fits the house and lasts.
- Floors levelled and packed so doors and drawers line up
- Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors
- Worktops templated after installation for a precise fit
- One point of contact on the phone, not a call centre
- Materials priced at options, so you choose the finish