GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Kingston upon Thames, from the bay-fronted terraces of Surbiton to the riverside homes near the Thames. With over 30 years of experience in KT1, KT2, KT3, KT5 and KT6, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, services and any structural work as a single project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Kingston terraces
The most popular kitchen project in Kingston opens the rear of a Victorian terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle room to make a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. That dividing wall is usually load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. Many terraces around Surbiton and New Malden gain even more from infilling the side return at the same time, widening the space and adding rooflights.
With the structure open, we fit the kitchen you have chosen, whether handleless contemporary or a classic Shaker style. Quartz, granite or composite worktops go on solid, level runs, appliances are integrated, and we run the plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting in-house. Because the same team did the knock-through and the fit-out, the finished kitchen-diner reads as one connected room across the rear of your Kingston home, with the beam boxed in and no trace of the old wall.
Bespoke fitted kitchens for Kingston homes
Period houses in KT1 and KT2 rarely have square walls or standard dimensions, so a made-to-measure approach beats off-the-shelf units. We plan the layout around chimney breasts, alcoves and the awkward step into a rear closet wing, using bespoke cabinetry to claim every inch. Tall ceilings suit full-height storage and dresser-style runs, while the reduced light of a rear kitchen is answered with considered task and ambient lighting so the finished room feels bright and genuinely usable.
You do not need planning permission to refit a kitchen, but the electrics are notifiable under building regulations, so we certify the new circuits properly. We coordinate the whole sequence, from stripping out and first fix through plastering, flooring, units, worktops and tiling to the final connections and snagging. Working in an occupied Kingston home, we protect routes in and out, keep dust down and aim to have you cooking again as quickly as the programme sensibly allows.
What the strip out reveals
Taking a Kingston kitchen out usually reveals three things. The first is drainage: in a Victorian terrace the waste often runs to an external gully or hopper that was never designed for a dishwasher and a washing machine, and it may need reworking. The second is the electrical supply, since a rear kitchen frequently sits on a spur added decades ago rather than on a circuit of its own.
The third is the floor. Suspended timber over a ventilated void is normal in these houses, and it is common to find joist ends decayed near an external wall where a solid floor was patched in badly or an airbrick was blocked up. Riverside properties in KT1 and KT2 can also sit within a flood risk area, which sensibly affects the choice of floor finish and where a boiler goes. We survey before quoting, not after. Any of the three can change a quotation, which is exactly why we would rather find them before you have committed to a date.
- Sink, tap and filter installation with full leak testing
- Tiling, flooring and feature lighting
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
- Supply and fitting of units, worktops and splashbacks
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Kingston upon Thames
Kingston homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the whole kitchen, including any steel beam or knock-through, the services and the finish. You get honest pricing, tidy working in an occupied home and a bespoke result built around the quirks of a period property, backed by 30+ years across KT1 to KT6.
- The kitchen laid out on plan before a single unit is ordered
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage
- Old kitchen stripped, disposed of and made good within the price
- Honest updates if a date or a detail has to move
- Founder-led team with 30+ years of hands-on experience
- Paperwork and certificates handed over for when you sell