Kitchen Renovation Mayfair

GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens throughout Mayfair, from lower-ground kitchens in Georgian townhouses to kitchens in mansion flats and open-plan spaces in Regency homes near Hyde Park. We handle the cabinetry, stone worktops, services and any structural work as a single, well-managed project from start to finish.

In Mayfair, a kitchen renovation typically costs £18,000 to £60,000 or more from design to fitting (indicative London ranges, MyBuilder and Checkatrade, 2026). GS Renovation Ltd, a building contractor based in Potters Bar, does the work in Mayfair: we carry the strip-out, services and fit as one contract, with the electrics certified by a registered electrician.

How the job runs

1. Free design visit at your Mayfair home and an itemised quote.
2. Strip-out and any structural work, first-fix plumbing and electrics, plastering.
3. Units fitted and levelled; stone worktops templated and cut off site.
4. Worktops, appliances, tiling and second fix. Electrics certified under Part P by a registered electrician, or notified to building control. Typically 3 to 5 weeks on site.

Open-plan kitchen-diners in Mayfair homes

Creating an open-plan kitchen-diner in a Mayfair townhouse usually means removing the wall between the kitchen and an adjoining room to bring light and space together. That dividing wall is generally load-bearing, so we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, propping the structure safely while we work. The finished knock-through feels generous yet sits comfortably within the period proportions.

Lower-ground kitchens, common across W1, come with reduced head height and limited natural light, so we plan the layout, ventilation and lighting to make the most of the available space. Where the wall we are opening is shared with a neighbouring townhouse, the Party Wall Act applies and you serve the notice as building owner first. Every structural element is inspected and signed off by building control before the new kitchen goes in.

Housing in Mayfair

The Strand, St James & Mayfair statistical area has about 7,560 homes on the Council Tax list: 52% pre-1919, 5% interwar and 41% post-war, with flats making up 96% and houses 4%. Most homes here are flats, and a kitchen in a flat in Mayfair drains to the building's shared soil stack, while a new extract through the outside wall needs the freeholder's licence first.

The Westminster route a Mayfair kitchen fit-out takes

Westminster's schedule has a minor works line for the fit out of a bathroom or kitchen in one property, charged at the same level whether you use a building notice or a full plans application. A Mayfair kitchen brings in building control where it changes drainage, adds a cooking circuit or needs new extraction, and that minor works line is the one that covers it. The route is then set by the building itself. A kitchen in a Mayfair house that keeps its layout can go on a building notice, but Westminster excludes work affected by the Fire Safety Order from that route, which in a block of flats points to full plans.

In Mayfair, where 96% of homes are flats, a relocated kitchen is where programmes slip. Moving it into the reception room changes the layout, which closes the building notice route whatever the fire position, so the drawings go in as full plans and the fitting team waits for a decision. A Mayfair kitchen is therefore sequenced so the application, the freeholder's licence and the cabinet order run in parallel. Units are only released for manufacture once the waste falls and the extract route are approved on paper, since those two fix where the sink and hob can sit.

Bespoke fitted kitchens across Mayfair

The alcoves, chimney breasts and tall ceilings of Mayfair's Georgian houses suit made-to-measure, in-frame cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We design and build kitchens to fit the exact proportions of the room, whether that is a classic hand-painted Shaker scheme in a listed home or a sleek handleless design in a refurbished flat. Fine detailing keeps the joinery in step with the building's period character.

We fit quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrate premium appliances and run the plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting under one contract, so one team is accountable from first fix to final polish. Any new circuit or consumer unit change is notifiable under Part P and is certified by a registered electrician or notified to building control. Working cleanly in occupied W1 homes near Grosvenor Square and Berkeley Square, we keep the site tidy and the disruption to a minimum.

• Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
• Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
• Waste and water runs moved, and gas by a Gas Safe registered engineer, before the units are set

VOA Council Tax stock of properties, March 2025, for the Strand, St James & Mayfair statistical area, which also covers St James's and the Strand. Counts rounded by the VOA.

Next steps that tend to follow kitchen renovation in Mayfair: load-bearing wall removal in Mayfair, kitchen renovation across Westminster, kitchen fitting in London, when a kitchen needs a building contractor, how we handle kitchen renovation across London and Knock-Through Guide.

Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Mayfair

Mayfair kitchens often combine a structural knock-through with bespoke joinery and premium finishes, and GS Renovation brings all of that under one roof. From the steel beam and building control sign-off to the cabinetry, stone and services, one team stays accountable throughout. With our founder's 30+ years on the tools, we deliver kitchens built to suit the proportions and standing of a period townhouse.

Checked by Abdelaaziz Saaid, founder and director of GS Renovation Ltd (Companies House no. 14611254). Structural design is by the consulting engineer appointed to your project.