GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Merton, from the bay-fronted terraces of Wimbledon and Mitcham to family homes near Morden Hall Park. With over 30 years of experience in SW19, SW20, CR4 and SM4, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as a single, coordinated project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Merton terraces
The most popular Merton kitchen project opens the rear of a Victorian terrace, taking out the wall between the kitchen and the middle reception to create a bright, sociable kitchen-diner. Because that wall is usually load-bearing, we install a steel beam sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, and often widen the space by infilling the side return.
Around the closet wing at the back of these SW19 and SW20 houses, we plan the layout to make the most of a narrow footprint. Bifold or French doors bring the garden in, considered lighting lifts the darker centre of the plan, and the finished room works far harder than the original poky kitchen ever did.
Bespoke fitted kitchens for period homes
Merton's Victorian and Edwardian houses come with chimney breasts, alcoves and tall ceilings that suit fitted or bespoke cabinetry rather than off-the-shelf runs. We plan units around those quirks and finish with quartz, granite or composite worktops chosen to suit how the kitchen is actually used, from busy family cooking to entertaining.
Appliance integration, the plumbing, the electrics, tiling and lighting are all handled in-house, so the trades follow one plan. Kitchen and bathroom electrics are notifiable under building regulations, and we take care of that certification, whether you want a handleless contemporary look or a classic Shaker kitchen that fits the age of your Wimbledon or Morden home.
How long each stage actually takes
A Merton kitchen is usually quoted as a number of weeks, and it helps to know where those weeks go. Strip out takes a day or two. Any structural opening adds a week or more once its inspection is counted. First fix plumbing and electrics is around three days in a typical SW19 terrace, plastering two, and then the walls need several days to dry before anything can be fixed to them.
Fitting the units takes three to five days depending on the length of the run. Worktop templating happens at the end of that, and stone comes back roughly a week later, which is the pause most people are not expecting. Tiling, second fix, appliance connection and certification then take a further few days. The critical path is the worktop, so if a particular date matters to you, that is the item to book early. Delivery dates for appliances are worth confirming against the same programme, since a missing extractor can hold up second fix entirely.
Appliances, extraction and electrical load
The appliance list decides more about a kitchen than the door style does. An induction hob needs its own circuit and a consumer unit with room for it, and in the older Merton houses around Mitcham and Morden the existing board is frequently full already, so the electrician belongs in the conversation at design stage rather than at fitting stage. Large American style fridges need a water supply and a clearance gap that most plans forget.
Extraction is the other decision worth making early. A ducted hood pulling out through an outside wall works properly, but the run has to be short and it has to come out somewhere acceptable, which on a rear elevation may not be where the hob wants to sit. A recirculating hood goes anywhere and does less. We would sooner set the hob position around a workable duct than fit an extractor that never really clears the room.
- Underfloor heating and kitchen ventilation
- Pantry, larder and utility room integration
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
- Tiling, flooring and feature lighting
- Floor levelling and screeding before the flooring goes down
The GS Renovation Difference in Merton
Merton 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 transparent pricing, tidy working in an occupied home and a kitchen built to last, backed by 30+ years across SW19, SW20, CR4 and SM4.
- Old kitchen stripped, disposed of and made good within the price
- Materials priced at options, so you choose the finish
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts
- Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- Dust screens and floor protection in occupied homes