GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Newham, from the closet-wing galleys of East Ham terraces to open-plan spaces in Stratford. With 30+ years of experience in E6, E7, E12, E13, E15 and E16, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural work as a single project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Newham terraces
The most popular Newham kitchen project knocks the rear closet-wing kitchen through to the middle reception room, creating a bright kitchen-diner that suits family life. Because that dividing wall almost always carries load, we install a steel beam, sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control. Many homeowners combine this with a side-return infill to widen the space still further.
Once the structure is open we fit the kitchen itself, planning the layout around the run of the terrace and the light from the rear. Quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrated appliances, new plumbing and electrics, tiling and considered lighting all go in together. Working in E7 and E12 terraces, we design around solid-wall construction and the tighter footprint these houses were built with.
Bespoke fitted kitchens for Newham homes
Newham's period terraces come with alcoves, chimney breasts and awkward corners that rarely suit off-the-shelf runs of units. Made-to-measure cabinetry lets us use every inch, whether that is a bank of tall larder units against the party wall or a slim island in a side-return extension. We match the style to the house, from handleless contemporary to classic Shaker.
In the newer apartments near the Royal Docks and Stratford the priorities shift to clever storage, integrated appliances and quiet, well-sealed plumbing that respects the flat below. Whichever the property, we handle the worktops, the appliance integration, the electrics and the tiling in-house across E13 and E16, so the kitchen is delivered by one team from design to the final splashback.
Kitchens in new build apartments
The flats around Stratford and the Royal Docks are a different job from a terrace. Most have no gas supply at all, so cooking is induction or electric and the circuit has to be capable of carrying it. Many have mechanical ventilation serving the whole flat, with the kitchen extract forming part of that system rather than a hood ducted through a wall, so the existing arrangement cannot simply be torn out and replaced with any hood you fancy.
The internal walls are usually non structural, but they may still be doing a job in the fire compartmentation or the acoustic separation between flats, so anything removed is put back to the same standard. Your lease and the managing agent set out what is allowed, the working hours, and how materials come in and out. We check all of that before the design is finished rather than after the units arrive.
Storage, bins and the awkward corner
Storage is where a kitchen either works or quietly irritates you for a decade. Deep drawers in the base units beat cupboards for nearly everything, because you can see what is at the back without kneeling on the floor, and one tall larder does more for a Newham terrace kitchen than a run of wall cabinets whose top shelf nobody can reach. Corners are the classic waste, and the fitting you choose for one is worth spending on.
Bins deserve a proper plan rather than an afterthought. Kerbside collection now means separating several streams, so a single cupboard bin under the sink sends the overflow onto the floor within a day. A pull out unit with three or four compartments, sited on the route between the sink and the back door, solves it. In the smaller E7 and E13 kitchens we usually find that space by shortening a run of wall units instead.
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
- Underfloor heating and kitchen ventilation
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
- Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
Trusted Kitchen Renovation in Newham
Newham homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team delivers the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the worktops, the services and the finish. With 30+ years across the borough's terraces we know how these rear kitchens are laid out, how to open them up safely, and how to work tidily in an occupied E-postcode home.
- Old kitchen stripped, disposed of and made good within the price
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts
- Second fix carpentry and decorating finished by the same team
- Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced
- Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
- Free, no-obligation quotations