GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens throughout Surbiton, turning the cramped rear kitchens of KT6's Victorian and Edwardian terraces into open, sociable spaces. With over 30 years of experience across South West London, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural work needed to open the room as a single project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Surbiton terraces
The classic Surbiton kitchen project knocks the rear closet-wing kitchen through to the middle reception room, creating a bright kitchen-diner where there were two poky spaces. 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 before the old wall comes out. Where the plot allows, filling the side return at the same time widens the space and lets in far more daylight.
Once the structure is open we fit the kitchen itself, planning the layout around the new island or run and the existing chimney breast if it stays. Quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrated appliances, proper task lighting and honest tiling all go in as part of the same job. Handling the beam and the kitchen together means no gap between trades and a finished room that works as one continuous space.
Bespoke kitchens for KT6 period homes
The alcoves either side of a chimney breast, the tall ceilings and the awkward corners of a Surbiton terrace suit made-to-measure cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We plan bespoke and fitted kitchens that use every inch, taking storage up to picture-rail height and squaring off the irregular walls these older houses always have. From handleless contemporary designs to classic in-frame Shaker, we build to suit the age and proportions of the property.
Behind the doors we run new plumbing for sinks, dishwashers and any island, add the circuits an modern kitchen needs with the electrics certified under building regulations, and set out ventilation so the room stays fresh. Tiling, splashbacks and lighting are finished by the same team, so the cabinetry, the services and the surfaces all line up. It is the level of fit that period Surbiton homes deserve.
Moving the boiler out of the kitchen
A boiler hanging on a kitchen wall takes the space where a tall unit would go and dictates the layout around it. Relocating it is usually possible, and a kitchen refit is the natural moment, since the walls are open and the pipework is accessible. Where it ends up depends on practical things: a route for the flue that clears windows and boundaries, somewhere for the condensate to drain, and gas and water runs that are not tortuous.
It is Gas Safe work from start to finish, and the installation is certified when it is commissioned. Worth doing at the same time is a proper system flush, because disturbing old pipework moves sludge around and blocks radiators later. If the boiler is near the end of its life, replacing it while the kitchen is stripped is far less disruptive than lifting a new floor to do it in three years.
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
- Boiler relocation coordinated with a registered heating engineer
- Handleless, shaker and in-frame door styles fitted
- Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good
- Plumbing, electrics and appliance integration
Why Choose GS Renovation in Surbiton
Surbiton homeowners choose GS Renovation because one accountable team handles the whole kitchen, including the steel beam for any knock-through, the plumbing and electrics and the final finish. You get transparent pricing, tidy working in an occupied home and cabinetry built for the quirks of a KT6 period house, backed by more than 30 years of local experience.
- Photographs kept at each stage for your records
- A written scope and programme agreed before work starts
- Old kitchen stripped, disposed of and made good within the price
- Services moved and tested before the units go in, not after
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- Our own trades on site rather than a chain of subcontractors