GS Renovation designs and builds kitchens across Teddington, from the bay-fronted Victorian terraces near the High Street to riverside homes off the Thames. With more than 30 years in TW11, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, plumbing, electrics and any structural knock-through as one project, so your new kitchen is planned, built and finished by a single team.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Teddington homes
The most requested Teddington kitchen project opens the rear of a Victorian terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle reception to create 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 Richmond Council building control. Many TW11 homes gain even more by infilling the side return beside the closet wing, giving the extra width a family kitchen needs.
With the structure open, we design the layout around how the room will actually be used, from the island or run of units to appliance placement and daylight from rooflights. We fit quartz, granite or composite worktops, integrate appliances neatly and run the plumbing, electrics, tiling and lighting in-house. Kitchen electrics are notifiable under building regulations, so the wiring is tested and certified as part of the job rather than left as a loose end.
Bespoke kitchens for TW11 period proportions
Teddington's Victorian and Edwardian houses come with alcoves, chimney breasts and tall ceilings that suit made-to-measure cabinetry far better than off-the-shelf units. We plan bespoke or quality fitted kitchens that work with these period proportions, using the alcoves for tall storage and squaring off awkward returns so nothing looks like an afterthought. Whether you want a handleless contemporary look or a classic Shaker style, we build to suit the age of the house.
In a terrace with a narrow galley or a rear closet wing, careful planning matters, because every centimetre counts and the services have to route sensibly through solid walls. We consider ventilation, task lighting and worktop runs so the finished kitchen is practical as well as good looking. From the cabinetry and stone to the splashback tiling and the final coat of paint, the whole TW11 kitchen is delivered and finished by one team.
Kitchens near the lock and the towpath
Teddington sits at the tidal limit of the Thames, and the streets closest to the lock and the towpath carry a flood risk that is worth designing for rather than ignoring. It changes small decisions in a kitchen and costs very little to allow for at first fix. Sockets and the consumer unit set higher up a wall, appliance supplies brought down from above rather than up from the floor, and services routed so they can be isolated quickly all help.
Materials matter too. Moisture-resistant carcasses, a tiled or stone floor rather than a laid timber one, and a plinth that can be removed and dried rather than a sealed skirting mean that a wet floor is an inconvenience rather than a rebuild. Where the house has an air brick or a sub-floor void near the towpath we keep it clear rather than boxing it in. None of it looks different in the finished room.
- Old kitchen strip-out, disposal and making good
- New circuits and consumer unit work certified under Part P
- Supply and fitting of units, worktops and splashbacks
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
- New circuits, sockets and dedicated appliance supplies
The GS Renovation Difference in Teddington
Teddington homeowners choose GS Renovation because one team handles the whole kitchen, including any steel beam knock-through, the services and the finish. With 30+ years across TW11 terraces, we manage the structure and the new kitchen together, certify the notifiable electrics, work tidily in an occupied home and deliver a bespoke result built around the proportions of a period property.
- A dedicated project manager from first survey to handover
- Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Appliance and extraction routes agreed at design stage
- Aftercare and snagging support once the job is finished
- Free follow-up visit after completion if anything needs attention