GS Renovation designs and fits kitchens across Twickenham, from compact galley kitchens in TW1 terraces to open-plan kitchen-diners spanning the rear of the house. With over 30 years in the Richmond upon Thames borough, we handle the cabinetry, worktops, services and any structural work together, as a single project.
Open-plan kitchen-diners in Twickenham terraces
The most requested kitchen project in Twickenham opens up the rear of a Victorian terrace, knocking the kitchen through to the middle room or infilling the side return to create one bright, sociable space. That dividing wall is nearly always load-bearing, so we install a steel beam, sized by a structural engineer and signed off by building control, before fitting the new kitchen around it.
We install quality units and stone worktops in quartz, granite or composite, integrate the appliances and plan the lighting for a room that is now doing several jobs at once. In these terraces the plumbing and drainage often need rerouting to suit the new layout, and we handle that alongside the electrics and tiling, so the whole knock-through and kitchen arrive as one finished result.
Bespoke fitted kitchens for Twickenham homes
Period rooms in TW1 rarely suit off-the-shelf units. The alcoves beside the chimney breast, the tall ceilings and the tricky angles of a closet wing all call for made-to-measure cabinetry that uses every inch. We plan the layout around how you cook and gather, then build the kitchen to fit the room rather than forcing the room to fit the kitchen.
Whether you want a handleless contemporary finish or a classic Shaker kitchen in keeping with a Victorian house, we design to suit the age and proportions of your Twickenham home. The plumbing, electrics, tiling, worktops and lighting are all handled by our own team, which keeps the standard consistent and means one point of contact from first drawing to the final adjustment of a cabinet door.
Using the old range recess
Strip the plaster off the chimney wall in a Twickenham kitchen and there is frequently a large builder's opening behind it, the recess that once held a range. Previous owners tend to have blocked it and skimmed over, losing half a metre of depth in a room that has none to spare. Opening it back up is one of the most useful things we can do in a period kitchen.
The recess suits a range cooker exactly, with the extractor sitting up inside the opening where it is out of sight and close to the source. It also makes a good home for a run of shelving or a larder if the cooker goes elsewhere. Any lintel over the opening is checked and replaced or supported if it has been weakened, the flue above is either used for extraction or capped and vented, and the reveals are lined and squared up.
- Underfloor heating and kitchen ventilation
- Floor levelling and screeding before the flooring goes down
- Open-plan kitchen-diner conversions with steel support
- Waste, water and gas runs moved before the units are set
- Wall removal between the kitchen and dining room
The GS Renovation Difference in Twickenham
Twickenham homeowners choose GS Renovation because the whole kitchen, including any steel beam or knock-through, the services and the finish, is handled by one accountable team. You get clear pricing, tidy working in an occupied TW1 home and a kitchen built to last. With 30+ years across the borough, we bring the structural know-how that a period-house kitchen usually needs.
- Site left safe and secure at the end of every day
- Building control applications and inspections coordinated for you
- Aftercare and snagging support once the job is finished
- A temporary sink arranged where the kitchen is out for weeks
- Suppliers used across every budget, with options priced
- A dedicated project manager from first survey to handover